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Theses from 1996
Africa or America : race, culture, and politics in Afrocentric thought., Brett V. Gadsden, Political Science
Influence of ozone on two white clover (Trifolium repens) clones :: a phenotypic investigation /, Michael S. Johnson, Plant Pathology
The influence of polyploidy on the morphology, physiology, and breeding behavior of Hatiora x graeseri (Cactaceae) /, Renate Karle, Plant & Soil Sciences
Screening of extracts from medicinal plants of Cameroon for antimicrobial activity /, Victor T. Kwo, Plant & Soil Sciences
A stabilizing influence :: the "war of the dictionaries," 1848-1861/, James F. Leach, History
Effect of light level on the growth and essential oil production of two herbs :: sage (Salvia officinalis) and thyme (Thymus vulgaris) /, Yan-li Li, Plant & Soil Sciences
Translation of Yuan Qiongqiong's Fever, with introduction/, Julie Felice Marcus, Chinese
Object representation and means/ends coordination in 8-month-old infants' search for hidden objects., Daniel D. Mccall, Psychology
Risk factors for depression in Puerto Rican caregivers., Maria T. Munoz-ruiz, Psychology
Reading personal legal narrative : deconstruction, jurisprudence, & textual politics., Elizabeth A. Myrick, Political Science
Larval distribution and adult activity of the cranberry root grub, Lichnanthe vulpina (Hentz) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)., James E. O'Donnell, Entomology
The power of the powerless :: strategic self-presentation can undermine expectancy confirmation., Don Operario, Psychology
Factors related to precautionary sex behaviors among Haitian college students., Danae Perez, Psychology
The role of the corpus allatum in the control of life processes in Phormia regina (Meigen)., Wenhong Qin, Entomology
The influence of prior knowledge on children's eyewitness memory, identifications, and suggestibility., Christine M. Ricci, Psychology
I ain't got no home in this world anymore: sharecroppers, tenant farmers, and the Southern Tenant Farmer's Union, James D. Ross, History
Object permanence and knowledge of number in 5.5- and 10-month-old infants., Jeanne L. Shinskey, Psychology
Item response latencies of different item formats for ethnic groups matched on ability., Sharon C. Slater, Psychology
Discrimination, coping strategies, and empowerment :: a qualitative study of the experiences of African-American and Puerto Rican women., Silaine Lopes Souza, Psychology
Studies on the seedborne nature and control of Fusarium wilt of basil /, Shanon Lee Trueman, Plant Pathology
Mosquito vectors of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus in Massachusetts., Rajeev Vaidyanathan, Entomology
The other nationalists : Marcus Garvey and Pedro Albizu Campos., Charles R. Venator Santiago, Political Science
Spaces of Signification, Representation and Opposition- New Feminism(S) and Women in the Indie Rock Scene, Margaret R. Wallace, Communication
Spiders (Araneae) in the commercial apple orchards in Massachusetts., Joanna Wisniewska, Entomology
Changes in sap pressure of tomato plants in varied root environments /, Fude Yao, Plant & Soil Sciences
Manipulation of yield through source-sink changes in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) /, Shu-Huan Zhang, Plant & Soil Sciences
Theses from 1995
The prevalence of eating disorders and eating disordered behaviors in sororities., Laurel A. Alexander, Psychology
Predation behavior of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in Massachusetts cranberry bog ecosystems., Carolyn J. Bardwell, Entomology
Ruined Entrances, David C. Berman, English
Interpersonal dynamics within the institutional environment., Erin Lynne Cassidy, Psychology
India : a secular democracy on the decline?, Aradhana Das, Political Science
Hydrosequences and vegetation of selected landforms in Monson, Massachusetts /, Kenneth A. Deshais, Plant & Soil Sciences
Light intensity relations and the growth the ostrich fern /, Matthew J. Donelan, Plant & Soil Sciences
