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Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Cinotti, Amintha K.. The Impact of the Reassignment of Four United States Navy Frigates on the Aquidneck Island Housing Market as Measured by Testing the Social Indicator Model
de Araujo, Rogerio P. Z.. WATERSHED SENSITIVITY DISTRICTS IN MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND
Feldman, Ellen M.. STUDY OF THE COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION OF THE PARK STREET CORRIDOR
Folkers, Charles E.. Covert Visual Attention and Distractibility
Franek, Cornelia E.. An Empirical Investigation of the Concept of Transference
Gordon, Alan Ira. The Planning of Municipal Resource Recovery Facilities in the United States - An Analysis of Waste-To-Energy Projects in the Northeast
Guadagnoli, Edward. The Relationship of Sample Size to the Stability of Component Patterns: A Simulation Study
Joly, Richard. THE RELATIONSHIP OF ZONING TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUITABILITY: A CASE STUDY OF ESSEX CONNECTICUT
Jones, Eric T.. Understanding the Participation of Blacks in Voluntary Community Organizations
Knight, Kim H.. Social Facilitation and the Type A Behavior Pattern
Mednick, Marc S.. Discrimination of Leaders Members and Non-Members in Neighborhood Block Organizations
Peter, Mary Nathalie. Chartering Recreational Boats in the United States: A Compilation and Analysis of Applicable Federal Maritime Law
Stern, Robert Andrew. Adolescent Cigarette Smoking Acquisition: Measurement and Sample Profiles
Vyse, Stuart. A Comparison of Extinction and Reinforcement-Based Response Elimination Technique
Weidman, Jane. Highway Detention Basins: A Means of Controlling Highway Runoff Pollution
Wilcox, Nancy S.. Subject Characteristics as Predictors of Self Change in Smoking
Wilson, Christopher Paul. A Critique of Kennedy's Policy Towards Peking
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Agarwal, Sunil. A Critical Analysis of the Design Features Supported by the Systems with ADA
Alina, Ellen Carol. The Effect of a Hypocaloric Diet on the Body Weight, Body Composition and Serum HDL Levels of Male Endurance Athletes
Amankwah, Samuel Asare. Separation and Determination of Arsenic (V) and Arsenic (III) in Sea Water by Solvent Extraction and Atomic Absorbtion Spectrophotography Via the Hydride Generation Technique
Anand, S. High Speed Crack Propagation and Branching Under Uniaxial and Biaxial
Anderson, Eric L.. Oilspill Hindcast Simulation of the IXTOC 1 Gulf of Mexico Spill
Andrew, Glenn A.. Acoustic Transients in Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Sytstems
Arcidiacono, Steven. Some Aspects of the Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution on Microbal Sediment Populations
Arouri, Hasan S.. Effect of Horizontal Shear Transfer on Stresses Beneath Steel Bearing Plates
Burrage, David Dean. A Survey of Recreational Boating in Newport Harbor
Connelly, John Vaillancourt. Narrative Understanding and the Interpretation of Human Action
Cosby, Stanley Gene. Race, Gender, Socioeconomic Status and Self-Disclosure
Fishman, Bruce E.. THE EFFECT OF CHRONICALLY ADMINISTERED LSD ON THE SEROTONERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE RAT
Gavitt, Robin Louise. THE NATURE OF PENTECOSTAL RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT: VIEWS FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE
Glasson, Mary Susan. John Henry Newman and the Significance of Theistic Proof
Harbottle, Laura. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COSTS OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO TAX-EXEMPT INSTITUTIONS USING BROWN UNIVERSITY AS A CASE STUDY
Hughes, Sarah Elizabeth. LAND VALUES AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN AN URBAN FRINGE COMMUNITY : EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND
Kupa, Deborah M.. The Impact of Beltways Upon Selected Central City Characteristics: A Social and Economic Indicator Analysis
Lepak, William Robert. ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL PARK AREAS - CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND
Marques, Diane. The Use of Isolate Children as Peer Modifiers in the Treatment of Social Skills Deficits
McKenna, Edward James. BINDING AFFINITY OF BETA-ADRENOCEPTORS IN ATRIA OF STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETIC AND NORMAL RATS
McNabb, Marianne Frances. STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN NORMS AND ROLES: AN ESKIMO EXAMPLE
Olsen, David Ray. COLLAGENASE AND ELASTASE ACTIVITIES IN HUMAN AND MURINE CANCER CELLS AND THEIR MODULATION BY DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE
Sanders, David Patrick. Resistivity Methods Applied to Pollution Detection in a Crystalline Bedrock Aquifer at Little Compton, R.I.
