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Theses from 1971
Biosynthesis of phospholipid in Mycobacterium smegmatis., Young Soon Lee, Plant & Soil Sciences
Retention of information by object discrimination learning set experienced northern bluejays (Cyanocitta Cristata)., Michael Durand Lougee, Psychology
An inquiry of mediating events in the solution of the matching-to-sample problem., Richard Paul Mack, Psychology
The early career of Pliny Earle: A founder of American Psychiatry, Constance M. Mcgovern, History
Agobard and his relations with the Jews., Michael G. Minsky, History
Toxicity of Rabon to house fly larvae : bioassay of manure from chickens fed encapsulated formulations., Barron Mkwaila, Entomology
Retroactive inhibition in free recall as a function of list organizations., Jane Perlmutter, Psychology
The coding hypothesis and zero-delay matching-to-sample in the pigeon., Robert A. Sacks, Psychology
Imitation of complex social responses under conditions of prior positive social interaction and withdrawal of positive social interaction., Leatrice M. Sherer, Psychology
Self-descriptions and peer acceptance of creative students in high and low structured schools., Judith Shortsleeves, Psychology
Soil ecosystem response to Sevin., Roy David Sjoblad, Plant & Soil Sciences
The relations between decision making processes and delusions., Dianne Christine Smith, Psychology
The moral world of the emotionally disturbed: an exploratory study., Eric S. Strauss, Psychology
The chaetotaxy of the last three larval instars of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) Communis (DeGeer) (Diptera: Culcidae)., Lih-Ruey Tai, Entomology
Comparison of various plating media and temperature for the isolation of salmonella and shigella., Chun-Kwan Wun, Plant & Soil Sciences
Theses from 1970
Changes in perceived desirability and goodness of relationship as a function of being paired with attractive versus unattractive partners., Robert V. Agoglia, Psychology
Potassium-calcium cation exchange selectivity of some clay minerals., Ayemou Desire Assa, Plant & Soil Sciences
Lewis Mumford on Man in Society., Tatiana Barkas, History
Social schemas in normal children., Jon Kenneth Berenson, Psychology
Investigation into TAT-related predictors of aggressive behavior in the mentally retarded., Lawrence R. Berman, Psychology
Apple pests and their control in northeastern North America : a review of literature and plans for 1970 field tests., Kailash Narayan Bhatnagar, Entomology
Effect of soil surface treatments on soil temperature and growth and development of early sweet corn, Zea mays, L. cv Early Golden Giant., Reginald Eugene Buckmire, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effect of simple vs. complex training upon binary predictions, Richard E. Colker, Psychology
The effects of distraction and discrepancy size on counterargument production and attitude change., William A. De Lamarter, Psychology
A Pseudomonas Profile of a General Hospital's Intensive Care Unit /, Daniel David Drollette, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effect of early gustatory experience upon taste preference in the mature albino rat., Rodney Philip Dube, Psychology
Low temperature studies in insects., Richard M. Duffield, Entomology
The effect of anxiety on the stimulus generalization gradient in operant verbal conditioning., William E. Ford, Psychology
Four European neutrals and European integration., George C. Grosscup, Political Science
The chaetotaxy of the last three larval instars of Culiseta morsitans (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae)., Mei-Lin Han, Entomology
Some intellective and non-intellective correlates of the study of values., Audrey Prentiss Hindman, Psychology
Psychological versus spatial effects on social schema distances of normal and schizophrenic subjects., Charles J. Holahan, Psychology
Learning set performance in the bluejay and the crow., Maxwell W. Hunter, Psychology
Some communication patterns observed in families using an identified patient as a scapegoat., Stephen Kolb, Psychology
Personality characteristics of early and late responders to ambiguous stimuli., George Magakis, Psychology
Natural and experimental infections of eastern equine encephalomyelitis and other arborviruses in colonial bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) of New England., Andrew James Main, Entomology
Zone fractionation of polyethylene glycols., Bernard John Mentro, Polymer Science & Engineering
Alienation from society, self estrangement, and personality characteristics from the Mmp1 in normals and schizophrenics., Richard E. Merwin, Psychology
Salt effects on some physiological processes associated with seed germination., Barbara W. Mioduchowska, Plant & Soil Sciences
Alienation as a function of perceived disjunction between present behavior and goals., Lois Munson, Psychology
Tolerance of the depressant effect with a moderate dose of chlordiazepoxide., Timothy L. Ralph, Psychology
The Federal Role In Aiding American Elementary And Secondary Schools, Jay Martin Russek, Government
Arab reform thought and the emergence of Arabism 1876-1916., Dominic Saadi, History
Political ideology and personality correlates of college students and their response to a request for helping behavior from a politically biased recruiter., David H. Walker, Psychology
Symptomatic effects of dichlobenil on three species of needled evergreens., Dean W. Wiegers, Plant & Soil Sciences
The toxicity of droppings from encapsulated Rabon-fed poultry of larvae of the little house fly, Fannia canicularis (L.)., Edmund J. Wilk, Entomology
Observational learning as a function of motoric rehearsal, length of task, and age., Melanie L. Williams, Psychology
An analysis of the clinical judgement of psychological adjustment., Charles William Zanor, Psychology
Nonimmediacy as an implicit measure of problem areas experienced by college students., Gene Berardi Zanor, Psychology
Theses from 1969
The effects of potassium on ammonium nutrition in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, mill., Heinz 1350)., Olusegun O. Ajayi, Plant & Soil Sciences
