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Theses/Dissertations from 1972 1972

CROTEAU, RUDOLPH E. JR.. A HOLOGRAPHIC AND ACOUSTICAL INVESTIGATION OF A PLATE VIBRATING UNDERWATER

ERCHUL, RONALD ANTON. THE USE OF ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TO DETERMINE POROSITY OF MARINE SEDIMENTS

FERGUSON, WILLIAM EDWARD. THE KINETICS OF THE PHOTOCHEMICAL ADDITION OF HYDROGEN-CHLORIDE TO ETHYLENE

GARDINER, LION FREDERICK. THE SYSTEMATICS, POSTMARSUPIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ECOLOGY OF THE DEEP-SEA FAMILY NEOTANAIDAE (CRUSTACEA, TANAIDACEA)

GRAHAM, TERRY EDWARD. TEMPERATURE-PHOTOPERIOD EFFECTS ON DIEL LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY AND THERMAL SELECTION IN THE TURTLES, CHRYSEMYS PICTA (SCHNEIDER), CLEMMYS GUTTATA (SCHNEIDER), AND STERNOTHERUS ODORATUS (LATREILLE)

HUNTER, WILLIAM BRUCE. THE METABOLIC EXPENDITURES OF THE AMERICAN EEL (ANGUILLA ROSTRATA) ON ITSMIGRATION TO THE SARGASSO SEA

JOHNSON, DAVID LESLIE. ARSENATE AND ARSENITE IN SEA WATER

KAMALA, PARITALA SESHA. STABILITY PROPERTIES OF ASYMPTOTIC SELF-INVARIANT SETS

LADDE, GANGARAM SHIVLINGAPPA. CLASSIFICATION OF INVARIANT SETS AND VARIATION OF CONSTANTS FORMULA

MALLETT, JOHN C. III. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF CARDIAC REGULATION IN THE MARINE TELEOST, TAUTOGA ONITIS (LINNAEUS)

MENARD, RAYMOND HENRY. Studies on Cytochrome-p450 in Mammalian and Avian Testes

MEYERS, PHILIP ALAN. ASSOCIATION OF FATTY-ACIDS AND HYDROCARBONS WITH MINERAL PARTICLES IN SEA WATER

MUSTO, NEAL ALBERT. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHIN ON THE TESTIS OF THE IMMATURE RAT

NEWTON, CHRISTOPHER HUGO BARNWELL. THE EFFECT OF TARIFF REDUCTIONS ON THE PRODUCTION OF FISH STICKS AND PORTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

PARRISH, JAMES D.. A STUDY OF TROPHIC INTERACTIONS AMONG SPECIES BY DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF FISH POPULATIONS

PATTON, ALEXANDER JAMES. TURBULENT THERMAL DIFFUSION OF A SLOT-JET FLOWING INTO A MOVING STREAM

PATTON, KIRK THOMSON. THE RESPONSE OF CABLE-MOORED AXISYMMETRIC BUOYS TO OCEAN WAVE EXCITATION

PAYNE, RICHARD EARL. ALBEDO OF THE SEA SURFACE

PESCH, GERALD GEORGE. PROTEIN POLYMORPHISMS AND POPULATION GENETICS OF THE HARD CLAM, MERCENARIA MERCENARIA (L.)

PINET, PAUL RAYMOND. STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHERN CONTINENTAL MARGIN OF HONDURAS ANDTHE ADJACENT SEA FLOOR, NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA

Procaccini, Robert Louis. GLYOXAL AND ESTRADIOL MEDIATED ALTERATIONS IN RAT UTERINE HISTONE ACETYLATION

RANDALL, ROBERT EDWARD. A GENERALIZED ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF THE RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS AND GEOMETRY OF A TRANSDUCER ON THE RESOLUTION OF TURBULENT FLOW NOISE

ROFFMAN, MARK. BEHAVIORAL CONTROL OF DRUG METABOLISM AND BODY TEMPERATURE: BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES

Schatz, Robert Alfred. PARGYLINE, SUCCINIC ACID AND L-ASCORBIC ACID AS PROTECTIVE AGENTS AGAINST HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TOXICITY: POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF ALTERED GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID AND AMMONIA METABOLISM

SESHADRI, RAJA R.. SEAWEEDS AS A HABITAT FOR YEASTS

SOARES, EUGENE ROBBINS. THE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE MUTAGENIC EFFECTS OF ETHYL METHANESULFONATE ON INBRED DBA/2J MICE (MUS MUSCULUS)