Trigueros, Carlos E.. Interfacial Area Analysis of a Non-Newtonian Liquid and Air Flowing Cocurrently up in a Bubble Column
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Al-Khalifah, Abdulrhaman. Nutrient Level in Saudi Arabia Wheat Flour
Allen, Ben G.. A Hydrogen Permeation Study of Electroplated Cadium on an Iron Substrate
Bonde-Henriksen, Nils. INDUSTRIAL PARK DEVELOPMENT: AN OVERVIEW AND CASE STUDY OF MYLES STANDISH INDUSTRIAL PARK, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Boragine, Ruth Ann. Traditional Small Craft: Motivations for Renewed Interest
Cassulo, Joanne. The United States Self-Determination Policy in Indian Affairs: An Indicator Systems Policy Analysis
Chmura, Gail Lois. Morphological, Physical, and Chemical Characteristics of Ditched and Unditched Tidal Salt Marsh Soils
Davis, William T.. An Experimental Determination of the Reflection Coefficient of a Crude Oil/Sea Ice Interface for Sound in the Kilohertz Range
Desai, Divyakant S.. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF SOY CELLULOSE AS A TABLET DISINTEGRANT
Dixon, Wm. Bryan. GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND A POLICY ANALYSIS
Embury, Michael E.. Politics, Planning and Regional Mall Development: The Case of Webster, New York
Emerson, David J.. The Monitoring of Clostridium perfringens Spore Density in Bottom Sediments and It's Applications
Ericson, Robert M.. A PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATOR APPLICATIONS NOTEBOOK FOR PRACTICING PLANNERS
Govia, Joseph Michael. A Comparison of Multi-Dimensional Measures of Aggression
Haupt, Kenneth Daniel. LOST IN THE IRON TRIANGLE: PUBLIC POLICY MAKING IN RHODE ISLAND
Horak, Margaret M.. The Role of the Boston Redevelopment Authority in the Planning and Implementation of Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts
Hughes, William David. Peat Resources and Glacial Geology of Chapman Swamp and Adjacent Area Westerly, Rhode Island
Kasaian, Martha. INFLUENCE OF THE FEMALE CIRCUMCISION CONTROVERSY ON KIKUYU-MISSIONARY RELATIONS
Kilduff, Raymond A.. Reliability, Faking Susceptibility, and Discriminant Validity of the Basic Personality Inventory
Landry, Therese Anne. Delimitatin of the Seaward Extent of United States Jurisdiction over the Mineral Resources of its Continental Shelf
Miller, Jeanmarie. EVALUATION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMERCIAL AREA REVITALIZATION DISTRICT PROGRAM
Parker, Miles D. III. A CRITICAL AND INTERPRETATIVE STUDY OF GALWAY KINNELL'S THE BOOK OF NIGHTMARES
Plummer, Kevin. Review and Evaluation of Two Models of Moral Development
Reynolds, Thomas R.. Digital Computer Model of the Mink Brook Aquifer Kingston, Rhode Island
Vasconcelos, Lia T.. A Case Study on the Development of Social Indicators Model: The Assessment of the Effects of Italy's Membership in the EEC on the Quality of Life
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Alaidaros, Ali. Determination of Animal Fat in Margarine by High Pressure Liquid Chromatography of the Sterols
Al-Awfy, Hamad. Identification and Differentiation of Species in Cooked Meat by Vertical Plate Gel Electrophoresis
Alvarado, Juan Gerardo. A Microprocessor Implementation of a Controller for a Dectape Transporter
Anderson, Lyle A. III. Systematic Analysis of Algorithms
Anthony, Janice L.. Dwarf Plants Produced Directly from Seeds Treated with Growth Retardants and Indirectly from Seeds Produced by Plants Treated with Growth Retardants
Arenas Santiago, Adilades A.. Potato Waste as a Substrate for Single Cell Protein and Enzyme Production
Boutin, David R.. THE PLANNING BOARD IN NEW HAMPSHIRE A HANDBOOK FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS
Chatowsky, Anthony P.. Where Have All the Stripers Gone?: An Analysis of the Decline in the East Coast Striped Bass Fishery
Chew, Richard T.. Coventry: A Guide to Future Growth Through Environmental Suitability and Land-Use Regulations
Cronin, John C.. THE BEHAVIOR OF RURAL LANDOWNERS IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF WEST GREENWICH, R.I.
