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Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Adenodi, Tunde. A Comparative Study of the Food and Drug Laws of Nigeria and the United States of America
Albert, Robert Louis. A Gravity Study of Earthquake-Related Structures in the St. Lawrence River Valley
Anderson, Dana Karl. Concentration of Dilute Industrial Wastes by Direct Osmosis
Ansis, Karen. Landmarks Preservation in New York City: a Critique
Arbor, Elaine Francas. The Effects on Students When Cross-Age Teaching is a Part of the Classroom Procedure
Archibald, Russell J.. Planning Implications to High Vacancy Rates in Public Housing
Barrett, Jonathan Rodman. PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF THE STRATIGRAPHY OF BLOCK ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND
Bender, Gail B.. Self-Esteem and Leadership in Physical Education Among Senior High School Girls
Birmingham, Bruce K.. SYSTEMIC ABSORPTION OF TOPICALLY APPLIED SALICYLIC ACID
Blanding, Peter James. A DETERMINATION OF THE EFFECTIVE SURFACE AREA OF A SUBCUTANEOUSLY IMPLANTED SUSPENSION
Bridgman, James C.. A Study of the Second and Third Committees of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
Chichester, Clinton Oscar. STUDIES ON THE REGULATION OF PROLYL HYDROXYLASE
Donovan, Nancy Susan. Wave Energy and Beach Response for Three Southern Rhode Island Beaches
Gedney, Austin H. III. Distortion in Map Projections: Its Effect on the Interpretation of Maritime Boundaries and Related Activities
Gedney, Austin H. III. Distortion in Map Projections: Its Effect on the Interpretation of Maritime Boundaries and Related Activities
Gefrich, George J. and Youngken, Richard C.. Fox Point Development Plan
Haffner, John D.. A Flapping Wing Model for Avian Formation Flight
Higbee, Olive B.. KINGSTON: THE HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL VILLAGE
Higgins, William Augustus. The Philosophical Problem of Entailment
Huizenga, Douglas Lee. Protonation Characteristics of the Dissolved Organic Matter in Seawater
Murphy, Stephen Hyginus. CHAUCER AND THE GAME OF LOVE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE BOOK OF THE DUCHESS, THE HOUSE OF FAME AND THE PARLIAMENT OF FOWLES
Nicolopoulou, Ageliki. Word Meanings in Semantic Memory: Separating, Defining and Characteristic Features
O'Brien, John F.. Investigations of the Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis (Walbaum), Overwintering in the Upper Petaquamscutt River Estuary
Payne, Kenneth F.. Early Rhode Island Textile Mill Villages: A Study of the Origins and Early Examples of a Community Form
Rotenberg, Fred A.. THE EFFECT OF CAFFEINE ON CARDIAC VULNERABILITY TO TACHYARRHYTHMIA IN THE RAT
Simpson, Elizabeth Jean. A Photogrammetric Survey of Backbarrier Accretion on the Rhode Island Barrier Beaches
Turnbaugh, Sarah Peabody. The Anasazi Yucca Ring Basket
Walker, Michael Robert. J. L. Austin on Statements
West, William W.. The Object of Signs in Charles S. Peirce's Semiotic Theory
Wilkins, Joan. Children’s Attitudes Towards the Crippled, the Retarded and the Mentally Ill
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
Abrahamson, Charles Eric Jr. and Estes, Craig Thomas. Recreation Matrix Study Manual
Aceto, Paul Joseph. Infrared Photoconductivity in Thin Silver Sulfide Films
Allen, Joyce P.. School Climate and Career Commitment
Barletta, Robert E.. Essentialism and Effluvia 1700-1740: A Thematic Study
Coddington, Wayne John. Relationships Between Dynamic Nearshore Processes and Beach Changes at Napatree Beach, Rhode Island
Fogarty, Michael J.. Competition and Resource Partitioning in Two Species of Cancer (Crustacea, Brachyura)
Jaillet, Paul J.. A Hydroclimatic Study of the Narragansett Bay Drainage Basin: The Effects of Climate and Urban Land Use on Runoff
Keller, Aimee A.. Systematics, Vertical Distribution, and Life History of Anguilliform Leptocephali in the Bermuda Ocean Acre
Lowenthal, Douglas H.. The Determination of the Apparent Dissociation Constants for Arsenic Acid in Seawater
Mann, Steven W.. Effect of Continuous Inhalation of Ethanol Vapors in the Rat
Molzon, Justina A.. The Solubility of Calcium Oxalate as a Function of Dielectric Constant
Plourde, Randall B.. Hypnotic Susceptibility of Undergraduates: Class Standing, Major, and Sex
Regan, Donald Robert. An Aerial Photogrammetric Survey of Long-Term Shoreline Changes, Southern Rhode Island Coast
Salvatore, Caroline. An Exploration of the Relationship Between Self-Reported Anxiety and Belief in Internal Versus External Control of Reinforcement
Seymour, Joseph J.. Land Banking as a Redevelopment Tool for the City of Providence
Tonon, Theresa. Participatory Metaphysics: A Study of the Thought of Gabriel Marcel
Wacome, Donald H.. Perception and Evidence
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Abboud, Rosa Will. South American Backstrap Loom: Its Potential, Limitation and Application for Contemporary Handweaving
Anderson, Henry Paul. Delineation of Coastal Zone Management Units Using Ecological and Legal Criteria: The Caseof Atlantic Canada
Anderson, Joyce M.. The Effect of Couple Participation in Childbirth Preparation on Postpartum Parenthood Adjustment