SPAULDING, MALCOLM LINDHURST. TWO-DIMENSIONAL, LATERALLY-INTEGRATED ESTUARINE NUMERICAL WATER QUALITY MODEL

SUAREZ, KENNETH ALFRED. THE EFFECT OF MODIFIERS OF MICROSOMAL ELECTRON-TRANSPORT ON CARBON-TETRACHLORIDE HEPATOTOXICITY

Suarez, Kenneth Alfred. The Effect of Modifiers of Microsomal Electron Transport On Carbon Tetrachloride Hepatoxicity

TURKER, EMIN G.. HIGH-PRESSURE PHASE RELATIONS AND CRYSTAL GROWTH IN THE SYSTEM BORON-PHOSPHORUS-NITROGEN

TYZBIR, ROBERT STANLEY. THE EFFECT OF MATERNAL PROTEIN DEFICIENCY ON GANGLIOSIDE ACCUMULATION IN THE YOUNG RAT BRAIN

WALSH, GEORGE M.. PROPERTIES OF ACOUSTIC SIGNALS REFLECTED FROM A ROUGH SURFACE

WATSON, ROBERT HENRY. AN ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF A NONCONDENSABLE GAS ON A CONDENSING EJECTOR

WILCOX, J. ROSS. FEEDING HABITS OF THE SAND SHRIMP, CRANGON SEPTEMSPINOSA (CRUSTACEA, DECAPODA, NATANTIA)

WILKINSON, RICHARD CLARK. THE REACTION OF TETRACHLOROETHYLENE CARBONATE WITH PHENYLMAGNESIUM BROMIDE AND THE PREPARATION AND REACTIONS OF DICHLOROVINYLENE CARBONATE

WILLIAMS, CECIL EVERETT. A STUDY OF AN ELECTRIC TRAWL SYSTEM FOR LOBSTERS (HOMARUS AMERICANUS)

WOOD, DAVID HARLAN. SERIES SOLUTIONS OF WAVE EQUATIONS: EXAMPLES AND TECHNIQUES

WU, TUNG-LIN. KINETICS OF THE PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION OF NITROSYL-CHLORIDE TO ETHYLENE AND 1-BUTENE IN THE GAS PHASE

Theses/Dissertations from 1971 1971

ASKARI, ALI A.. HYDROQUINONE AND STILBENE DERIVATIVES OF THE GENERA VACCINIUM AND GAYLUSSACIA (ERICACEAE)

BANDOPADHYAY, PRANAB K.. THERMAL NEUTRON FOCUSING BY REFLECTIVE DISPERSION

BERARDINELLI, STEPHEN PETER. STUDIES OF THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF THE CESIUM-OXIDES IN THE TEMPERATURE RANGE 320-500 DEGREES C

Betzer, Peter Robin. The Concentration and Distribution of Particulate Iron in Waters of the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea

BOYLE, STEPHEN MICHAEL. THE EFFECTS OF PUTRESCINE, SPERMIDINE, AND MAGNESIUM ON THE HYDROLYSIS OFRIBONUCLEIC ACID FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI B207

CIPOLLA, RICHARD GENNARO. A STUDY OF THE COMPLEXES OF SULFUR DIOXIDE AND AMINES AS DONOR-ACCEPTOR COMPLEXES

COBB, WILLIAM ROBERT. PENETRATION OF CALCIUM CARBONATE SUBSTRATA BY CLIONA CELATA, A MARINE BURROWING SPONGE

DAVIES, WILLIAM LINCOLN. THE PREPARATION OF TABLET GRANULATIONS IN A FLUID BED GRANULATOR

DE LUQUE, ORLANDO R.. EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE, HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION, AND OXYGEN TENSION ON THE OXYGEN DISSOCIATION CURVES OF THE WHOLE BLOOD OF AMPHIBIANS FROM DIFFERENT HABITATS

DENCE, DAVID FRANCIS. THE MEAN GREEN'S DYADIC AND MEDIUM DESCRIPTION FOR A RANDOM UNIAXIAL ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM

DICESARE, JOSEPH L.. THE ENZYMIC SYNTHESIS OF GANGLIOSIDE: UDP-GALACTOSE: G(M2) GALACTOSYL TRANSFERASE AND UDP-N-ACETYL GALACTOSAMINE: G(M3) N-ACETYL GALACTOSAMINYL TRANSFERASE IN RAT BRAIN

