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Theses from 1982
Visuo-motor connections in the anuran mesencephalon, Neil M. Montgomery, Psychology
Eye guidance in extrafoveal choice reaction., Robert Earl Morrison, Psychology
Group treatment of premature ejaculation: a new model., Robert Muller, Psychology
New polymeric resists for electron beam lithography., Ameeta Narula, Polymer Science & Engineering
Requirements necessary for consistent transmission of cucumber mosaic virus and screening peppers (Capsicum SPP. L.) for CMV resistance., Paul John Pasko, Plant & Soil Sciences
Morphology of the 1980 Massachusetts business elite., David P. Perlman, History
Allocation of behavior by Northern blue jays in response to prey density changes in two foraging areas., Jerrilynn Peters, Psychology
Pharmacological differentiation of species-typical and instrumental responding in mice with septal lesions/, Anne E. Powell, Psychology
An assessment of the toxicity exerted by urban stormwater runoff on benthic macroinvertebrates and fish., Carmen Medeiros de Queiroz, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effect of a curtain drain on a mound septic system :: a comparative study., Joyce G. Raabe, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effect of different N:K2O fertilizer ratios on the drought tolerance and quality of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris L.) cultivar Penncross., Steven Lockwood Rackliffe, Plant & Soil Sciences
The development and evaluation of a scale to measure maternal self-esteem., Elizabeth M. Shea, Psychology
Quantitative sampling of preimaginal black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) and drift ecology of Simulium tuberosum Lundstrom complex., Kenneth Raymond Simmons, Entomology
Programming training across complex skills., Madalyn Esta Tyson, Psychology
A multi-operant analysis of negative punishment: direct and systemic effects., William Michael Tyson, Psychology
The effect of naloxone on conditioned suppression in rats., Michael Vigorito, Psychology
Evaluation of the root of Derris elliptica Benth. against nematodes., Bakti Bin Yunton, Plant Pathology
Theses from 1981
A morphological and taxonomic study of the nearctic species of the moth genus Apotomis Hbn. (Lepidoptera-tortricidae)., David Adamski, Entomology
Family planning among mainland Puerto Ricans: an analysis of the decision-making process., Vickie A. Borras, Psychology
The relationship between autumn root starch content and decline symptoms in urban maple trees., Juliet E. Carroll, Plant Pathology
Effects of certain antiviral compounds on symptoms and infectivity of cowpea chlorotic mottle virus in cowpea and soybean plants., Loretta J. Cassel, Plant Pathology
A study of the retention of lead in Massachusetts soils., Regina G. Christman, Plant & Soil Sciences
Three-month old infants' reaction to simulated maternal depression in the context of face-to-face interaction., Jeffrey Franklin Cohn, Psychology
The effect of potassium on ear fill of high density corn (Zea mays, L.)., Maureen Crowley-Tumenas, Plant & Soil Sciences
Towards a dialectical theory of adult development., Diana Diamond, Psychology
Field testing of a soil moisture simulation model., Michael James Fayer, Plant & Soil Sciences
A program to train and maintain geographically dispersed service providers' teaching., Christopher J. Fox, Psychology
The way that good folks do: Junior Achievement and corporate culture., Edwin Gabler, History
Sources of inoculum and disease increase of stem, crown and root rot of asparagus caused by Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium moniliforme., Robert L. Gilbertson, Plant Pathology
Caloric compensation following insulin administration., Karen Maxwell Gil, Psychology
Quantitative problem-solving strategies and incidental learning in 4 to 9 year olds., Virginia Elizabeth Goldberger, Psychology
An exploration of couple relationships formed by chronic schizophrenic individuals., Mary Louise Haake, Psychology
A comparison of the stimulus delay procedure and simultaneous stimulus presentation., Benjamin L. Handen, Psychology
A limnological analysis of Lake Tapacura Sao Loureco de Mata, Pernambuco, Brasil., Elaine M. Hartman, Plant & Soil Sciences
