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Theses from 1998
The effects of repeated viewing on preschool children's attention to television., Alisha M. Crawley-davis, Psychology
The single-child policy and its impact on Chinese kinship terms among kindergarten children in Shanghai/, Xiaoxue Dai, Chinese
The environmental fate of fungicides used to manage Magnaporthe poae, the causal agent of summer patch /, Jeffery J. Doherty, Plant Pathology
Clinical trainees' development of an understanding of their clients., Gay Germani, Psychology
Contagion of aggression in the preschool classroom as a function of peer and teacher responses., Naomi E. Goldstein, Psychology
Evaluation of Trichoderma atroviride as a potential biological control agent of Cryphonectria parasitica /, Emily Y. Ferguson Gonzalez, Plant Pathology
Leaf shape description using wavelets /, Eva Hiripi, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effects of motivation on the interpretation of nonverbal behaviors., Daniel Hrubes, Psychology
Relative susceptibility of endophytic and non-endophytic turfgrasses to parasitic nematodes /, Norman R. Lafaille, Plant & Soil Sciences
Eadric Streona :: a critical biography/, Terry Lee Locy, History
Weed suppression and nitrogen availability using different green manure crops /, Robin F. Luberoff, Plant & Soil Sciences
Children's use of key word strategies in arithmetic word problem solving., Laura L. Mitchell, Psychology
A psychometric study of a domain-specific sentence verification technique test., Urip Purwono, Psychology
An intervention program for college students diagnosed with dyslexia based on theoretical principles., Kenneth A. Rath, Psychology
Assessing working models of attachment using object relations concepts., Douglas Richard Rau, Psychology
Components of an integrated management program to control dodder, (Cuscuta gronovii Willd.) on Massachusetts cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) bogs /, Laura K. Romaneo, Plant & Soil Sciences
Properties of an instrument for analyzing the potential function of physical aggression in the institutionalized elderly., Jeffrey J. Skowron, Psychology
Coping strategies in late-life schizophrenia., Nancy H. Solano, Psychology
Theses from 1997
The adolescent development of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people :: conceptual and methodological issues., Cynthia L. Battle, Psychology
Finding value in the mundane :: can intrinsic motivation undermine extrinsic motivation?, Michael B. Berg, Psychology
Limiting one's policy choices through a currency board : a rewarding shock therapy approach for Estonia?, Ralf W. Boepple, Political Science
Globalization or regionalization : financial flows and business practices in Central Europe and Latin America., Daniel Arthur Carter, Political Science
Estimating Brand Level Price Elasticities for the Margarine Industry: A Two-Stage Budget Approach, Matthew S. Gershoff, Resource Economics
The relationship between the stress, appraisal and coping process and eating disorders., Alexandra Sascha Griffing, Psychology
Wittgenstein, normativity, and Kripke's 'sceptical paradox'., Alexander Kovriga, Philosophy
Sectionalism and national consciousness in the early Republic :: the case of New England Federalists, 1800-1815/, Denis A. Kozlov, History
Recall-based inhibition in recognition., Hye-won Lee, Psychology
Mycorrhizal interactions of selected species of endangered New England flora /, Jeffrey M. Lerner, Plant & Soil Sciences
Cultivar, pH and inoculum density effects on root rot of strawberry associated with Rhizoctonia spp. and Phytophthora cactorum /, Hui Li, Plant Pathology
Nutrient accumulation and release in soil under cover crop systems /, Yinliang Liu, Plant & Soil Sciences
Adolescent identity development from a multicultural perspective., Katherine C. Mague, Psychology
Racial integration policy : finding solutions., Mario M. S. Martins, Political Science
The role of multiple antecedents in the time course of anaphor resolution., Robert A. Mason, Psychology
The acceptance of international regimes by Third World countries : China's and Taiwan's compliance with the intellectual property rights regime., Yueh-Ching Ma, Political Science
The right-wing agenda : how the communications staff impacted the successes and failures of the Reagan administration., Scott F. Merzbach, Political Science
Carbon uptake by lettuce in different atmospheres for an advanced life support system /, Jonathan Alan Miller, Plant & Soil Sciences
Postemergence control of quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) with rimsulfuron /, Sowmya Mitra, Plant & Soil Sciences
Relationships between teacher behaviors and student academic engagement in an inner city preschool., Camilo Ortiz, Psychology
The culture of bee forage crops /, Zhiliang Pan, Plant & Soil Sciences
Improvements in the design and usage of red sticky spheres to control the apple maggot fly (R. pomonella)., Alan H. Reynolds, Entomology
The relationship between aggression and self injurious behavior in Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)., Alyssa Rulf Fountain, Psychology
Beyond chess :: the effects of anger on person perception., Daniel Shapiro, Psychology
Emergent academic skills :: gender differences in the relations with externalizing behavior problems and peer relationships in high-risk preschoolers., Rebecca M. Stowe, Psychology
Mental arithmetic skill and its relation to complex mathematical problem solving ability., Loel N. Tronsky, Psychology
Development of an immunoassay for the quantification of capsaicinoids in different matrices., Yong Wang, Entomology
Theses from 1996
Reorganization of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico : theoretical foundations and legitimacy of the administrative state., Mario Acosta-Velez, Political Science
Biology and oviposition behavior of Cybocephalus nr. nipponicus Endrody-Younga (Coleoptera: Cybocephalidae), a natural enemy of euonymus scale Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) (Homoptera: Diaspididae)., Juan Manuel Alvarez, Entomology
Contemporary civil-military relations in Brazil and Argentina : bargaining for political reality., Carlos P. Baía, Political Science
Investigations of the role of phonological processing in visual word recognition using the fast priming technique., Alexander B. Bilsky, Psychology
War on-land versus war on-line : how technologies of war affect gender in the military., Kelly K. Boyce, Political Science
Social evaluations of assertion in others., Justin Campbell Curry, Psychology
Age-grading adult female Aedes aegypti (L.) using cuticular hydrocarbon analysis., Michael L. Desena, Entomology
A pharmacological and endocrinological study of female insemination in the blow fly, Phormia regina., Brian P. Evans, Entomology
Two routes to perspective-taking :: testing a new model., Cynthia Mcpherson Frantz, Psychology
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