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Theses from 1988
The effect of antecedent wetness on flow instability during infiltration into layered soil /, David Mark Edelstein, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effects of nitrification inhibitors and nitrogen fertilizers on growth and composition of plants /, Jinan Feng, Plant & Soil Sciences
Cosmic grain size evolution., Charles A. Field, Astronomy
An exploration of the motivational factors in surrogate motherhood., Lael E. Foster, Psychology
Correlates of emotional imagery., Gernot Gollnisch, Psychology
Stroop task latencies as a function of reading ability, context, and context-target relatedness., Barbara A. Greene, Psychology
Long-term effects of sucrose and carbohydrate on blood glucose and aggression in mice., Jill M. Greenwald, Psychology
Basic and superordinate level categorization by autistic preschoolers and their typical peers., Susan G. Izeman, Psychology
A user-built system for automated monitoring and controlling of controlled atmosphere apple storages /, Katrin Slosser Kaminsky, Plant & Soil Sciences
Inoculation of apple protoplast with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) /, Xiao Hua Li, Plant Pathology
Analyzing population dynamics of the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L., and its parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (McIntosh) using simultaneous measurement of host and parasitoid recruitment rates in the field., E. Rolando Lopez-Gutierrez, Entomology
The use of methoprene in the preparation of an immunogen from non-immunogenic insect growth regulators with juvenile hormone activity : development of a model system., Joanne V. Mei, Entomology
The role of the meda in international affairs : an analysis of the media's role in relations between West Germany and Israel., Lila B. Orbach, Political Science
Charlemagne and kingship :: the responsibility of absolute power/, Jane Swotchak Ourand, History
A study of weight-preoccupied college women., Deborah Freda Perlman, Psychology
A growth analysis of the competitive posture of field corn with respect to fall panicum and large crabgrass /, Susan M. Podmayer, Plant & Soil Sciences
Self-incompatibility in Zinnia angustifolia HBK (Compositae) /, Raymond R. Samaha, Plant & Soil Sciences
Symptom remission of peach X-disease using Mauget microinjection of oxytetracycline /, Julianne T. Schieffer, Plant Pathology
Geometry and Deformation History of Mylonitic Rocks and Silicified Zones Along the Mesozoic Connecticut Valley Border Fault, Western Massachusetts, Lynne E. Stopen, Geology
Chinese political movements and historiography on American history/, Wenjun Xing, History
Theses from 1987
Extension of continuous versus discontinuous conditioned stimuli before versus after the unconditioned stimulus., Melody Lynn Albert, Psychology
Population genetics of resistance management for the Colorado potato beetle., Joseph Albert Argentine, Entomology
The balance beam :: rule induction and transfer., Leslie K. Arriola, Psychology
The effect of background information on object identification., Susan J. Boyce, Psychology
Perceptions of occupational discrimination among college students: 1970, 1986 cohort comparison., Judith Ann Burnett, Psychology
"Mere thought" attitude polarization :: some second thoughts., Francis Patrick Callahan, Psychology
Encoding and decoding facial expressions of emotion as a function of children's social competence., Robert Joseph Custrini, Psychology
Performance feedback to enhance the quality of teaching by institutional direct care staff., Richard Kevin Fleming, Psychology
Kant's philosophy of the self., Michio Fushihara, Philosophy
Cultural and marketing studies on dill, Anethum graveolens L. /, Nancy Lynn Garrabrants, Plant & Soil Sciences
Pectic enzyme and protease production in Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica /, Helga L. George, Plant Pathology
Experiences with assault and impact on behavior., Kristina M. Hallett, Psychology
Factors Influencing Parents' Decisions Regarding Immunization for their Children, Norma E. Hallock, Nursing
The separate and combined effects of ozone and acidic precipitation on paper birch seedlings (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) and their mycorrhizal associations /, Kevin D. Keane, Plant Pathology
Perception, representation, and reference : some thoughts on an essential structure., Ralph E. Kenyon, Philosophy
Erich Fromm's theory on alienation., Kaori Miyamoto, Philosophy
Maintenance of progesterone-facilitated sexual behavior in female rats requires continued hypothalamic protein synthesis and nuclear progestin receptor occupation., Michael J. Moore, Psychology
Eye movement guidance in reading :: the role of parafoveal letter and space information., Robin K. Morris, Psychology
Therapist cognitive and affective responses as a function of therapist gender, client gender, and client anger and depression., Shelley Lynn Murphy, Psychology
Nonverbal encoding and decoding of emotion in children :: data and theories., Pierre Rene Philippot, Psychology
Polwar, the politicization of military forces : history, theory and practice., Pascal Ronald Politano, Political Science
Perimenstrual cramps :: diagnostic issues, medication use, and coping., Elizabeth Dale Rhinehart, Psychology
Improving preschoolers' "self control" :: differentially reinforcing the choice of larger, delayed over smaller, immediate rewards., Julie Beth Schweitzer, Psychology
Convergence of listening and reading processing., Gale Marie Sinatra, Psychology
Evaluation of home horticulture/small farms program through individual consultation /, Tina Marie Smith, Plant & Soil Sciences
European political cooperation at the United Nations General Assembly in the 1980's., Klaus-Dieter Stadler, Political Science
Perceptually aberrant experiences as a risk factor for psychosis :: the importance of conditions and explanatory style., Joseph Edward Struckus, Psychology
Newborn longterm retention of speech sounds., Irina Uta Swain, Psychology
The subjective experience of cognitive disturbances in chronic schizophrenia., Welli Yeh, Psychology
Attribution for conflict in close relationships and its relation to memory and relationship evaluation., Michael K. Zuschlag, Psychology