Internal determinants of foreign policy domestic politics and foreign policy in the Soviet Union and the United States, 1945-1948., Kornel B. Dura, Political Science
Complexity of relationship representations in working models :: effects of attachment style and gender., Julia Fishtein, Psychology
Physiological changes associated with leaf senescence in Easter lilies (Lilium longiflorum Thunb.) /, Rosanne E. Franco, Plant & Soil Sciences
Self-esteem, exercise, and cognitive group counseling., Richard D. Ginsburg, Psychology
Object and event representation in 6-1/2-month-old infants., Nathalie Goubet, Psychology
Marching through hell :: the British soldier in the First World War's East African campaign/, Taylor Harper, History
Misperception of body image in males and its relationship to self-concept and romantic relationships., Robert O. Knauz, Psychology
Ambiguity resolution of the dative Np in Korean., Sungryong Koh, Psychology
Evaluation of municipal solid waste composts for growing greenhouse crops /, Fei-Wen Lin, Plant & Soil Sciences
Individual patterns of mental health service utilization :: a qualitative analysis of retrospective interviews., Patricia A. Mckenna, Psychology
Evaluation of composts for production of sod and groundcover crops /, Tara A. O'Brien, Plant & Soil Sciences
The moderating effects of direct and indirect experience on the attitude-behavior relation in the reasoned and automatic processing modes., Sara Pollak, Psychology
The Japanese beetle and neem : efficacy of commercial formulations on laboratory and field populations., Susan J. Roy, Entomology
Infants' visual attention to form and content features of television., Kelly L. Schmitt, Psychology
Empirical investigation of projective identification styles in college students., Aryeh L. Shestopal, Psychology
The long-term effects of childhood abuse :: an attachment theory perspective., Thomas H. Styron, Psychology
Freedom of expression in the U.S. and Japan : a comparative study of the regulation of obscene materials., Yuko Watanabe, Political Science
The daughters of rural Massachusetts :: women and autonomy, 1800-1860/, Glendyne R. Wergland, History
The effects of Phanerochaete crysosporium on the degradation of toluene in freshly contaminated sites /, Steven M. Wilkins, Plant & Soil Sciences
Theses from 1994
The effects of knowledge and experience on college students' attitudes toward the elderly., Loren M. Angiullo, Psychology
Heavy metal distribution in Massachusetts soils /, Judith A. Bartos, Plant & Soil Sciences
Law and public life in thirteenth century Montpellier/, Charles E. Bashaw, History
Civil disobedience and punishment : in defense of rejecting the penalty., Tristram C. Carpenter, Philosophy
Ceriodaphnia bioassay on three types of field applied sewage sludge fertilizers /, Ya-Juin Chou, Plant & Soil Sciences
A Two-Level Games Analysis of the Agricultural Trade Negotiations Between the United States and the European Community in the Uruguay Round, Byung-hwa Chung, Political Science
Nonverbal correlates of social status., Erik J. Coats, Psychology
Foreign lobbying in Washington, D.C., Gerd Foehrenbach, Political Science
Hydromorphic characteristics of soils formed in the Lawrence Swamp-Hop Brook basin of Amherst, Massachusetts /, David Scott Gorden, Plant & Soil Sciences
Biochemical factors of resistance and management of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)., Christiane N. Gouamene Lamine, Entomology
Emotional creativity :: exploration via creativity tasks, mood manipulation and self-report., Jennifer Gutbezahl, Psychology
Neither deathsquads nor democrats : explaining the behavior of the Salvadoran military., Stett D. Holbrook, Political Science
Effects of attitudes, onset controllability, and controllability of behavior on stigmatization of gays and lesbians., Michelle Carley Jacobo, Psychology
Institutional structure and sustainable development : the influence of non-governmental organizations on the environmental policy of UNEP and the World Bank., Ortrud Elisabeth Kamps, Political Science
The experiences of therapists-in-training with the observation of individual psychotherapy., Julie S. Kurcias, Psychology
