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Theses from 2007
Design and Implementation of Parallel Anomaly Detection, Shashank Shanbhag, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Moral Motivations: The Relationship between Self-Regulation and Morality, Sana Sheikh, Psychology
Design and Development of Timmi - An Interferometric Radar, Karthik Srinivasan Venkatasubramanian, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Physio-Chemical Evaluation and Functional Assessment of Native Wetland Soils and Organic Amendments for Freshwater Mitigation Wetlands, Emily K.D. Stockman, Plant & Soil Sciences
The variegated blossoms :: studies on the children characters in the literary productions of Chi Zijian/, Xuebo Sun, Chinese
The Effects of Dietary Calcium and Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Bone Health, Michael Terk, Food Science
Spatial And Temporal Dynamics Of Land Use Impacts On Water Quality In Watershed Systems, Olga Tsvetkova, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Use Of Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles To Efficiently Extract And Concentrate Peptides For Maldi-tof-ms Detection, Benjamin P. K. N. Y Vanderpuije, Chemistry
Applications Of Ldpc Codes For Hybrid Wireless Optical And Magnetic Recording Systems, Sarma V. Vangala, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Are we the same person in our L1 as we are in our L2?, Eric Alton Wirth, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Maximizing Masculinity: A Textual Analysis of Maxim Magazine, Kirsten Wisneski, Communication
Current-sensed Interconnects: Static Power Reducation and Sensitivity to Temperature, Sheng Xu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Translation, Culture, And Censorship In Saudi Arabia (1988-2006) And Iraq (1979-2005), Huda A. Yehia, Comparative Literature
Synthesis and Adsorption Studies of the MIcro-Mesoporous Material Sba-15, Eunyoung You, Chemical Engineering
Are “remember” And “know” The Same Process?—a Perspective From Reaction Time Data, Min Zeng, Psychology
Christmas Future, Steven Zultanski, English
Theses from 2006
Distance effects on the resolution of inconsistent anaphors in discourse processing., Kathryn Harriet Chace, Psychology
Education in belief system coherency and ideological constraint in Massachusetts., David Ciuk, Political Science
Playing together and staying together : an analysis of leisure activities and marital quality across the transition to parenthood., Amy Claxton, Psychology
Physiological and behavioral factors affecting feeding and satiation in Tabanus nigrovittatus and Phormia regina., Kelley E. Downer, Entomology
Leaders like me : exposure to counterstereotypic women and its effect on the malleability of self-stereotyping., Nicole Gilbert Cote, Psychology
INTERPRETING IN A DIFFERENT LEGAL CULTURE: A STUDY OF CHINESE INTERPRETERS AT ANGEL ISLAND STATION (1910-1940), Ting Guo, Comparative Literature
Sex, wealth, and power : audience and the real Orange County., Elizabeth K. Krieg, Political Science
Micro and macro justice in the context of truth and reconciliation commissions., Christine Lillie, Psychology
Parental warmth and social skills in six to seven year old children., Jade Nichole Logan, Psychology
The joint effects of persuasion and implementation intentions : an investigation using the theory of planned behavior., Mark Manning, Psychology
Shake your rattle down to the ground : infants' exploration of objects relative to surface., James D. Morgante, Psychology
A comparison of the Guodian and Mawangdui Laozi texts/, Dan Murphy, Chinese
Pathology and transmission of Hz-2V infecting the reproductive tissues of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea., Christopher P. Rallis, Entomology
Animal hoarding : developing a theoretical model., Christopher M. Spofford, Psychology
Effects of a word's status as a predictable phrasal head on lexical decision and eye movements., Adrian. Staub, Psychology
Adult attachment style, passionate love, and the frustration of intimacy goals., Michael L. Vernon, Psychology
Culture and solitude : meaning and significance of being alone., Yao Wang, Psychology
Are suicide bombings courageous actions?, Stephen N. Woodside, Philosophy
