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Aspects Of The Bioenergetics And Ecology Of Sand Lance On Georges Bank, Sharon Nicole Larimer

Open Access Dissertations

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Spreadsheet Modeling For Research And Teaching: Programming Without Programming, Charles E. Collyer

Psychology Faculty Publications

Spreadsheets can be used to focus academic research and teaching on theoretical models. Examples of models from learning, social psychology, and perception are presented to illustrate how spreadsheet techniques work. Two strengths of this approach are emphasized: (1) Spreadsheets provide a relatively user-friendly alternative to some kinds of instructional and research programming; and (2) the linked tables and graphs of modern spreadsheets provide a powerful display medium and a fast way to examine the behavior of models as parameters change. I suggest some models for which spreadsheets may be appropriate.

Phonological Awareness In Four-And Five-Year-Old Children, Myra Green Gipstein

Open Access Dissertations

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Mechanistic Approaches In Understanding Factors Involved In Iontophoretic Skin Retention And Transport Of Drugs, Pardeep Kumar Sethi

Open Access Dissertations

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Disruption Is The Word: Transgressive Poetics Of Spirituality In The Poetry Of G. M. Hopkins, Dylan Thomas, And Stevie Smith, Katherine Elaine Powell

Open Access Dissertations

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The Investigation Of Biologically Active Secondary Metabolites Produced By Diatoms, Ronghua Wang

Open Access Dissertations

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Bioactive Peptides From Toxic And Non-Toxic Strains Of The Freshwater Cyanobacteria, Microcystis Spp, Kurt Alan Young

Open Access Dissertations

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The Impact Of Community Gardens On Neighborhoods And Their Residents, Beverly Ann Bowen

Open Access Master's Theses

The inner-city areas of this country are confronting a number of issues which require innovative problem-solving techniques. One approach which has been effective in involving people in the renovation of their neighborhoods is the development of community garden programs. Although much anecdotal information exists regarding the benefits such programs provide, there could be found no quantitative data measuring the impacts to a neighborhood and its residents. This study is an attempt to discover if such data can be found.

The Southside Community Land Trust, located in Providence, Rhode Island since 1981, has established eleven gardens in low-income sections of the …

Bioremediation: A Developing Technology For Waste Management, Donna L. Lay

Open Access Master's Theses

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Flexibility In The U.S. Medical Instrument And Supply Industry, Huaqi Yuan

Open Access Master's Theses

This master’s research project is a basic study of flexibility in the U.S. medical instruments and supply industry.

Chapter 1 reviews the 1iterature on the debate over flexibility and its relevance to the medical instruments and supply industry.

Chapter 2 briefly introduces the methodology used in this research.

Chapter 3 reviews factors influencing the development of the industry.

Chapter 4 profiles the medical supply industry in the US today.

Chapter 5 analyzes flexibility in the industry by applying the methodology discussed in Chapter 2.

Chapter 6 discusses policy implications.

Evaluation Of Potential Wildlife Habitat In Created And Restored Freshwater Wetlands In Selected New England States, Staci Rae Holcombe

Open Access Master's Theses

In the past, wetlands were considered to be a nuisance. They were thought of as sources of mosquitoes and places of disease. The environmental awakening of the late 1960' s and early 1970' s changed the negative view of wetlands and brought about a host of wetland protection laws, programs, and agencies directed toward wetland protection.

Today, many of the wetland protection legislations (e.g., Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection, etc ... ), require a permit to alter a wetland. In efforts to stop any further net loss of wetlands, regulating agencies are allowing permit …

Influence Of Microhabitat On The Local Distribution Of White Footed Mice (Peromyscus Leucopus) And Red-Backed Voles (Clethrionomys Gapperi) In Red Maple (Acer Rubrum) Swamps And Contiguous Uplands In Rhode Island, Michael W. Abell

Open Access Master's Theses

Microhabitat choice by white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) and red-backed voles (Clethrionomys gapperi) was studied in three Rhode Island red maple (Acer rubrum) swamps and their contiguous transition and upland zones. Significant differences were found in microhabitat use between the two species in each zone. High woody stem density (stems m^-2) and low herbaceous plant species richness were important factors determining white-footed mouse occurrence. Red-backed voles were found in areas of high density of shrub cover, as well as high herbaceous plant density (stems m^-2) and richness.

Guide Plan For The Redevelopment Of Slatersville, R.I., Lisa B. Wray

Open Access Master's Theses

This report proposes to develop a Guide Plan for the Redevelopment of Slatersville, R.I. (Map 1.1). Slatersville, once a self-sufficient, planned village, is the heart of the Town of North Smithfield (Map 1.2) , in Providence County, R.I. (Map 1.3) Slatersville, formerly a mill village and company town remains an intact historic village. It was planned around the Branch River, which was used for water power to run the mill. Slatersville has many historic structures, including the mill complex and the village of Slatersville is listed as a National and State historic District. The Slatersville Historic District is located within …

Rheological Properties Of Surimi Sol And Gel In The Composite System, Byoungseung Yoo

Open Access Dissertations

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The Jeovah Imperative: Images Of Incest And Blood Sacrifice In Walpole's "The Castle Of Otranto" And Flannery O'Connor's "Wise Blood", Penelope Hope Goff

Open Access Master's Theses

This thesis compares and contrasts Biblical images in Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764) and Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood (1949), seeking to illuminate their common participation in Judeo-Christian philosophy (referred to herein as the Jehovah Imperative) and in the tradition of Gothic fiction. Although both books center on a religious hero who defies an "irreligious" authority, and both are resolved when a major character is murdered by a legitimate legal agent, historical and feminist perspectives will show: (1) the ways in which Walpole's Otranto manipulated Biblical images in favor of eighteenth-century Protestant ambition and the furtherance of the father-son …