Theses from 1986
Bluestain fungi and insect vector interactions in Japanese black and Scots pine mortality /, Elise M. Bennett, Plant Pathology
Lithological controls on the clay mineralogy of selected Massachusetts soils /, Steven M. Bodine, Plant & Soil Sciences
The influence of certain dietary patterns on mood :: exploring the effects on mood of manipulating dietary protein-carbohydrate ratios., Kathleen A. Bonal, Psychology
Some views on our knowledge of substance., Robert J. Boyle, Philosophy
Investigation of the actions of type I and type II pyrethroids on norepinephrine uptake and release by rat brain synaptosomes., Matthew W. Brooks, Entomology
Maternal self-esteem and the ability to tolerate infant autonomy., Rachel Wilhelm Bush, Psychology
Symptoms and distribution of ash yellows in Massachusetts and effects of oxytetracycline microinjection on mycoplasma-like organisms within white ash /, Kevin P. Carr, Plant Pathology
Effect of chemical growth retardants on carbohydrate levels of turfgrasses /, Elizabeth Leigh Clifton, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effect of a stimulus suffix on short-term auditory memory in preschoolers., Teresa Daly, Psychology
The place of the philosopher., Jeffrey B. Diamond, Political Science
Identification of calcium-use efficiency characteristics among strains of snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, L.) /, Martha G. Edens, Plant & Soil Sciences
Family management: a time management program., Laura J. Hall, Psychology
Psychotherapists' development in terms of true self and caretaker self., Anton H. Hart, Psychology
Context and object recognition., John M. Henderson, Psychology
A compositional study of the morphology of 18-armed poly(styrene-isoprene) star-block copolymers/, Doreen S. Herman, Polymer Science & Engineering
Sex, race, social class and alienation., James P. Howard, Psychology
The effects of time, method and rate of boron fertilization on the incidence of brown curd and hollow stem disorders in cauliflower, Brassica Oleraceae, (Botrytis Gp.) /, Valerie J. Mailler, Plant & Soil Sciences
Religious beliefs, locus of control and college performance., Renata L. Nero, Psychology
The effect of crypticity on the foraging efficiency of the blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)., Deborah Jean Olson, Psychology
The accuracy of reaching in the dark in 7-month-old infants., Eve Emmanuel Perris, Psychology
Conversational skills training with socially isolated nursing home residents., Kim Praderas, Psychology
The effect of cadmium upon the growth and nitrogen fixation of the cyanobacterium Gloeothece ATCC 27152 /, Kevin J. Rodrigues, Plant & Soil Sciences
Sexual identity development and problem drinking in college women., Randi Ellen Schnur, Psychology
On-line inferences., Dolores M. Shank, Psychology
The effect of the context in metaphor comprehension., Makiko Shinjo, Psychology
Physiological control of calling, pheromone release, and pheromone production in the female gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar., Juliet D. Tang, Entomology
Cartesian philosophy and the study of language., Gert Webelhuth, Philosophy
The susceptibility of the reproductive process in Zea mays L. to acid precipitation /, Frank S. Wertheim, Plant & Soil Sciences
Newborn behavior and maternal and infant biomedical factors among the Efe and Lese of Zaire., Steven A. Winn, Psychology
Strategies used in computer program comprehension and debugging., Christopher B. Young, Psychology
Theses from 1985
Feedback to enhance safe lifting., Mark Paul Alavosius, Psychology
Developmental differences in individuals with borderline personality disorder., Dawn E. Balcazar, Psychology
Cucumber mosaic virus transmission and resistance in Capsicum annuum L /, John R. Cuevas, Plant & Soil Sciences
A 1973-1984 cohort comparison of college students' life plans and career aspirations., Miriam A. Defant, Psychology
The biology and ecology of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xyophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) Nickle, in Massachusetts /, Anne E. Dorrance, Plant Pathology
An animal model for overjustification :: preliminary investigation., Vivian Packard Dorsel, Psychology
Auditory stimulation and control as sources of environmental enrichment for captive Rhesus monkeys., Karla Hull Drewsen, Psychology
The use of imagery and its relationship to maternal adaptation :: a comparison of cesarean [sic] versus vaginal deliveries., Corey N. Fagan, Psychology
The role of context in resolving syntactic ambiguity., Fernanda Ferreira, Psychology
Some difficulties experienced by psychotherapists in training., Charles Lawrence Field, Psychology
Studies in tissue-cultured Paulownia tomentosa :: phenotypic stability, ploidy status, acclimatization, and in vitro cold storage /, Lakshmi Jagannathan, Plant & Soil Sciences
Development and evaluation of an in vitro radiochemical assay for juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the black blowfly, Phormia regina (Meigen)., Mei-Ann Liu, Entomology
The law and policy of control : presidential papers and school library books., Pamela R. McKay, Political Science
Politics and pleasures : sexual controversies in the women's and lesbian/gay liberation movements., Lisa J. Orlando, Political Science
Relationships among marital functioning, childbirth delivery mode, and maternal adjustment :: an exploratory study of the immediate postpartum period., Jill Anne Padawer, Psychology
A radical epistemology of 'other worlds' : acausation, nonlinearity, consciousness., Jerome Radin, Philosophy
Factors which influence the seeking of professional psychological help by college students who seriously consider suicide., Peter Spencer, Psychology
Attraction of adult cabbage maggots to visual and olfactory traps., Arthur Tuttle, Entomology
Intercropping corn and soybean :: planting pattern, plant density, and nitrogen fertilizer responses /, Antonio Vargas, Plant & Soil Sciences
A comparison of measures of psychological differentiation and boundary including their relationships to subjective experiences of self and relationships in normal young adults., Madeline Anne Wagner, Psychology