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Theses from 1983
Personality and self reported likelihood to rape among college males., Robert M. Samuels, Psychology
An investigation of field application of a hydrologic unsaturated-saturated flow model., Blaine P. Sargent, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effects of environment on the self perception of the mentally retarded adult., Linda D. Scott, Psychology
Beliefs about the sexual victimization of children., Rebecca Alleen Shrum, Psychology
Rheological and other properties of some novel thermotropic liquid crystalline polyesters., Debra Ann Simoff, Polymer Science & Engineering
Healthy children's response to chronic illness in siblings., Lee Ann Simons, Psychology
Discriminant measures for desperate love., Michael B. Sperling, Psychology
Mineral nutrition in radish (Raphanus sativus L. 'Cherry Belle') grown with nitrification inhibitors., Margie Lynn Stratton, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effects of growth retardants on Kentucky bluegrass growth and development., Anna G. Symington, Plant & Soil Sciences
The functional response to fluctuations in water quality of indigenous periphytic algal populations colonizing tubular substrates in lotic waters., Bruce Edward Tease, Plant & Soil Sciences
Defensiveness as a moderator variable for self esteem., Laurie Ann Teraspulsky, Psychology
Inferences used in comprehension and recall at ages 4 and 7., James G. Thompson, Psychology
Relationships linking preharvest mineral nutrition of 'McIntosh' apple leaf and fruit to storage disorders of fruit., Sarah Almy Weis, Plant & Soil Sciences
Row width and density effects on yield, growth, and light interception in soybeans., Julie Willcott, Plant & Soil Sciences
A role for serotonin in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal response to insulin stress., Rachel Yehuda, Psychology
Theses from 1982
Effects of hysterectomy on sexual receptivity, food intake, running wheel activity, and hypothalamic estrogen and progestin receptors in rats., Harry Ahdieh, Psychology
Pest management strategies for the alfalfa blotch leafminer, Agromyza frontella (Rondani) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), in Massachusetts., Alfred Jeffery Alicandro, Entomology
Effects of aminoethoxyvinylglycine on maturation, ripening, and storage of apples., Wesley R. Autio, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effect of injected antiviral compounds on apple mosaic and other diseases of apple trees., Susan Cheplick, Plant Pathology
The effect of processing conditions on the solid-state deformation and consequent properties of high density polyethylene., Marc Michael Daniels, Polymer Science & Engineering
Bionomics and development of the cabbage maggot, Hylemya brassicae (Wiedemann)., Lawrance Joseph Dapsis, Entomology
Photocontrol of leaf abscission., Dennis Roger Decoteau, Plant & Soil Sciences
Neuronal control of the classically conditioned nictitating membrane response in rabbit: a critical role for the dorsolateral pons., John E. Desmond, Psychology
Properties of sulfonated polysulfone ionomers., Michael A. Drzewinski, Polymer Science & Engineering
Evaluation of sludge, composted sludge, and fly ash for the growth of turf and container plants., Kevin William Duffy, Plant & Soil Sciences
Medium chain triglyceride feeding to normal and diabetic rats., Neilé Kay Edens, Psychology
Monitoring and control strategies for the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), in Massachusetts sweet corn., Gordon Howard Fletcher-Howell, Entomology
Development of a self-report measure of role-playing ability., Kenneth E. Fletcher, Psychology
Conceptual and empirical issues in the duration of anger., Bram Michael Fridhandler, Psychology
Sex role identification in anorectic females: a reappraisal., Alison Fishman Gartner, Psychology
Born-again Christians need not apply: religious discrimination in clinical psychology graduate school admissions., John Douglas Gartner, Psychology
The ontogeny of coping responses in infancy/, Andrew Francis Gianino, Psychology
Definitions of political power: a case study., Thomas F. Gilmartin, Political Science
Studies on the oviposition behavior of the salt marsh greenhead, Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart (Diptera: Tabanidae)., Nancy Lee Graham, Entomology
The effects of basic level category information on immediate and delayed recognition memory in two-year olds., Carolyn Greco, Psychology
Impact of Pseudomonas putida on nodulation in the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris., Howard Dean Grimes, Plant Pathology
Perceptual encoding and the stimulus probability effect., Randall Stephen Hansen, Psychology
The relationship between a restrained eating style and body image disturbances in college women., Amy Auslander Hirsch, Psychology
The synthesis and characterization of thermotropic compounds for rim-type polymers., Hiroshi Hoshino, Polymer Science & Engineering
The mechanical behavior and deformation morphology of rubber-modified polypropylene., Thomas David Juska, Polymer Science & Engineering
The effects of light spectra on stress and behavior., Kim Elizabeth Kendall, Psychology
The effect of host age on mosquito attraction, feeding, and fecundity., Dennis Albert LaPointe, Entomology
Satisfying and unsatisfying therapy relationships between women: female therapists' perspectives/, Sandra B. Levy, Psychology
A construct validity study of the sentence verification technique as a method of measuring reading comprehension., Douglas J. Lynch, Psychology
Time-of-planting treatments and the role of Pratylenchus penetrans in peach decline in Massachusetts., Susan R. McCouch, Plant Pathology
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