A Qualitative Exploration Of Identity Development Of Gay And Lesbian Undergraduate Students, Myralee Peebles

Open Access Master's Theses

This research explored, described, and related the experiences of gay and lesbian undergraduate students on one campus to existing theories of gay identity development. A sample of gay and lesbian students were interviewed, resulting in prevalent themes. The themes included campus climate, career concerns, classroom experiences, "coming out" experiences, fathers and mothers, first experiences, first relationships, gay men about gay men, on being "out of the closet," other-acceptance, parents, reasons for gayness, religion, and self-acceptance. Results showed that the environmental challenges of the campus exist which may affect the development of the student's identity of a gay self. Implications of …

Tourism Management In The Galapagos Islands: A Social Carrying Capacity Study, Claudia Anne Reinhart

Open Access Master's Theses

Social carrying capacity is crucial to the long term survival of a tourist destination. The purpose of this thesis is to help tourism managers in the Galapagos Islands understand the critical factors related to social carrying capacity in order to maximize the value of the resource. It includes: a literature review of social carrying capacity studies, a description of the Galapagos Islands, tourism, and a description of visitors and their levels of satisfaction based on two surveys.

Visitors to the Galápagos Islands are all very different, and the results of the surveys demonstrate the wide range of visitors. As was …

Formulation Of Functional Diet For Larval Fish, Muhammad Ashraf

Open Access Dissertations

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Seafood Consumption Patterns And Attitudes Towards Squid And Mackerel By Chinese And Koreans, Christine Duerr Tarasevich

Open Access Dissertations

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The Use Of Indigenous Knowledge In Understanding Resource Allocation At The Farm Level: The Case Of Lowland Farms In Leyte Island, Philippines, Daniele Perrot-Maitre

Open Access Dissertations

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Bioaccumulation Of Pcb And The Effects Of Supplemented Diets In Striped Bass (Morone Saxatilis), Juei Shen Wang

Open Access Dissertations

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Family Background And Personality Factors Influencing Health-Related Attitudes And Behaviors Toward Medical Treatment, Virginia Ann Rockhill

Open Access Dissertations

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Harnessing Of Offshore And Deep Sea Fishery Resources In The Exclusive Economic Zone Of Sri Lanka, Ginigaddarage Piyasena

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

Sri Lanka declared her Exclusive Economic Zone in 1977, under Section 56 of the Maritime Zone Law No.22 of 1976. With this declaration she extended her jurisdiction over a 500,000 km of sea area as a coastal state. The acquisition of this vast sea area enables Sri Lanka to provide the most needed animal protein requirement of her population by harnessing the fishery resources available in the EEZ. This paper reviews the impact of the declaration of the Exclusive Economic Zone on the offshore and deep sea fish production in Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1990 especially in relation to …

The Prevelance Of Disease In The Oyster Crassotrea Virginica In Rhode Island, Retno Andamari

Open Access Master's Theses

The disease prevalence in American oysters, Crassostrea virginica, from coastal areas in Rhode Island was studied. Oysters were collected by hand or tongs from the Pawcatuck River (3 stations), Narrow River (2 stations), Charlestown Pond (3 stations) and Green Hill Pond (3 stations), during July/August 1991, November 1991 , March 1992, and May 1992. Of the forty oysters collected at each of the four sites, thirty were processed for histologic examination. The remaining 10 oysters of each site were used to determine the condition index.

Haplosporidium nelsoni was detected in four of 480 oysters (0.8%); Sphenophrya sp., 15 of 480 …

Out Of The Shadows: A Structuralist Approach To Understanding The Fiction Of H. P. Lovecraft, James A. Anderson

Open Access Dissertations

Although Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) is generally regarded as one of the world's finest writers of horror and science fiction, his work has received little critical attention by mainstream critics. This study takes Lovecraft out of the shadows of literature by shedding light upon his work through a structural analysis of fifteen of his stories. This analysis shows that Lovecraft's fiction, while it may appear fantastic, expresses early twentieth century naturalism in a cosmic context.

Part One subjects four of Lovecraft's best known stories to a detailed structural analysis using the theories of Roland Barthes and Gerard Genette to isolate …

An Analysis Of Altering The Value Of A Classically Conditioned Predictive Cue, Paige A. Dibiasio

Open Access Dissertations

Theoretically, predictive cues have a major role in conditioning. Both conditional stimuli and operant responses function in a way which provide information to a subject about what is to occur under a particular set of circumstances. Any available cue will have a particular relationship with any given outcome stimulus (S^o) based on the probabilities of cooccurrences and non co-occurrences, whereby the resulting predictive value will impact on the behavioral consequences. A stimulus can produce behavioral effects it never caused prior to conditioning. Are those behavioral effects the result of the predictive value of the stimulus alone, or does …

Alterations In The Biosynthesis Of Extracellular Matrix Molecules In Connective Tissues By Electric And Magnetic Fields, Deborah Mckeighan Ciombor

Open Access Dissertations

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Anne Anastasi And The Heredity Vs Environment Problem: A History In Psychology, Nancy Willard Jackson

Open Access Dissertations

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Application Of Asymmetric Biocatalysis To Organic Chemistry, Yeuk-Chuen Liu

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Etiology, Pathogenesis And Epizootiology Of Hematopoietic Neoplasia In The Soft-Shell Clam, Mya Arenaria, Gregory Ernest Paquette

Open Access Dissertations

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