Factors affecting shoot regeneration and genetic transformation of a self-compatible accession of Lycopersicon peruvianum /, Wenqing Liang, Plant & Soil Sciences
Obstacle avoidance in a model of human reaching behavior., Loukia D. Loukopoulos, Psychology
Field ecology of Hunterellus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), and population dynamics of its host, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southeastern Massachusetts., Suzanne M. Lyon, Entomology
Rural adolescents' perceptions of success., Deborah A. Marshall, Psychology
Effects of mental control deprivation, cognitive busyness and anxiety on person perception., Beth A. Morling, Psychology
Rural adolescent risk behaviors :: towards an understanding of their nature and associated family factors., Kristen E. Pollack-dorta, Psychology
The effects of a focus group discussion on elderly worriers., Charles B. Powers, Psychology
Genetic and molecular investigation of self-incompatibility in species of tomato (Lycopersicon) /, Bruce Allyn Rivers, Plant & Soil Sciences
The diurnal host-seeking and carbohydrate feeding pattern of Tabanus nigrovittatus (Macquart) and Tabanus conterminus (Walker)., Gabrielle Elizabeth Sakolsky, Entomology
Exploring the role of components in object recognition., Nayantara Santhi, Psychology
Predictors discriminating morality from legality :: moral responsibility's bottom line., Kathleen M. Shanahan, Psychology
Into the hornet's nest :: how shall they hear without a preacher/, Jean Sherlock, History
Environmental degradative products of the herbicide alachlor : quantitative assessment of mutagenic potential., Daniel M. Tessier, Entomology
Acquaintance influences memory for consistent versus inconsistent interpersonal information., Scott F. Van Manen, Psychology
Muscle development, energy source utilization and metabolism hormone activity in Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) flight., Bin Yang, Entomology
Investigations of the organization of the genome of chestnut /, Jiansu Zhang, Plant & Soil Sciences
Theses from 1993
Investigations of a calcium efficiency trait in cauliflower cultivars /, Timothy J. Byrne, Plant & Soil Sciences
Is there a developmental progression to phonological awareness?: a look at bilingual and monolingual beginning readers., Cheryl A. Cisero, Psychology
Biases in the decoding of others' facial expressions., Sean Donovan, Psychology
Effect of plant age on the form and amount of nitrogen uptake by greenhouse plants /, Touria El Jaoual, Plant & Soil Sciences
Mineralization of toluene and m-xylene in subsoil /, Jalal Ghaemghami, Plant & Soil Sciences
Impression formation in asymmetrical power relationships :: does power corrupt absolutely?, Stephanie A. Goodwin, Psychology
Long-term effects of parental divorce on adult love relationships :: divorce as a disruption of attachment., Gina M. Hayashi, Psychology
The committees of correspondence, inspection and safety in old Hampshire County, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution/, Carolyn D. Hertz, History
A comprehensive analysis of worry in the elderly., Julia B. Hunt, Psychology
Determinants of parafoveal preview benefit implications for models of eye movement control during reading., Shelia Marie Kennison, Psychology
Genetic variation in Acremonium coenophialum (Morgan-Jones and Gams) /, Hongchuan Liu, Plant & Soil Sciences
New features of Confucianism as seen in Lu Jia's Xinyu/, Shaodan Luo, Chinese
Assessing the performance and environmental impact of pelletized sewage sludge as a turfgrass fertilizer /, Scott A. Mackintosh, Plant & Soil Sciences
Becoming a psychotherapist :: influences on career choice and implications for practice., Robert A. Murphy, Psychology
Parent-adolescent relationship variables and associations with adolescent depressive symptomotology [sic] :: a longitudinal study., Jean Yun Pao, Psychology
Microfabric Analysis of the Northern Part of the Pelham Dome, Central Massachusetts, Robert M. Reed, Geology
Determining the loci of homophonic repetition effects., Erik D. Reichle, Psychology