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Open Access Master's Theses

The University of Rhode Island archives and provides access to master's theses through DigitalCommons@URI. Theses prior to 2013 may or may not be available here. Please consult the URI library catalog to see all titles. For those theses available only in print, the library can usually scan a copy upon request.

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Theses/Dissertations from 1984 1984

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 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 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

Laan, Margus. The Search for a New Regional Water Utility Order: The Managerial Politics of Tax Revenue Flows, Open Space, and the Urban-Suburban Conflict in South Central Connecticut

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 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

Verber, Eric. EARLS, THEIR NEW ROLE IN ENGLAND: A CASE STUDY OF THE FUNCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH EARL INTO FRANKISH FEUDALISM

Wershaw, Barry Howard. A REGIONAL APPROACH TO LAND USE PLANNING IN THE CATSKILLS

Whitaker, Lee R.. A Review and Evaluation of the State of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Program

Theses/Dissertations from 1980 1980

Adamu, Stephen Atsekhagbo. Correlation of In Vitro Chemotaxis with In Vitro Virulence of Bacteroides Fragilis Products

Agins, Alan Paul. EFFECTS OF LIQUID MEMBRANES ON GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION OF DRUGS IN RATS

Akers, Stephen A.. Stress-Strain and Strength Properties of Marine Sediments from the North Pacfic

Ares, John A.. Development and Use of a Proficiency Test Specimen for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning

Benishin, Christina G.. ACETYLATION OF THE CHOLINE ANALOG HOMOCHOLINE BY MEMBRANE BOUND CHOLINE-0-ACETYLTRANSFERASE IN MOUSE FOREBRAIN

Diorio, Veronica A.. Public Transportation Travel Needs of Women: A Subgroup Approach to Transportation Planning

Dunne, Lorie A.. Depositional Environments of the Upper Devonian Oneonta Formation of South-Central New York