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Theses from 1982

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Visuo-motor connections in the anuran mesencephalon, Neil M. Montgomery, Psychology

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Eye guidance in extrafoveal choice reaction., Robert Earl Morrison, Psychology

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Group treatment of premature ejaculation: a new model., Robert Muller, Psychology

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New polymeric resists for electron beam lithography., Ameeta Narula, Polymer Science & Engineering

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Requirements necessary for consistent transmission of cucumber mosaic virus and screening peppers (Capsicum SPP. L.) for CMV resistance., Paul John Pasko, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Morphology of the 1980 Massachusetts business elite., David P. Perlman, History

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Allocation of behavior by Northern blue jays in response to prey density changes in two foraging areas., Jerrilynn Peters, Psychology

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Pharmacological differentiation of species-typical and instrumental responding in mice with septal lesions/, Anne E. Powell, Psychology

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An assessment of the toxicity exerted by urban stormwater runoff on benthic macroinvertebrates and fish., Carmen Medeiros de Queiroz, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Effect of a curtain drain on a mound septic system :: a comparative study., Joyce G. Raabe, Plant & Soil Sciences

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The effect of different N:K2O fertilizer ratios on the drought tolerance and quality of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris L.) cultivar Penncross., Steven Lockwood Rackliffe, Plant & Soil Sciences

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The development and evaluation of a scale to measure maternal self-esteem., Elizabeth M. Shea, Psychology

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Quantitative sampling of preimaginal black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) and drift ecology of Simulium tuberosum Lundstrom complex., Kenneth Raymond Simmons, Entomology

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Programming training across complex skills., Madalyn Esta Tyson, Psychology

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A multi-operant analysis of negative punishment: direct and systemic effects., William Michael Tyson, Psychology

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The effect of naloxone on conditioned suppression in rats., Michael Vigorito, Psychology

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Evaluation of the root of Derris elliptica Benth. against nematodes., Bakti Bin Yunton, Plant Pathology

Theses from 1981

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A morphological and taxonomic study of the nearctic species of the moth genus Apotomis Hbn. (Lepidoptera-tortricidae)., David Adamski, Entomology

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Family planning among mainland Puerto Ricans: an analysis of the decision-making process., Vickie A. Borras, Psychology

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The relationship between autumn root starch content and decline symptoms in urban maple trees., Juliet E. Carroll, Plant Pathology

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Effects of certain antiviral compounds on symptoms and infectivity of cowpea chlorotic mottle virus in cowpea and soybean plants., Loretta J. Cassel, Plant Pathology

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A study of the retention of lead in Massachusetts soils., Regina G. Christman, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Three-month old infants' reaction to simulated maternal depression in the context of face-to-face interaction., Jeffrey Franklin Cohn, Psychology

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The effect of potassium on ear fill of high density corn (Zea mays, L.)., Maureen Crowley-Tumenas, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Towards a dialectical theory of adult development., Diana Diamond, Psychology

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Field testing of a soil moisture simulation model., Michael James Fayer, Plant & Soil Sciences

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A program to train and maintain geographically dispersed service providers' teaching., Christopher J. Fox, Psychology

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The way that good folks do: Junior Achievement and corporate culture., Edwin Gabler, History

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Sources of inoculum and disease increase of stem, crown and root rot of asparagus caused by Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium moniliforme., Robert L. Gilbertson, Plant Pathology

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Caloric compensation following insulin administration., Karen Maxwell Gil, Psychology

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Quantitative problem-solving strategies and incidental learning in 4 to 9 year olds., Virginia Elizabeth Goldberger, Psychology

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An exploration of couple relationships formed by chronic schizophrenic individuals., Mary Louise Haake, Psychology

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A comparison of the stimulus delay procedure and simultaneous stimulus presentation., Benjamin L. Handen, Psychology

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A limnological analysis of Lake Tapacura Sao Loureco de Mata, Pernambuco, Brasil., Elaine M. Hartman, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Intention, the principle of double effect, and military action., Hugh F. T. Hoffman, Philosophy

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Base-rate use in prediction: an attribution process., Judith Foster Karshmer, Psychology

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The effects of radio-frequency lesions of the nucleus accumbens on d-amphetamine induced locomotor and rearing behaviors in rats/, John Herr Kehne, Psychology

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Anxiety and eating in the overweight: the psychosomatic hypothesis revisited., Bruce Britton Kerr, Psychology

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Growth and nitrate accumulation in leafy vegetables as influenced by nitrogen nutrition., John Joseph Kowal, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Cardiac and behavioral responsivity to repeated auditory stimulation in the human preterm neonate., Elizabeth Krafchuk, Psychology

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The syllable in visual word recognition., Susan D. Lima, Psychology

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The idealized self-image and the reaction to social criticism: a study of Karen Horney's theory of neurotic personality., Richard Alan Lubell, Psychology

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Portrayals of black and white families in prime time television., Carl Winston Mccargo, Psychology

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The discriminative stimulus properties of fenfluramine: evidence for serotonergic involvement/, John F. Mcelroy, Psychology

