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Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Reiss, Elizabeth Hanstine
. Physical Estimation and Attraction Scales: Validity in Adult WomenRieg, Thomas S.
. Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior: Effects of the Response-Reinforcement IntervalSessa, William C. Jr.
. THE DEPRESSOR EFFECT OF STREPTOZOTOCIN - INDUCED DIABETES IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS: THE ROLE OF VASCULAR COLLAGEN SYNTHESISSilverstein, Elisa Ann
. A Study of Impact Fees: South Kingstown, Rhode IslandTodd, Stella Whisler
. A PLANNER'S GUIDE TO LOCAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATIONToomer, Dale
. The Use of Investment Tax Credits in the Revitalization of the Davol Square Complex and Historic Preservation Zoning With Pertinent Legal CasesToplyn, Elaine Lazarus
. Growth and Development Issues in a Small TownTorres, Elaine
. The Relationship of Physical Ability to Self-Esteem in Mainland and Island Puerto Rican High School StudentsTrevethan Motte, Mark
. After the Carr-Lynch-Levine Development Strategy: What Next for Downtown Providence, Rhode IslandTurton, Holly M.
. Satellite Remote Sensing and Fisheries ApplicationsVinhateiro, Dennis A.
. A MUNICIPAL COMPLIANCE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND: AN URBAN COMMUNITY'S STRATEGY FOR FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACTWei, Bi-Chou
. Containerized Cargo Flow Analysis Between the United States and the Far EastTheses/Dissertations from 1985
Al-Zawawi, Abdulaziz Ahmed
. Effect of Temperature and Packaging Material on Vitamin A and Riboflavin in MilkAmaral, Linda S.
. Beliefs Differentiating Levels of Exercise Adherance in Males Age 30 and OlderAndrauskas, Donna Marie
. Magnetic Field Dependence of the Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) in Amorphous DyCu and NdFe2Arrigan, John M.
. Simultaneous Conjugate Gradient Search Applied to Target Motion AnalysisBrady, Mark Andrew
. PUBLIC ACCESS CABLE TELEVISION AS A PLANNING TOOLBrennan, William Joseph
. The New England Fishing Industry: A Case for Altering Conditions of Competition in Both the Fishery and in the MarketChen, Chong
. Population Characteristics and Sulfide Oxidizing Metabolism of the Bivalve Solemya velumDeconti, Russell A.
. The Role of Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations in Land Use Planning: An Application For Carrying Capacity AnalysisDougba, Victor E.
. Economic Genuine Link: Impacts on Liberian Flag ShippingDufresne, Robert Louis
. BUPROPION AND THIOTHIXENE COMPARED WITH PLACEBO AND THIOTHIXENE IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSED SCHIZOPHRENIC INPATIENTSGuilmette, Karen M.
. THE EFFECT OF DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS ON NITROGLYCERIN RELEASE FROM A TRANSDERMAL PATCHHansen, Kurt A.
. An Interactive Computer Model for Oil Spill TrainingHaro, Alexander J.
. Size, Development of Pigment, Upstream Migration, and Relative Abundance of Young American Eels, Anguilla rostrata in a Coastal Rhode Island StreamKowalski, Richard
. A GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF SALT WATER INTRUSION INTO A COASTAL AQUIFER SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTSLotto, Susan Maria
. The Effects of Consciousness-Raising Groups on Sex Role Stereotyping with Fifth Grade Children in an Urban School SettingManter, John
. Conserving a Wilderness River in a Northeastern Forest RegionNigam, Himanshu
. Comparison of the Optical Techniques of Caustic and Photoelasticity as Applied to FractureRandall, Paul M.
. An Investigation into the Influence of Suspended Glass Particles on Bubble Diameter, Gas Holdup, and Interfacial Area in an Agitated TankRoach, Sharon E.
. FISCAL PRESSURE IN SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND: A CASE STUDY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE FROM 1977 TO 1982Rosenberg, Murray J.