Theses from 2005
From Fantasy Dates To Elimination Ceremonies: A Content Analysis Of Gender, Sex And Romance On Reality Television, Andrea Mary Bergstrom, Communication
GESAKU IN EDO FICTION AND AN ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF "NENASHIGUSA YUME MONOGATARI" BY SHIKITEI SANBA, Fumiko U. Brown, Japanese
The effect of object boundaries on the flow of attention., Simon J. Büchner, Psychology
The images of Jiangnan in Zhao Mengfu's (1254-1322) poetry/, Li E, Chinese
Psychoanalysts' understanding of therapeutic success : interviews with 5 experienced psychoanalysts., Candice Fischer, Psychology
Two thoughts diverged in a funny joke : the connection between divergent thinking and humor appreciation., Jason J. Glass, Psychology
Always look on the bright side of life : the relationship between coping humor, negative life events, and life satisfaction in American and Israeli college students., Yariv Hofstein, Psychology
Identity processes and concerns about aging in middle and later adulthood., Kelly M. Jones, Psychology
"This place is not meant for recreation. It is meant for inspiration" :: the legacies of Clara Endicott Sears/, Megan M. Kennedy, History
Expert-novice differences : visual and verbal responses in a two-group comparison task., Khalimahtul Akasah Idereena Khalil, Psychology
Integrated Control of Potato Leafhopper on Apple: Implications for Fireblight Management, Kathleen P. Leahy, Plant & Soil Sciences
Perception of Kanizsa subjective contour requires attention., Xingshan Li, Psychology
Uniting the ancestors :: Cheng Minzheng (1445-1499) and the creation of the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Xin'an Cheng (Xin'an Chengshi Tongzong Shipu)/, Neil E. Mcgee, Chinese
Early problem behavior and the development of depressive symptoms in school age children., Susan M. Meagher, Psychology
Predictors of father involvement across the transition to parenthood., Karen B. Meteyer, Psychology
The social and cultural context of parenting : a study of African American, Puerto Rican, and European American parenting in the Northeast., Liliana Rodriguez, Psychology
Downstream effects of word frequency., Timothy J. Slattery, Psychology
Effects of web-based tutoring software on math test performance : a look at gender, math-fact retrieval ability, spatial ability and type of help., Rena L. Walles, Psychology
College intimacy as a predictor of divorce in middle life : a 34-year longitudinal study., Mark Ian Weinberger, Psychology
Social rejection as a mediating variable in the link between stereotype threat and math performance., Darren A.J. Yopyk, Psychology
Theses from 2004
The life history and management of Phyllotreta cruciferae and Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), pests of brassicas in the northeastern United States., Caryn L. Andersen, Entomology
Woodrow Wilson's conversion experience :: the President, the woman suffrage movement, and the extent of executive influence, Beth A. Behn, History
An annotated translation of "Accounts of supernatural retribution"/, Elliot Meier Billings, Chinese
The influence of race/ethnicity on women's help-seeking behavior for intimate partner violence., Heather Bourne, Psychology
Parenting predictors of overt and relational aggression among school-age children., Sharice Angel Brown, Psychology
Investigating change blindness in three-dimensional dynamic stimuli., Ibrahim H. Dahlstrom-hakki, Psychology
Therapist accounts of how cases become long-term in a training clinic., Jennifer Davidtz, Psychology
Determining if two-year-olds prefer comprehensible television : an analysis of language and visual sequencing., Anne E. Frankenfield, Psychology
Proximal versus distal romantic relationships : an analysis of construal differences., Bilal M. Ghandour, Psychology
Behavioral control of apple maggot fly (Rhagoletis pomonella) in Massachusetts commercial apple orchards., Sara R. Hoffmann, Entomology
Transposed-letter effects in reading., Rebecca Linn Johnson, Psychology
The impact of background television on parent-child interaction., Heather L. Kirkorian, Psychology
Hardball diplomacy and ping-pong politics: Cuban baseball, Chinese table tennis, and the diplomatic use of sport during the Cold War, Matthew J. Noyes, History