Intention, the principle of double effect, and military action., Hugh F. T. Hoffman, Philosophy
Base-rate use in prediction: an attribution process., Judith Foster Karshmer, Psychology
The effects of radio-frequency lesions of the nucleus accumbens on d-amphetamine induced locomotor and rearing behaviors in rats/, John Herr Kehne, Psychology
Anxiety and eating in the overweight: the psychosomatic hypothesis revisited., Bruce Britton Kerr, Psychology
Growth and nitrate accumulation in leafy vegetables as influenced by nitrogen nutrition., John Joseph Kowal, Plant & Soil Sciences
Cardiac and behavioral responsivity to repeated auditory stimulation in the human preterm neonate., Elizabeth Krafchuk, Psychology
The syllable in visual word recognition., Susan D. Lima, Psychology
The idealized self-image and the reaction to social criticism: a study of Karen Horney's theory of neurotic personality., Richard Alan Lubell, Psychology
Portrayals of black and white families in prime time television., Carl Winston Mccargo, Psychology
The discriminative stimulus properties of fenfluramine: evidence for serotonergic involvement/, John F. Mcelroy, Psychology
Assertion and machiavellianism., Tae-hyun Moon, Psychology
The effects of brief peer separation in the mother-infant relationship in rhesus monkeys., Gilda Ann Morelli, Psychology
Hemispheric functioning and depression/, Judith Nissenbaum, Psychology
Production of extracellular pectic enzymes from Erwinia carotovora (Isolate 14) incubated under aerobic and anaerobic conditions., Stephen John Novak, Plant Pathology
Effects of selected nutrient ions on the growth and lead accumulation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown in solutions., David Robert Ohori, Plant & Soil Sciences
Predicting one-year competence from earlier infant behavior: a methodological inquiry., Margaret H. Ricks, Psychology
Synthesis and characterization of polybutadiene-containing polyurethanes., Mark B. Rossman, Polymer Science & Engineering
Sex role orientation, sex differences and concept of success., Georgia Sassen, Psychology
The eastern tent caterpillar : overwintering microhabitat and host-plant interactions., Alejandro E. Segarra-Carmona, Entomology
The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Security Policy, 1945 to 1950 : The Joint Chiefs of Staff's perception of the external threat., Mikael Sondergaard, Political Science
Gender, depression and attributions of blame in the resolution of the divorce experience., Sheila M. Statlender, Psychology
Implementation: policy becomes reality., Walter K. Steiner, Political Science
Attributions and coping with uncontrollable, negative events :: the case of breast cancer/, Christine D. Timko, Psychology
Accelerated growth of certain nursery plants with minimum use of heat and light., Jayne Carole Timmerman, Plant & Soil Sciences
Role-taking ability and the development of nonverbal communication skills., John B. White, Psychology
Demographic and family socialization correlates of locus of control., Andrea Wilde, Psychology
Theses from 1980
A simultaneous treatment comparison of oral, total communication and nonverbal language training programs for teaching expressive language skills to three nonverbal children/, Ricardo D. Barrera, Psychology
Roll coating in the presence of a stationary constraint., Therese M. Bauman, Polymer Science & Engineering
Photocontrol of the abscission process in apple fruit., Carolyn Anne Brooks, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effect of nitrogen :: potassium ratios on nutrient content and low temperature hardiness of perennial ryegrass., Christopher Charles Brooks, Plant & Soil Sciences
An evaluation of the impact of visitor orientation procedures at Old Sturbridge Village, Mary Leanoir Brydon-miller, Psychology
Observer mediation as a function of serial or simultaneous exposure to a model's behavior and intructions concerning the test of learning., Linda L. Carli, Psychology
A methodology for evaluating verbal classification schemes and verbal task variables., Philip N. Chase, Psychology