Beale, Richard A.. Beach-Nearshore Sediment Dispersal Matunuck Point, Rhode Island
Bower, Kenneth John. A Student of Kant's "Second Analogy"
Chittum, Mark J.. Regionalization as an Effect of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploitation: A Case Study of the North Sea
Corriveau, Donald P.. Fear Reduction Following Response Prevention in the Rat
Drechsler, Edward G. Jr.. The Microclimatology, Soil Analysis, Floristics and Plant Communities of the Saunderstown Military Reservation
Elkin, James Davis. The Role of the Categories in Augustine’s Formulation and Defense of the Trinity
Goldsmith, Leslie Alan. Pharmacological Evaluation of an Asterosaponin Extract from Asterias Forbesi (Desor)
Ham, Martin W.. Goal-Directed Fantasy, Imaginative Involvement, and the Development of Suggestibility
Hunter, David Stevenson. Development of a Three Dimensional Numerical Water Quality Model for Estuary and Continental Shelf Applications
Hynes, Martin Dennis. Interaction Between Nigro-Striatal Lesions and Drugs Affecting Dopamine Receptors
Lamb, Wilson C. Jr.. An Electro-Acoustic Oil Layer Thickness Gauge
Lombardi, Lorna J.. Femininity and Physical Activity Preferences Among College Women
Lord, David. A Simulation Study of Groundwater Withdrawals from the Upper Pawcatuck River Basin
Luedtke, Nile E.. A Preliminary Investigation into the Use of an Elemental Analysis in the Correlation of Sediments from Lake Rudolf, Kenya
Petti, Michael J.. Phosphorus Exchange at the Sediment-Water Interface of Selected Narragansett Bay Sediments
Simmons, Peggy Ann. The Relationship Between Creativity and Play Behavior of Four-Year-Olds in the Nursery School Settings
Taylor, Valerie Kamph. The Ethics of Ambiguity: A Critical Analysis of the Moral Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir
Zarillo, Gary A.. CUSPATE SHOREFORMS OF WEST PASSAGE NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Alteri, Nicholas D. Jr.. Quinoxaline 1, 4-Dioxides. A Mechanistic Study of Their Formation and the Structural Assignment of 6(7) Isomeric Products
Arsenault, Alfred J.. Perception of Father and Teacher by Pre-Adolescent Boys
Carello, Joseph Jr.. AN ANALYSIS OF AN OUTLAW CYCLE GANG
Drawbaugh, Richard B.. Effect of Selected Drugs on Control of Morphine Withdrawal Hypothermia Induced by Morphine or Conditional Stimulus Associated with Morphine
Glasson, James Patrick. Wirklichkeit and Verantwortung: The Foundations of Martin Buber's Authenticity
Pacitti, William A.. A Direct Comparison of Four Response Elimination Procedures in Rats
Picard, Gerald L.. The Complexation of Iron by Marine Humic Acid
Premack, Joel S.. A Study of Oil Spill Contingency Planning Through Spill Data Analysis Narragansett Bay Case Study
Schneider, Jack. Description and Probable Behavioral Significance of Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Vocalizations
Sheih, Mung-Shium Jack. Nutrients in Narragansett Bay Sediments
Sternlight, Dennis L.. Information Seeking and Prejudice
Wade, Terry L.. Measurements of Hydrocarbon, Phthalic Acid, and Phthalic Acid Ester Concentrations in Environmental Samples
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Alfano, John J.. A Two Depth Averaged Numerical Temperature Model of Narragansett Bay
Algmin, Jane Dorathea. Planning a Communications System in a New Town: the Case of Columbia, Maryland
Boehm, Paul David. Solubilization of Hydrocarbons by Dissolved Organic Matter in Sea Water
Hancur, William A.. The Effectiveness of Symptom and Dynamic Cues in the Systematic Desensitization of Test Anxiety
Horner, David George. Moral Autonomy and Radical Evil in the Philosophy of Kant
Hoy, Joan M.. Kierkegaard and Nietzsche on the Self: An Inquiry into the Role of Power
La Rocca, Paul Thomas. An Investigation of the Relationship Between the Sulfhydryl Activity and the Toxicity of a Series of Vinyl Sulfone Molluscicidal Agents
Lynch, Patricia F.. The Weathering and Subsequent Source Identification of Oil Spills Using Infrared Spectroscopy
Morrow, Gary Robert. The Relationships Among Physiological Measures of Anxiety and Psychological Measures of Anxiety: A Multivariate, Naturalistic Approach
Palmieri, Anthony. Determination of Optimum Operating Parameters for Gas Permeation
Pomeroy, Harold Frederick. Startle Reaction Times in the Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Reaves, Virginia E.. The Third Man Argument and Its Role in Plato's Philosophy
Walsh, Thomas H.. Human Self-Punitive Behavior During Uncertainty of Delivery Time of Unavoidable Shocks
Whitaker, David Michael. Pharmacological Evaluation of an Extract from Eisenia Bicyclis
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
Adams, Sherry E.. Man's Relationship to Nature and Society in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
Ali, Moshin. Preparation of Fish Protein Concentrate (FPC) from Shark
Alvarez, Hector J.. A Heuristic Routine for Project-Network Scheduling with Resource Constraints
Amaral, Joseph Ernest. Ultrasonic Measurements in Binary Solutions of Na-K and Na-Rb
Angell, Robert Charles. Poe's Concept of Supernal Beauty as Applied to Selected Poems
Applin, Stephen William. The Role of an Old Woman: A Study of Edith Sitwell's Final Persona