The experience of stress in adults with mental retardation., Sean B. Robins, Psychology
Happy marriage, happy baby? : marital quality and perceptions of infant temperament., Elizabeth Kristine Turner, Psychology
Theses from 2003
Phonological structure in spoken and written language : evidence for a shared representation., Jane Ashby, Psychology
The role of labeling in the stigmatization of mental illness., Lindsey A. Berkelman, Psychology
Factors contributing to life satisfaction in early and middle adulthood : a 34-year follow-up., Joshua R. Bringle, Psychology
The effect of priming intelligence malleability on stereotype threat and performance., Kathleen C. Burns, Psychology
Biological control and cold-hardiness of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Homoptera: Adelgidae)., Elizabeth E. Butin, Entomology
Infant number knowledge : a test of three theories., Erin N. Cannon, Psychology
Parental discipline, nurturance, and the parent-child attachment relationship : associations with preschool children's types of disruptive behavior problems., Lauren Hillary Goldstein, Psychology
Schema-based segregation in the cocktail party situation and its effects upon two differing types of auditory masking., Shawn M. Johnson, Psychology
Age-of-acquisition and word frequency effects during eye fixations in reading., Barbara J. Juhasz, Psychology
Testosterone, conflict style, and depression in late adolescent couples : a dyadic predictive model., Heidemarie Kaiser, Psychology
Infrared aperture synthesis imaging of close binary stars with the Iota., Stefan Kraus, Astronomy
A study on the midgut hormone and its intermediate target hormones in the queen blow fly Phormia Regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)., Heping Lin, Entomology
Toponyms of the Nanzhao periphery/, John C. Lloyd, Chinese
An Assessment of the Trapping Web for the Density Estimation of Small Mammals, Thomas J. Maier, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Sandwich or soap? : object substitution during pretend play by very young children., Dawn K. Melzer, Psychology
Molecular systematics of a sexual and parthenogenetic species complex : Aspidiotus nerii Bouchè (Insecta: Hemipthera: Diaspididae)., Lisa M. Provencher, Entomology
Understanding the attachment system : which attachment figures are associated with felt security under stress?, Luis M. Rivera, Psychology
The impact of national identity in Scotland on devolution., Jörg-Nicolas Rödger, Political Science
Two temperaments, one relationship : the interpersonal context of traits as a predictor of self-silencing., Elizabeth M. Seeley, Psychology
Cognitive style as a mediator of the relation between depression and parenting., Brian J. Stoessel, Psychology
Self-evaluation maintenance and impression management : behavior as a self-enhancement strategy to bolster self-esteem., James M. Tyler, Psychology
A lie goes a long way : deception as an impression management strategy to influence interviewers' perceptions., Brent Weiss, Psychology
Is source memory continuous or discrete? : an Roc analysis., Mungchen Wong, Psychology
Theses from 2002
Management practices to minimize volatile and dislodgeable foliar residues of turfgrass pesticides., Scott A. Carrier, Entomology
The kinematics of intent : a new approach to measuring intention in infants., Laura J. Claxton, Psychology
Attention in the preschool classroom : the relationships among child gender, child misbehavior, and teacher attention., Jennifer E. Dobbs, Psychology
Chinese color word evolution/, Mary E. Franck, Chinese
The relation between parent-child interactions and comorbid problems among attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder children., Julie L. Friedman, Psychology
We undergo, we experience and we write :: an analysis of contemporary Chinese women writers and their writings/, Yujie Ge, Chinese
Warning, media attachments may yield diminishing returns : an exploratory analysis of attachment style, media consumption and eating disorders., Dara N. Greenwood, Psychology
Rural adolescents' emotional experience of parent-adolescent interactions as a predictor of psychopathology., Meredith L. Gunlicks, Psychology