The effects of CaCl2 and aqueous seaweed extract foliar sprays on spider mite predator/prey status and on several aspects of fruit quality of 'McIntosh' apple trees., William M. Coli, Plant & Soil Sciences
Biological management of Fusarium crown rot of asparagus seedlings with saprophytic microorganisms., John P. Damicone, Plant Pathology
Priming the retrieval of exemplars of semantic categories., Joseph Vincent Dicecco, Psychology
Effects of cultural practices on early vigor and Fusarium infection in Asparagus officinalis, L. /, Daniel J. Digiacomandrea, Plant & Soil Sciences
Adolescent perception of responsibility and its relationship to progress and response to psychotherapy., Cynthia Elaine Dozier, Psychology
Some aspects of the reactor design for bulk polymerization of vinyl chloride., Jorge Nestor Farber, Polymer Science & Engineering
Mothers' ability to identify nonverbal expressions of four affects in their own children., Joel Alan Feinman, Psychology
Effect of sugars and amino acids on membrane potential in two clones of sugarcane., Sandra Lou Franz, Plant Pathology
The effectiveness of stress ethylene as a screening technique for varietal susceptibility to air pollution., Lois Grant, Plant & Soil Sciences
Isolation and characterization of an antibiotic produced by Pseudomonas putida., Maria Emilie Hinteregger, Plant Pathology
The relative contributions of the cytochrome and the alternative respiratory pathways in the post-chilling respiratory burst in chill-sensitive Cucumis sativus., Catherine Mary Kiener, Plant & Soil Sciences
Sickness as sin: observers' perceptions of the physically ill., Linda Lang-gunn, Psychology
A comparison of the disinfecting capacity of commercial preparations of 3% and 6% hydrogen peroxide and its applicability to the disinfection of soft contact lenses., William Leonard Levine, Plant & Soil Sciences
Microbial evaluation of an alternating pressure pad from an infection control viewpoint., James Peter McLaughlin, Plant & Soil Sciences
A pragmatist: William Edward Burghardt DuBois., Homer L. Meade, Philosophy
Soil factors affecting zinc toxicity in cropland., Paula Milner, Plant & Soil Sciences
Inertial effects in television viewing., Rosemarie Miskiewicz, Psychology
Developmental changes in cardiacsomatic relations and infants' orientation to complex sounds as a function of frequency., Barbara A. Morrongiello, Psychology
The influence of encoding context on the false recognition errors of third graders and adults., Mary P. O'connor, Psychology
The aesthetic community : the social and political thought of Paul Goodman., Willard Francis Petry, Political Science
Conditioning of the rabbits nictitating membrane response with electrical stimulation of the brain as the unconditioned stimulus., Gerald M. Powell, Psychology
Breast cancer patients: depression and satisfaction with support systems., Therese P. Rumpf, Psychology
The resolution of the separation-individuation process via therapeutic termination: a case study., Mary Alma Scarcliff, Psychology
Response-enforcer manipulations in the analysis of blocking/, Kenneth John Stickney, Psychology
Family and adolescent role development in Greece and the United States: a cross-cultural perspective., Kalliopi Vlondaki, Psychology
A study of climate dimensions in a nonhierarchical alternative women's organization., Susan Woolley, Psychology
Identifying mental health needs in an Hispanic community :: towards a participatory methodology/, Iris Zavala, Psychology
Theses from 1979
Three studies on cold acclimation in woody plants., Leslie Ann Alexander, Plant & Soil Sciences
Ethos maintenance in Peruvian politics., Michael D. Altfillisch, Political Science
The toxicity of dissolved ozone to eggs and larvae of selected fish species during brief exposures., Clyde E. Asbury, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effects of systems of reward on subsequent intrinsic motivation., John Anthony Bates, Psychology
Microcolony enumeration and immunofluorescent identification of group D streptococci occurring in sewage and polluted waters., Elizabeth Clausen Beaudoin, Plant & Soil Sciences
The mesencephalic basis of conditioned inhibition of the rabbit's nictitating membrane response and the use of cyanide as a fiber sparing lesioning technique., Neil E. Berthier, Psychology