. Temporal Variability of Beach Profiles, Charlestown Beach, Rhode IslandRudolph, Robert W.
. Fundy Tidal Power: A Need to Reassess the Environmental Framework Protecting the Transboundary EnvironmentSackton, John
. Premium Prices for Quality Fish: A Case Study of the F/V ODINSauer, Paul A.
. A Critical Examination of Four Selected Attempts to Establish Objective Ethical Norms Without Recourse to a Transcendent SourceSebestyen, Paul M.
. The Growing Elderly Population and its Affect on the Demand for Subsidized Housing in Connecticut's Capital RegionSorri, Mari
. The Knower and the Known in Merleau-Ponty's EpistemologyStone, Amy M.
. Carriage of the Package by Sea: An Analysis of Laws Governing Shipowner Liability for Cargo DamangeThompson, Brian P.
. Evaluation of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' Decision-Making Process for Selection of Dredged Material Disposal SitesYonesaka, Hiroaki
. Cooperatives: Their Effectiveness and Limitations for Small-Scale Fisheries DevelopmentTheses/Dissertations from 1984
Abramson-Denhoff, Amy
. A LEGISLATIVE APPROACH TO REGULATING SOLAR ACCESS: AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED RHODE ISLAND ZONING ENABLING ACT OF 1984Al-Hazmi, Mohammed
. Quantitative Determination of Sugars in GumsAlsaleh, Saud Saleh
. Saudi Arabian Industrial Development and Manpower Requirement: Problems and ProspectsArnold, Ilene Debbie
. Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus Infections in chickens: Virus Exccretion and Immune ResponseBarringer, Margaret A.
. A Real Estate Development Plan for the Bancroft-Rice School Site Boston, MassachusettsBourassa, Susan L.
. Measurement of Oceanic Wind Speed Using Acoustic Ambient Sea NoiseBusby, Derek S.
. The Effects of Regulation on Aquaculture DevelopmentChen, Tyzz-Yun
. STUDIES OF THE STABILITY, PROTEIN BINDING AND PHARMACOKINETICS OF DOXORUBICIN DSING A NEW ASSAY METHODCinotti, 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 Modelde Araujo, Rogerio P. Z.
. WATERSHED SENSITIVITY DISTRICTS IN MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLANDFeldman, Ellen M.
. STUDY OF THE COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION OF THE PARK STREET CORRIDORFolkers, Charles E.
. Covert Visual Attention and DistractibilityFranek, Cornelia E.
. An Empirical Investigation of the Concept of TransferenceGordon, Alan Ira
. The Planning of Municipal Resource Recovery Facilities in the United States - An Analysis of Waste-To-Energy Projects in the NortheastGuadagnoli, Edward
. The Relationship of Sample Size to the Stability of Component Patterns: A Simulation StudyJoly, Richard
. THE RELATIONSHIP OF ZONING TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUITABILITY: A CASE STUDY OF ESSEX CONNECTICUTJones, Eric T.
. Understanding the Participation of Blacks in Voluntary Community OrganizationsKnight, Kim H.
. Social Facilitation and the Type A Behavior PatternMednick, Marc S.
. Discrimination of Leaders Members and Non-Members in Neighborhood Block OrganizationsPeter, Mary Nathalie
. Chartering Recreational Boats in the United States: A Compilation and Analysis of Applicable Federal Maritime LawStern, Robert Andrew
. Adolescent Cigarette Smoking Acquisition: Measurement and Sample ProfilesVyse, Stuart
. A Comparison of Extinction and Reinforcement-Based Response Elimination TechniqueWeidman, Jane
. Highway Detention Basins: A Means of Controlling Highway Runoff PollutionWilcox, Nancy S.