Dein, Margaret Gertrude. A QUANTITATIVE, PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ANALYSIS OF NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND SHORELINE CHANGES, 1938-1975
Dekay, Lloyd Edward. Morphodynamics of an Undernourished Barrier Beach, East Beach, Rhode Island
Flint, Diane Lee. A REVITALIZATION STUDY OF MERRIMAC SQUARE - MERRIMAC, MASSACHUSETTS
Haring, Philip Erwin. Maritime Boundary Disputes as a Constraint to the Commercialization of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion in the Caribbean Sea
Harris, Robert Stephen. The Establishment of Conditioned Reinforcement in Rats: Information Value or Contiguity
Horsley, Scott W.. Trace Metal Pollution in Narragansett Bay A Case Study of the Rhode Island Quahog Fishery
Horsley, Scott W.. Trace Metal Pollution in Narragansett Bay: A Case Study of the Rhode Island Quahog Fishery
Johnson, Herrick J.. Optimum Yield and the FCMA: Uneven Distribution of Management Burden
Kelberg, Sharon. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Interest Review: An Evaluation of Implementation Effectiveness
Mannarino, Joseph S.. QUONSET-DAVISVILLE REDEVELOPMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS ON AN AREA OF NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND
Marston, Patricia Elizabeth. ENERGY PLANNING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY RHODE ISLAND
Martin, Bruce A.. Purification of the Chelating Polymer Poly-5-Vinyl-8-Hydroxyquinoline
McConnaughy, Eileen A.. Development of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) Scale: A Device for the Measurement of Stages of Change
Mitchell, Thomas H.. INCREASING THE AGE OF MANDATORY RETIREMENT AND THE IMPACTS ON JOB MOBILITY IN RHODE ISLAND
O'Neill, Katherine A.. The Effect of Forced Warm Swim on Escape Learning in Rats
Peters, Colen R.. Peat Resources of Selected Wetlands on Block Island, Rhode Island
Reiter, Paul Frederick. A Computer Study of the Correlation Between Aquifer Hydraulic and Aquifer Electric Properties
Riegler, Paul William. An Aerial Photogrammetric Study of Erosion and Accretion Boston Harbor Islands, Massachusetts
Rinebold, Joel. Environmental Assessment of Industrial Development Hopkins Hill Industrial Zone, Coventry-West Greenwich, Rhode Island
Seymour, Patricia A.. The Effect of Adrenalectomy and Stress on Autoanalgesia in the Rat
Silverson, Donald. AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND
Slater, Ralph Herbert. Kant on the Theoretical Arguments for God's Existence
Sowa, Maureen Melvin. Go Anywhere We Damn Well Please The American Naval Presence in the Mediterranean
Vanderbroek, Margaret M. M.. Woman, Utopia and Ideology: A Case Study in Sociology of Knowledge