The retardation of growth in A. aegypti (L.) larvae exposed to the vital dyes methylene blue and neutral red., Pedro Barbosa, Entomology
Effect of water stress and light on the activities of certain enzymes in corn., John Michael Bardzik, Plant & Soil Sciences
Inspection time, attention, and retention in prose learning using pre- and post-questioning., William Mckendree Boyd, Psychology
Studies on nitrite utilization by soil microorganisms., Sally Erika Bulpitt, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effectiveness of client participation in the communication of test results in group counseling., Stephen Best Carlton, Psychology
The repellent effect of necrotic tissues on the nematode Pratylenchus penetrans (Cobb, 1917), Filipjev and Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1941 /, Liu-Mei Chang, Plant Pathology
Evaluation of apholate chemosterilant against the little housefly Fannia canicularis Linne'., Ronald Mitchell Check, Entomology
A study of chilling injury in corn (Zea mays, L.)., Rafael P. Creencia, Plant & Soil Sciences
Professional processing for software : reality or myth?, Catherine Janell Crowley, Education
The toxicity of droppings from Rabon-fed poultry to larvae of the little house fly, Fannia canicularis (L.)., Stephan Dennis, Entomology
Field trips to implement the science curriculum in the elementary schools of Chicopee, Massachusetts., John H. Dumont, Education
Contrast effects using intracranial self-stimulation in a runway situation., Richard Nils Ek, Psychology
The systematics of Philippine Collembola : suborders Arthropleona and Neoarthropleona., Victor de la Paz Gapud, Entomology
Cortical evoked responses and detection efficiency in man., Jay Isgur, Psychology
The effect of blood from various vertebrate hosts on reproduction in Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say and Aedes aegypti (L.) : a comparative study of fecundity and viability., Paul Albert King, Entomology
Analysis of consumer demand for selected species of fresh fish based on data from five retail stores., Robert Edward Lee, Agricultural and Food Economics
Evaluations of participants and persons associated with observed aggression., Alan Jay Lincoln, Psychology
The comparative insecticidal value and residual life of two formulations of Imidan on alfalfa., Dallas Eldon Miller, Entomology
An investigation of some starch-hydrolyzing enzymes in apples., Yuan-Tseng Pan, Plant & Soil Sciences
The solid state polymerization of crystalline tosylates., Ashwinkumar M. Patel, Polymer Science & Engineering
The legibility of upper and lower case letters on overhead projection transparencies with Grade VIII students under classroom conditions., Chester Pierce, Education
Response of 'second-leaf' 'McIntosh' apple trees to soil-incorporated simazine., Donavan Errol Robinson, Plant & Soil Sciences
Transmission of bacterial soft rot by fruit flies., Kamil Mehdi Tamimi, Entomology
A study of aggression in small groups as a function of provocation., Kendall Wayne Toney, Psychology
Theses from 1968
Host-parasite relationships of Brassica oleracea L.v. Capitata and the lesion nematode, Pratylenchus penetrans (Cobb, 1917) Filipjev & Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1941., Juanito Renes Acedo, Plant Pathology
Transfer of training from an established operant to a subsequently acquired Pavlovian response., Alan Bryce Ashton, Psychology
Psychological variables and recovery rate in infectious mononucleosis., Avrene Laura Brandt, Psychology
Organizing the marketing function for new product introductions in large industrial corporations., Lawrence Devereux Burkinshaw, Business Administration
Some effects of the vital dye, Nile Blue Sulfate (A), on the growth and development of Aedes aegypti (L.) larvae., Boris I. Chevone, Entomology
Alcohol, anxiety and performance., Thomas Roland Duhamel, Psychology
A canonical correlational analysis of the strong vocational interest blank and the California Psychological Inventory., Donald Patrick Flammer, Psychology
The effect of chlordiazepoxide on acquisition and extinction responding for rewarding brain stimulation., Ronald. Gandelman, Psychology
A study of the relationship between empathy and repression-sensitization, Jane Ann Higgins, Psychology
Transfer of training through verbal conditioning in therapy, Paul Stephen Lapuc, Psychology
The discriminant validity of Cattell's sixteen personality factor questionnaire and its use in college counseling: a multiple discriminant analysis., Randolph Mitchell Lee, Psychology
The indeterminacy of translation and the regimentation of language in the philosophy of W.V. Quine., Ina Loewenberg, Philosophy
Influence of three playback techniques on counselor performance., Martin James Markey, Psychology
Adequacy of conflict resolution and its relationship to general problem-solving ability, performance under stress, and selected emotional factors., Linda Harthill Mokrejs, Psychology
Accounting for private colleges., Louis R. Morrell, Business Administration
Iron nutrition of corn inbred lines., Sylvanus Ozurumba Odurukwe, Plant & Soil Sciences
Stimulus control value of spreading depression demonstrated without shifting depressed structures., Vaughn Gerald Reed, Psychology
Conceptual performance of schizophrenics as a function of task structure and modality of presentation., Mark William Reuter, Psychology
Common sense and ordinary language., Ronald Isaac Rothbart, Philosophy
College student role orientations and background factors as related to dropouts and over and under achievers., Victor. Savicki, Psychology
The iconoclastic edict of the Emperor Leo Iii, 726 A.D., Robert John Shedlock, History
The laboratory rearing of stoneflies., David Emery Shepardson, Entomology
The early development of Reinhold Niebuhr's philosophy of history., David Vaughn Smith, History
Presolution and postsolution nonreversal shifts with varying levels of stimulus redundancy in a concept identification task., Kathleen Ann Telaak, Psychology
The effects of the interpersonal dimensions of empathy, positive regard and genuineness in a verbal conditioning paradigm , Raphael Louis Vitalo, Psychology
The role of clippings in the maintenance of a Kentucky bluegrass turf., Harry Peter Wood, Plant & Soil Sciences