. Subject Characteristics as Predictors of Self Change in SmokingWilson, Christopher Paul
. A Critique of Kennedy's Policy Towards PekingTheses/Dissertations from 1983
Agarwal, Sunil
. A Critical Analysis of the Design Features Supported by the Systems with ADAAlina, Ellen Carol
. The Effect of a Hypocaloric Diet on the Body Weight, Body Composition and Serum HDL Levels of Male Endurance AthletesAmankwah, 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 TechniqueAnand, S
. High Speed Crack Propagation and Branching Under Uniaxial and BiaxialAnderson, Eric L.
. Oilspill Hindcast Simulation of the IXTOC 1 Gulf of Mexico SpillAndrew, Glenn A.
. Acoustic Transients in Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo SytstemsArcidiacono, Steven
. Some Aspects of the Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution on Microbal Sediment PopulationsArouri, Hasan S.
. Effect of Horizontal Shear Transfer on Stresses Beneath Steel Bearing PlatesBurrage, David Dean
. A Survey of Recreational Boating in Newport HarborConnelly, John Vaillancourt
. Narrative Understanding and the Interpretation of Human ActionCosby, Stanley Gene
. Race, Gender, Socioeconomic Status and Self-DisclosureFishman, Bruce E.
. THE EFFECT OF CHRONICALLY ADMINISTERED LSD ON THE SEROTONERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE RATGavitt, Robin Louise
. THE NATURE OF PENTECOSTAL RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT: VIEWS FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDEGlasson, Mary Susan
. John Henry Newman and the Significance of Theistic ProofHarbottle, Laura
. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COSTS OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO TAX-EXEMPT INSTITUTIONS USING BROWN UNIVERSITY AS A CASE STUDYHughes, Sarah Elizabeth
. LAND VALUES AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN AN URBAN FRINGE COMMUNITY : EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLANDKupa, Deborah M.
. The Impact of Beltways Upon Selected Central City Characteristics: A Social and Economic Indicator AnalysisLepak, William Robert
. ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL PARK AREAS - CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLANDMarques, Diane
. The Use of Isolate Children as Peer Modifiers in the Treatment of Social Skills DeficitsMcKenna, Edward James
. BINDING AFFINITY OF BETA-ADRENOCEPTORS IN ATRIA OF STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETIC AND NORMAL RATSMcNabb, Marianne Frances
. STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN NORMS AND ROLES: AN ESKIMO EXAMPLEOlsen, David Ray
. COLLAGENASE AND ELASTASE ACTIVITIES IN HUMAN AND MURINE CANCER CELLS AND THEIR MODULATION BY DIMETHYLFORMAMIDESanders, 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 ColumnTheses/Dissertations from 1982
Al-Khalifah, Abdulrhaman
. Nutrient Level in Saudi Arabia Wheat FlourAllen, Ben G.
. A Hydrogen Permeation Study of Electroplated Cadium on an Iron SubstrateBonde-Henriksen, Nils
. INDUSTRIAL PARK DEVELOPMENT: AN OVERVIEW AND CASE STUDY OF MYLES STANDISH INDUSTRIAL PARK, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTSBoragine, Ruth Ann
. Traditional Small Craft: Motivations for Renewed InterestCassulo, Joanne
. The United States Self-Determination Policy in Indian Affairs: An Indicator Systems Policy AnalysisChmura, Gail Lois
. Morphological, Physical, and Chemical Characteristics of Ditched and Unditched Tidal Salt Marsh SoilsDavis, William T.
. An Experimental Determination of the Reflection Coefficient of a Crude Oil/Sea Ice Interface for Sound in the Kilohertz RangeDesai, Divyakant S.
. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF SOY CELLULOSE AS A TABLET DISINTEGRANTDixon, Wm. Bryan
. GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND A POLICY ANALYSISEmbury, Michael E.
. Politics, Planning and Regional Mall Development: The Case of Webster, New YorkEmerson, David J.
. The Monitoring of Clostridium perfringens Spore Density in Bottom Sediments and It's Applications