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Theses from 1981
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
The behavioral correlates of alternative lighting designs., Lauren A. Birenbaum, Psychology
Effects of therapist race upon extent of clients' willingness to self-disclose in the initial clinical interview., Ronald C. Boutelle, Psychology
Mother is a freshperson: a study of power in the family., Barbara Brooks, Psychology
Cell ultrastructure and membrane electropotentials during initiation of systemic necrosis in tobacco ringspot virus-infected cowpea plants., Richard J. Carr, Plant Pathology
Information, attention and the reduction of stress., Randolph R. Cornelius, Psychology
Some correlates and determinants of attributed freedom., Ann Detrick, Psychology
Calcium efficiency among tomato genotypes., Jean Evelyn English, Plant & Soil Sciences
The presence of a windblown component in Massachusetts soils., Peter Craig Fletcher, Plant & Soil Sciences
Morphological characterization of reaction injection molded (rim) polyurethanes., Israel David Fridman, Polymer Science & Engineering
A "psychocultural" experiment in autobiography., John Franklin Furbish, Psychology
Studies on the interactions of Thelazia sp., introduced eyeworm parasites of cattle, with their definitive and intermediate hosts in Massachusetts., Christopher John Geden, Entomology
A cluster analytic evaluation of the effectiveness of the Amherst Youth Center in reaching non-traditional youth in Amherst., Michael Allen Glish, Psychology
Empathic responses to child-abusive behaviors: the influence of observational set and personality., Denise Godfrey-pinn, Psychology
Hepatic control of feeding and gastric acid secretion., James Gerard Granneman, Psychology
The induction of anger and its effects on self-criticism among depressed and non-depressed female college students., William E. Haley, Psychology
A study of the social skills of four year old hearing impaired and hearing children in an integrated preschool, Clarke School for the Deaf, Northampton, Mass., Deborah S. Kearney, Psychology
Leibniz' doctrine of super-essentialism and world-bound individuals., Craig F. Knoche, Philosophy
Predicting differences in the retention of prose materials on the basis of subject prior knowledge., Clifford E. Konold, Psychology
The relationship between the host plant and the dispersal of larval gypsy moths, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)., David R. Lance, Entomology
Lenin: the party, revolution and politics., William Francis Leahy, Political Science
Melting studies of polyethylene terephthalate., Patricia Leite-james, Polymer Science & Engineering
The relationship between prelinguistic communication and sensorimotor development in severely and profoundly retarded individuals., Debra J. Lobato-Barrera, Psychology
The clay mineralogy of some Massachusetts soils developed on till., Henry J. Lord, Plant & Soil Sciences
Mood and children's generosity/, Jeffrey D. Lowell, Psychology
Wives' marital satisfaction, perceived personal control, and blame of husband., Margaret E. Madden, Psychology
Identification, etiology and control of euonymus fortunei anthracnose caused by colletotrichum gloeosporioides., Matthew John Mahoney, Plant Pathology
Day care effects on the empathic process of young children., María Lourdes. De Mattei, Psychology
Eurocommunism, Spain, and the views of Santiago Carrillo., Joseph Anthony Nicastro, Political Science
The potential for renovated wastewater use by Massachusetts industries., Janice Laura Pratte, Plant & Soil Sciences
Language acquisition in low-income Black children., Ricky Charles Robson, Psychology
Trials distribution and Ur excitability in conditioned inhibition of the rabbit's nictitating membrane response., Anthony G. Romano, Psychology
Between two worlds: mainland Puerto Rican youth ;: some correlates of ethnic identification/, Nydia I. Santiago Nazario, Psychology
Maternal-child interaction during a problem-solving task, Karen Anne Sawchenko, Psychology
Binaural assessment of cerebral lateralization for speech utilizing the salient processing qualities of the dominant hemisphere., Efrain Segarra, Psychology
Insulin withdrawal effects on female sexual behavior and cell nuclear estrogen receptor levels in diabetic rats., Linda Irene Siegel, Psychology
Exportation, transparent belief and quantifying in., Harvey I. Simon, Philosophy
Cells vs fibers of passage in the lateral hypothalamic syndrome: the use of monosodium-L-glutamate., Earl L. Simson, Psychology
General activity and mating behavior of Rhagoletis flies in nature., David Courtney Smith, Entomology
A retrospective study of smoker types and optimal cessation procedures., Brian Hutting Stagner, Psychology
Patterns of intimacy: a study of 30-year-old professional women., Lynn R. Starker, Psychology
The genetics and morphology of the pericarp in maize :: a thesis /, William Francis Tracy, Plant & Soil Sciences
Growth and development of Chironomus thummi (Kieffer) on various algal diets., Daniel Weissman, Entomology
Theses from 1978
Reactivity to heteromodel stimulation and the modulation of excitation., Robert Bruce Alexander, Psychology
Ecological characteristics of the rhizosphere microflora of water milfoil., Joseph Reed Blotnick, Plant & Soil Sciences
Peer separation in older Rhesus monkeys, Robert Arnold Blume-babcock, Psychology
Lindomania or the Penny Press observed :: a study of the 1850 New York press in action., Janet Lehrman Brown, History
Indo-Pakistan relations (1972-1977), Baderunissa Channah, Political Science
Ameliorative helping and the transgression-compliance phenomenon., Gregory M. Chilenski, Psychology
Duration of outpatients treatment as related to perceived agency characteristics and agency respondent attitudes., Benson George Cooke, Psychology
Native extrachromosomal deoxyribonucleic acid in Erwinia carotovora var. carotovora., Margery Louise Daughtrey, Plant Pathology
Initiation and development of systemic necrosis in relation to virus concentration in tobacco ringspot virus-infected cowpea plants., Michael C. Edwards, Plant Pathology
Hypothalamic hypoactivity prevented but not reversed by subdiaphragmatic vagotomy., Ricardo Eng, Psychology
Land management effects on the chemical composition of corn grown on sludge-amended soil., Gregory Kevin Evanylo, Plant & Soil Sciences
In vivo and in vitro uptake of (3h) Estradiol in brain and pituitary of the female Monogolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, Janet M. Gray, Psychology
The effects of nitrogen and potassium on the uptake of calcium and magnesium by Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) :: as related to infection by Helminthosporium vagans /, John J. Griffin, Plant & Soil Sciences