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The Sources, Transport, And Fate Of Polychlorinated Biphenyls In Narragansett Bay, James Stephen Latimer

Open Access Dissertations

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Effects Of Eutrophication On The Biogeochemical Cycling Of Carbon, Oxygen, Sulfur And Energy In Coastal Marine Ecosystems, Peter Andre Sampou

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Peer Assessment As A Predictor Of School Outcomes For Handicapped And Nonhandicapped Students In Mainstream Settings, Mark A. Schreffler

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Ecology Of Oceanic Diatoms: Investigations Of Symbioses, Suspension And Growth Dynamics Of Selected Rhizosolenia Species, Tracy Alan Villareal

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The Effect Of Modality Of Presentation On Judicial Processes, Lois Ann Wims

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Kinematic Calibration For Industrial Robots, John Charles Ziegert

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A Study Of Rock Music Videos As The Poetry Of Secondary Orality, Barbara Rose Laboissonniere

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Spatial Overlap And Dietary Preference Of The Native Silver Rice Rat (Oryzomys Argentatus) And The Exotic Black Rat (Rattus Rattus) In The Florida Keys, Numi C. Goodyear

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Mixture Analysis And Molecular Fluorescence Properties Of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pah) By Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Ki-Min Bark

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Cmos Switched Capacitor Filters For High-Frequency Applications, Mohammed Rachedine

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Methodology For Early Material/Process Cost Estimating For Product Design, David Carl Zenger

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It has become widely accepted that major improvements in productivity and manufacturing costs can be achieved by providing early manufacturing input during the design cycle. Existing component manufacturing cost estimating techniques require detailed part information and the existence of a developed process plan. The objective of the work described in this dissertation was to provide an early manufacturing cost estimating methodology that can be used by the designer before process plans and detailed part drawings are developed.

To accomplish the objective, early cost estimating techniques are needed that require only basic part geometry and production data. A detailed investigation on …

Stochastic And Deterministic Computing Using Pseudo-Noise Sequences Applied To Digital Signal Processing, Prabhat Kumar Gupta

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Conventional information processing methods suggested for the parallel implementation of DSP algorithms in VLSI hardware use weighted binary numbers. Weighted number systems suffer from high circuit complexity and low noise immunity. In this study we explore methods for representing signal and algorithm parameters using an unary representation in which all the digits have the same weight. We introduce a deterministic counterpart to stochastic computing, which enables us to control the error of computation without sacrificing the simplicity of the computing elements and the fault tolerant properties of stochastic computing. We study the properties of sequences derived from linear feedback shift-register …

Locus Of Control: Development Of Perceived Contingency And Perceived Competence In Children, Anthony Traniello

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A two phase study is reported on the same 100 preschool and grade five children which investigates the relationship between age and locus of control. Phase 1 examined reliabilities and validities of the Children's Locus of Control Scale and a Piaget-type measure of chance conceptualization in consideration of evidence that the relationship between age and internal locus of control reflects two control relevant constructs, perceived competence and perceived contingency. The two scales were found to be reliable and valid. Results suggested a direct relationship between perceived competence and chronological age, and an inverse relationship between perceived contingency and chronological age. …

Ecology And Heat Shock Physiology Of Low-Temperature Fungi Of Temperate And Alpine Forest Soils, Margaret Mary Carreiro

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The Near Field Flow And Drag On Cylindrical Bodies Moving Concentrically Inside Very Long Tubes, Richard Frederick Hubbell

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Biogenic Ice Nucleators In Freezing Of Fish, John Mark Ryder

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A Comparison Of Psychotherapy-Changers And Self-Changers In A Naturalistic Environment, Dana Lynn Penney

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Object Representation In Marital Partners, Charlotte Elizabeth Denton

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Reliability Modeling And Analysis Of A Loosely-Coupled Distributed Computing System (Lcdcs), Taein Hwang

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Picture Images Of Girls And Women In Children's Literature, Diane M. Turner-Bowker

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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the underlying meanings conveyed by media images to preschool age children in three samples of award-winning picture books. One general hypothesis was that female characters would be underrepresented in illustrations found in children's picture books relative to male characters. A second hypothesis was that female characters would more often be portrayed in subordinate and degrading images than male characters. It was predicted that girls/women would be presented more often than boys/men in traditional and passive roles, shorter, below, behind, in deference (bent over, head tilted), as objects of ownership (arm-lock, shoulder-hold, …

The Cycle Of Atmospheric Cadmium In The Remote North Pacific, Thomas Lee Patterson

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Specific, High Affinity Colchicine Binding Monoclonal Antibodies: Development, Characterization And Application, S. Kathryn Edmond Rouan

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Aspects Of Late Cretaceous And Paleogene Oceanic Climate And Productivity, James C. Zachos

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Reflection Functions Derived From Impulse Response Estimates As Applied To Musical Instrument Tone Synthesis, Gerald Julien Lemay

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Fluctuating Wall Pressure And Vibratory Response Of A Cylindrical Elastic Shell Due To Confined Jet Excitations, Kam Wing Ng

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Development Of A Process For The Reduction Of Grape Must Malic Acid Content Using Immobilized Schizosaccharomyces Pombe, Ana Ruth Bonilla-Leiva

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Analysis And Design Of External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers For Coherent Lightwave Communication Systems, Ilwhan Oh

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The Community And Chemical Ecology Of Macroalgae In Eight Rhode Island Tidepools, James Morrow Wolfe

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The Poetry Of A. D. Hope, Robert James Darling

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Psychological Attachment Among Eating Disordered Adolescents, Robin Eva Gibbs

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