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Theses from 1995
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
Attachment and styles of conflict resolution in close relationships., Lucy B. Rinehart, Psychology
The role of vision in early reaching :: anticipating the trajectory of a moving object in the dark., Daniel J. Robin, Psychology
Self-devaluation processes among gay-identified men., Richard G. Rodriguez, Psychology
Repeated attitude expression and the attitude-intention relationship :: the mediating effects of attitude accessibility and stability., Lori H. Rosenthal, Psychology
Evaluation of anti-fungal organisms, soil solarization, cover crop rotation, and compost amendments as alternatives to soil fumigation in commercial strawberry production /, Sonia G. Schloemann, Plant & Soil Sciences
Memory performance following bilingual translation: lexical and conceptual determinants of cross-language transfer., Alexandra Sholl, Psychology
Memory for events during early childhood two to four years later., Cindy J. Speaker, Psychology
Fostering democracy in eastern Europe., Andreas Staab, Political Science
The impression formation processes of asymmetrically dependent individuals., Laura E. Stevens, Psychology
Predictors of self-injury in child and adolescent psychiatric inpatients., Jeanine M. Vivona, Psychology
Representations of others and perceptions of relationships., Mary Elizabeth Wade, Psychology
A formative evaluation of the Methods in psychology course at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst., Jean Marie Watt, Psychology
Intimate relationships: adult attachment style and attachment to God., Kim F. Weiner, Psychology
Partial characterization of the antinematodal and antifungal determinants in a novel Streptomyces sp. /, Dawei Yang, Plant Pathology
The effects of generating inferences about a solution principle on analogical transfer in children and adults., Karen L. Yanowitz, Psychology
Theses from 1992
Development and validation of the Pathogenic Beliefs Questionnaire., Mark D. Caron, Psychology
Complementarity of personality traits in romantic relationships :: opposites do attract., Mary Kim Christy, Psychology
Risk-sensitive foraging in the blue jay (Cyanocitta crystata)., Kevin C. Clements, Psychology
The education of a field marshal :: Wellington in India and Iberia/, David G. Cotter, History
Impression formation in an intergroup setting :: the effects of outgroup power and homogeneity., Eric F. Depret, Psychology
"Webs of significance" :: Italian textile labor and the fabric of society, 1750-1850/, Dorothy M. Dumont, History
Promoting reciprocal interactions between children with developmental delays and their typical siblings through instruction in incidental teaching., Todd A. Harris, Psychology
Essential mentoring in the academy :: a psychoanalytic study of the coming of age., Gretchen J. Hendricks, Psychology
Effects of mineral microinjection on decline symptoms in sugar maple, Acer saccharum Marsh. /, Kathleen R. Hickey, Plant Pathology
Assessment of mineral nutrition of declining forest trees with red spruce seedlings and indicator plants /, Bärbel Hölldampf, Plant & Soil Sciences
An exploration of Erikson's eight-stage model of development as measured by the Expanded Inventory of Psychosocial Development with particular reference to generativity, the seventh stage., Arianna N. Jarvis, Psychology
A Study of a Reimaging System for Correcting Large-Scale Phase Errors in Reflector Antennas, Eugene F. Lauria, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The effects of training on understanding the law of large numbers., Jill Hendrickson Lohmeier, Psychology
Theories of gender development :: selective attention to television and toy play., Diane M. Luecke, Psychology
Aspects in creating a gentleman :: education and the Grand Tour in eighteenth-century England/, Lisa C. Mangiafico, History
Therapists' attitudes about addressing the role of exercise in psychotherapy., Derek J. Mcentee, Psychology
Self-complexity and higher- and lower-order self assumptions as predictors of coping with traumatic events., Hillary Jean Morgan, Psychology
Mechanical Behavior of a Continuous Fiber Reinforced SiC/RBSN Ceramic Composite, Nancy M. Narbut, Mechanical Engineering
Biological control of turfgrass pests by fungal endophytes /, Jennifer Nobel, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effects of xylem resin on trunk injection of systemic chemicals in conifers /, Christopher Nollstadt, Plant Pathology
Techniques for genetically engineering lily pollen /, Maureen C. O'Leary, Plant Pathology
Comparison of methods for assessing soil hydraulic properties /, Ginger B. Paige, Plant & Soil Sciences
A preliminary study on the biocontrol of dollar spot (Sclerotinia homeocarpa) and brown patch (Rhizoctonia solani) on creeping bentgrass by an isolate of Streptomyces /, Helen M. Reuter, Plant Pathology
Survival of bacteria introduced into soil :: the influence of inoculation conditions, particle association, extractable soil components, and inoculum density /, Mary M. Rothermich, Plant & Soil Sciences
Analysis of microbial community structure and function in a karstic aquifer /, Karl Jon Rusterholtz, Plant & Soil Sciences
Larvae of Nearctic Dixidae (Diptera) : descriptions and key for identification., Richard W. Savary, Entomology
Benazir Bhutto : her political struggle in Pakistan., Kimie Sekine, Political Science
The experience of nurses with boarder babies on an acute-care unit., Anjani A. Soparkar, Psychology
Digital Conversion of Nonlinear Compensators with Antireset-Windup Compensation: Studies, Analysis and Design, Richard J. Spangenberger, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Confrontations with the unconscious :: an intensive study of the dreams of women learning self-defense., Deborah S. Stier, Psychology
Spatial analysis of the formation of adventitious shoot meristems /, Hui-Cheng Tian, Plant & Soil Sciences