DOUGLAS, RUSSELL JOHNSTON. THE PYRUVATE FORMATE-EXCHANGE ENZYME OF ESCHERICHIA COLI

Farrington, John William. Benthic Lipids of Narragansett Bay Fatty Acids and Hydrocarbons

FESSENDEN, DENNIS EISNOR. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DIPOLE ANTENNA OVER STATIONARY AND TIME-VARYING IRREGULAR SURFACES

FULK, GEORGE WILLIAM. THE BEHAVIORAL INTERACTIONS OF THE SHORT-TAILED SHREW AND THE MEADOW VOLE

HALL, JAMES ALEXANDER. UNIFORM LAYER HETEROJUNCTION TARGETS FOR TELEVISION CAMERA TUBES-A FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT

HODGSON, JOHN RICHARD. FORMATION OF POLYRIBOSOMES DURING RECOVERY FROM CONTACT INHIBITION OF MACROMOLECULAR SYNTHESIS

JOHNSON, DANTON LEE. NUCLEIC ACID AND PROTEIN CONTENTS OF ROOT TIP CELLS FROM SQUASH PLANTS DURING DEVELOPMENT OF AND RECOVERY FROM BORON DEFICIENCY AND MITOTIC CELLCYCLE CHANGES IN BORON DEFICIENT ROOT TIP CELLS

LANGLOIS, GAYTHA ALLEN. EFFECT OF ALGAL EXUDATES ON SUBSTRATUM SELECTION BY MOTILE TELOTROCHS OF THE MARINE PERITRICH CILIATE, VORTICELLA MARINA

LAUSIER, JOAN MARIE. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FEASIBILITY AND UTILITY OF GAS PERMEATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF OXYGEN SENSITIVE SYSTEMS

LEVETIN, ESTELLE HARRIET. INFLUENCE OF NUTRITIONAL FACTORS ON SPORANGIAL PRODUCTION BY PILOBOLUS KLEINII, VAN TIEGHAM

LEWIS, LLOYD FREDERICK. AN INVESTIGATION OF OCEAN SEDIMENTS USING THE DEEP OCEAN SEDIMENT PROBE

LIFRAK, STEPHEN THOMAS. THE EFFECTS OF INTERPERSONAL STRESS ON REPRESSION-SENSITIZATION

LI, GWO-CHEN. A STUDY OF THE INTERACTION OF ATRAZINE WITH FRACTIONS OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER

Mauger, John W.. THERMODYNAMlCS OF SULFONAMIDE SOLUTIONS

MAUGER, JOHN WILLIAM. THERMODYNAMICS OF SULFONAMIDE SOLUTIONS

MCILVAINE, PAUL MICHAEL. INFRARED RECEPTION IN BOID SNAKES

NATALE, PETER JOSEPH. ON THE SYNTHESIS AND EXPORT OF CARBAMOYLPHOSPHATE BY ISOLATED RAT LIVER MITOCHONDRIA

RAO, A. N. V.. COMPARISON OF DIFFERENTIAL GAMES

REBACH, JUDITH A. OSBORN. COMPARISON OF THE GAS EXCHANGE AND WATER BALANCE OF THE NUTRIA, MYOCASTORCOYPUS, AND THE HUTIA, GEOCAPROMYS INGRAHAMI

SAKKINEN, PETER E.. FEEDING, MONOXENIC AND AXENIC CULTIVATION OF PANAGRELLUS REDIVIVUS (NEMATODA: CEPHALOBIDAE) ON YEAST PREPARATIONS

SAMRAH, MOHAMMED YAMAN. THE KINETICS OF THE BROMINE PHOTOCATALYZED POSITIONAL BOND ISOMERIZATION OF 1-BUTENE TO 2-BUTENES AT LOW PRESSURES

SHAIPANICH, CHANTRA PATHAMANON. ROUTES OF HYDROLYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF TRICHLORMETHIAZIDE SOLUTION UNDER MILD CONDITIONS

SINGH, RAMA SHANKAR. A STUDY OF POINT DEFECTS IN INSULATORS AND SEMICONDUCTORS

SONGDAHL, JOHN HARALD. THE ROLE OF THE PARAPINEAL IN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION CYCLES OF THE BLUE GRANITE LIZARD, SCELOPORUS CYANOGENYS (COPE)

Springfield, Angela Caretta. LIVER ENLARGEMENT AND THE MODIFICATION OF HEPATIC MICROSOMAL DRUG METABOLISM BY PYRETHRUM