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Assertion and machiavellianism., Tae-hyun Moon, Psychology

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The effects of brief peer separation in the mother-infant relationship in rhesus monkeys., Gilda Ann Morelli, Psychology

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Hemispheric functioning and depression/, Judith Nissenbaum, Psychology

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Production of extracellular pectic enzymes from Erwinia carotovora (Isolate 14) incubated under aerobic and anaerobic conditions., Stephen John Novak, Plant Pathology

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Effects of selected nutrient ions on the growth and lead accumulation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown in solutions., David Robert Ohori, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Predicting one-year competence from earlier infant behavior: a methodological inquiry., Margaret H. Ricks, Psychology

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Synthesis and characterization of polybutadiene-containing polyurethanes., Mark B. Rossman, Polymer Science & Engineering

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Sex role orientation, sex differences and concept of success., Georgia Sassen, Psychology

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The eastern tent caterpillar : overwintering microhabitat and host-plant interactions., Alejandro E. Segarra-Carmona, Entomology

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The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Security Policy, 1945 to 1950 : The Joint Chiefs of Staff's perception of the external threat., Mikael Sondergaard, Political Science

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Gender, depression and attributions of blame in the resolution of the divorce experience., Sheila M. Statlender, Psychology

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Implementation: policy becomes reality., Walter K. Steiner, Political Science

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Attributions and coping with uncontrollable, negative events :: the case of breast cancer/, Christine D. Timko, Psychology

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Accelerated growth of certain nursery plants with minimum use of heat and light., Jayne Carole Timmerman, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Role-taking ability and the development of nonverbal communication skills., John B. White, Psychology

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Demographic and family socialization correlates of locus of control., Andrea Wilde, Psychology

Theses from 1980

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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

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Roll coating in the presence of a stationary constraint., Therese M. Bauman, Polymer Science & Engineering

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Photocontrol of the abscission process in apple fruit., Carolyn Anne Brooks, Plant & Soil Sciences

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The effect of nitrogen :: potassium ratios on nutrient content and low temperature hardiness of perennial ryegrass., Christopher Charles Brooks, Plant & Soil Sciences

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An evaluation of the impact of visitor orientation procedures at Old Sturbridge Village, Mary Leanoir Brydon-miller, Psychology

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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

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A methodology for evaluating verbal classification schemes and verbal task variables., Philip N. Chase, Psychology

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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

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Biological management of Fusarium crown rot of asparagus seedlings with saprophytic microorganisms., John P. Damicone, Plant Pathology

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Priming the retrieval of exemplars of semantic categories., Joseph Vincent Dicecco, Psychology

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Effects of cultural practices on early vigor and Fusarium infection in Asparagus officinalis, L. /, Daniel J. Digiacomandrea, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Adolescent perception of responsibility and its relationship to progress and response to psychotherapy., Cynthia Elaine Dozier, Psychology

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Some aspects of the reactor design for bulk polymerization of vinyl chloride., Jorge Nestor Farber, Polymer Science & Engineering

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Mothers' ability to identify nonverbal expressions of four affects in their own children., Joel Alan Feinman, Psychology

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Effect of sugars and amino acids on membrane potential in two clones of sugarcane., Sandra Lou Franz, Plant Pathology

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The effectiveness of stress ethylene as a screening technique for varietal susceptibility to air pollution., Lois Grant, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Isolation and characterization of an antibiotic produced by Pseudomonas putida., Maria Emilie Hinteregger, Plant Pathology

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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

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Sickness as sin: observers' perceptions of the physically ill., Linda Lang-gunn, Psychology

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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

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Microbial evaluation of an alternating pressure pad from an infection control viewpoint., James Peter McLaughlin, Plant & Soil Sciences

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A pragmatist: William Edward Burghardt DuBois., Homer L. Meade, Philosophy

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Soil factors affecting zinc toxicity in cropland., Paula Milner, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Inertial effects in television viewing., Rosemarie Miskiewicz, Psychology

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Developmental changes in cardiacsomatic relations and infants' orientation to complex sounds as a function of frequency., Barbara A. Morrongiello, Psychology

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The influence of encoding context on the false recognition errors of third graders and adults., Mary P. O'connor, Psychology

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The aesthetic community : the social and political thought of Paul Goodman., Willard Francis Petry, Political Science

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Conditioning of the rabbits nictitating membrane response with electrical stimulation of the brain as the unconditioned stimulus., Gerald M. Powell, Psychology

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Breast cancer patients: depression and satisfaction with support systems., Therese P. Rumpf, Psychology

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The resolution of the separation-individuation process via therapeutic termination: a case study., Mary Alma Scarcliff, Psychology

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Response-enforcer manipulations in the analysis of blocking/, Kenneth John Stickney, Psychology

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Family and adolescent role development in Greece and the United States: a cross-cultural perspective., Kalliopi Vlondaki, Psychology

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A study of climate dimensions in a nonhierarchical alternative women's organization., Susan Woolley, Psychology

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Identifying mental health needs in an Hispanic community :: towards a participatory methodology/, Iris Zavala, Psychology