TURTLE, QUENTIN CHARLES. EXISTENCE AND STABILITY OF PERMANENT WAVEFORMS IN ACTIVE DISTRIBUTED-PARAMETER SYSTEMS WITH MULTI-VALUED NONLINEARITIES

VASAVADA, RAVINDRA CHANDRAVADAN. SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF SELECTED ANALOGS OF CARNITINE AND ACETYLCARNITINE

VENKATANARAYANA, JASTY. MORPHOGENESIS OF INFECTIOUS BOVINE RHINOTRACHEITIS VIRUS IN BOVINE KIDNEYCELLS

VILLALARD, MARTINE. PHYTOSOCIOLOGY OF INTERTIDAL ALGAE OF CONANICUT ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND

WEGENER, BARBARA ANN. FATE OF ENDOGENOUS FREE AMINO ACIDS IN OSMOTIC ADJUSTMENT OF CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA

YU, WEN-CHUAN. HIGH PRESSURE POLYMORPHISM OF SOLIDS

ZIMMERMAN, HERMAN B.. SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS AND PROCESSES OF THE CONTINENTAL RISE, SOUTHEASTOF NEW ENGLAND

Theses/Dissertations from 1970 1970

Barrett, Alfred Henry. The Measurement of Wind Generated Waves in the Deep Ocean

BARRY, EUGENE F. JR.. CALCULATION OF RESPONSE FACTORS FOR THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY DETECTOR IN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY

Baumel, Irwin Paul. Effect of Acute Hypoxia or Chronic Social Isolation on Brain Sensitivity and Barbiturate Metabolism

CAGLAR, MEHMET ARIF. KINETICS OF MICROBIAL UTILIZATION OF N-HEPTANE IN BATCH AND CONTINUOUS CULTURES

COBB, JOHN STANLEY. ACTIVITY, GROWTH AND SHELTER SELECTION OF THE AMERICAN LOBSTER

COTE, PHILIP NORMAN. ELECTRONIC EFFECTS IN FREE RADICAL REARRANGEMENTS: THE DECARBONYLATIONS OF SUBSTITUTED (9-PHENYL-9-FLUORENYL)ACETALDEHYDES

CREEDON, JEREMIAH F.. DISCRETE CONTROL OF LINEAR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATION TO THE DEFORMABLE PRIMARY MIRROR OF A LARGE ORBITING TELESCOPE

Cutroneo, Kenneth Robert. Alteration of Proline Hydroxylase Activity by Corticosteroids

GUIMOND, ROBERT W.. AERIAL AND AQUATIC RESPIRATION IN FOUR SPECIES OF PAEDOMORPHIC SALAMANDERS: AMPHIUMA MEANS MEANS, CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS ALLEGANIENSIS, NECTURUS MACULOSUS MACULOSUS, AND SIREN LACERTINA

HAMON, NEIL WAYNE. THE METABOLISM OF TRITIATED ATROPINE IN DATURA INNOXIA, MILL

HARTIGAN, MARTIN JOSEPH JR.. THE USE OF PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES FOR AMINE CLASSIFICATION AND SULFUR-DIOXIDE DETECTION

KENNEDY, VICTOR STUART. SOME EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON SURVIVAL AND METABOLISM OF SELECTED ESTUARINE BIVALVES

KIM, MIN GON. MEASUREMENT OF ABSORPTION AND VELOCITY OF ULTRASOUND IN LIQUID ALKALI METALS AND THEIR ALLOYS

KOSEGARTEN, DAVID CHARLES. VASCULAR REACTIVITY IN HYPERTENSION

KOSH, RICHARD JOSEPH. DAILY CYCLES OF CRITICAL THERMAL MAXIMA AND TEMPERATURE PREFERENDA OF THELIZARD ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS ACCLIMATED TO DIFFERENT PHOTOPERIODS AND TEMPERATURES

LAZELL, JAMES DRAPER JR.. THE ANOLES (SAURIA, IGUANIDAE) OF THE LESSER ANTILLES

LEVIN, MORRIS ALBERT. INDUCED SYNTHESIS OF BOTULINUM TOXIN

Louis-Ferdinand, Robert Thomas. The Modification of Hepatic Microsomal Drug Metabolism by Phenobarbital and D-Amphetamine

MACHARDY, WILLIAM EDWARD. THE WATER ECONOMY OF AMERICAN ELM TWIGS INFECTED WITH CERATOCYSTIS ULMI