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Wind-Driven Circulation In Narragansett Bay, Robert Bruce Gordon

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Benthic-Pelagic Coupling In Narragansett Bay, John Russell Kelly

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Temporal Patterns And Environmental Responses In The Three-Dimensional Structure And Activity Of The Atlantic Silverside, Menidia Menidia (L.), Karen Hare Koltes

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Vision Algorithms To Acquire Workpieces From A Bin Of Parts, Henrique A. S. Martins

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A Social Cognitive Analysis Of Stereotypes, Cathryn M. Noseworthy

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Stable And Unstable Modes Of Surface Fronts, Nathan Paldor

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The Effect Of Variation In Molecular Structure On The Disintegrant Properties Of Sodium Starch Glycolate In Compressed Tablet Systems, Edward Michael Rudnic

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Late Quaternary Sedimentary Facies Of The Southern Sierra Leone And Liberian Continental Shelf And Upper Slope, Northwest Africa, James William Vogel

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Modeling Of Surface Water-Ground Water Interactions, Melih Mehmet Ozbilgin

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The Synthesis Of Lysoliponucleotide Analogs: A New Class Of Potential Anticancer Agents, Timothy Paul Wunz

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An Investigation Of Some Factors Controlling Solute Transport Across Liquid Membranes, Andrea Panaggio

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Accurate, precise, sensitive and reproducible experimental protocols using high pressure liquid chromatographic assay techniques (HPLC) have of solutes across liquid membranes. A simple model, previously developed by Rhodes and co-workers, used to describe the kinetics of solute transport across liquid membranes was evaluated and some formulation aspects of emulsions for use as liquid membranes were studied.

The removal of solutes from an external aqueous phase by a liquid membrane was found to be influenced by a number of factors including initial solute concentration, pH of the external aqueous phase, and temperature of the system. As the initial concentration of solute …

A Social Cognitive Analysis Of Stereotyping, Cathryn M. Noseworthy

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The present investigation applied a social cognitive approach to stereotypes. The emphasis of this approach on the limitations of the information processor, focuses on the mechanisms people employ to cope with vast amounts of information input and the biases inherent in such mechanisms. One of the most pervasive of the se mechanisms, categorization, is also an essential element to stereotyping. Consequently, this approach leads to a view of stereotypes as categorization schemas with attributes such as race or sex tagged to category labels. This position was explored using the female sex-role stereotype as an exemplar. The structure and content of …

Children’S Fears: The Development Of A New Measure And Preliminary Findings Regarding Age And Sex Differences, Michael Hayden Davies

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This study reviews prior descriptive and self-report surveys of children's fears and presents the initial development of a new measure, the Fear Expression and Research Survey (F.E.A.R.S.). The F.E.A.R.S. represents an encouraging improvement over past measures: four clearly identifiable components emerged following the two administrations; the factor structure and degree of factorial invariance were satisfactory; the percentage of total variance accounted for by the 24-item core was 59% on Round One and 58% on Round Two; and the internal consistency (Alpha) coefficients were within acceptable limits. Evidence is presented to suggest that children's fears change with age on at least …

Age Related Changes In The Induction Of Hepatic Mixed-Function Monooxygenase System In Miniature Pigs: Effects Of Pentachloroanisole, Pentachlorophenol And Phenobarbital, Alan Paul Agins

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Pentachloroanisole (PCA), an environmental degradation product of the biocide pentachlorophenol (PCP), has been detected in the food chain. The metabolic fate of PCA was examined in miniature pig hepatic microsomes, in vitro. The compound was shown to be a substrate for a cytochrome P450-dependent demethylation reaction, which results in the regeneration of the parent compound, PCP. A disproportionately large increase in PCA demethylase activity (PCADM) following pretreatment with phenobarbital suggests that the compound is preferentially metabolized by specific-inducible form(s) of cytochrome P450.

A comparison of the effects of PCA and purified PCP on the hepatic MFO system of miniature pigs …

Nicotine Self-Regultion In Heavy And Light Smokers, Gwendolyn A. Underhill

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The purpose of the present study was to provide a further test of the nicotine addiction theory. It was designed to determine the extent to which smokers regulate plasma nicotine levels and smoking behavior in response to varying nicotine yields. More specifically, it was designed to assess differences between heavy and light smokers in nicotine regulation. Age differences were also explored. The effects of varying nicotine yield (high and low nicotine dose) was measured in 19 male smokers (10 heavy smokers and 9 light smokers) on the following dependent variables: smoking behavior (puff frequency, intensity, duration and volume), ANS physiological …

Fat Dispersion Mechanisms In Proteinaceous And Farinaceous Matrices, Demetrios Kazantzis

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Tricyclic Antidepressants And Serum Ionized Calcium, Girolamo A. Ortolano

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Serum ionized calcium has Ions been viewed as the physiologically active form of calcium yet the paucity of studies concerned with this response measure is apparent and may be related to the high cost of modern potentiometric instrumentation. Reducing the cost factor was approached by integrating an inexpensive static-type calcium ion-specific electrode into a fabricated plastic electrode chamber. Characterization of the electrode system was performed by elucidating the optimum parameters for electrode use in serum samples. Conformance to the extended Nicolsky-Eisenman equation was used as a criterion for acceptable electrode system Performance. Negligible effects of proteins on the performance of …

Androgen Biosynthesis In The Testis: I. Kinetic Characterization Of The Steroidogenic Pathways In Guinea Pig, Rabbit, Dog And Rat Testis Microsomes. Ii. The Effect Of Ascorbic Acid On 3-B Hydroxysteroid: Nadoxidoreductase Activity In The Testis, Mary A. Acciardi

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Protein Isolates And Enzymatically Modified Proteins From The Frame Portion Of Solid Fish Waste, Joseph Montecalvo Jr.

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Adolescent Involvement: A Psychological Study Of High School Experience And Performance, Michael Leonard Nover

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A Phytochemical And Toxicity Study Of Trichodesma Africanum L. Family Boraginaceae, Mostafa Mahmoud Omar

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The Use Of Social Problem Solving And Self Monitoring In Enhancing Social Skills, David Gary Pilchman

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An Investigation Of A Numerical Algorithm For The Computation Of Eigenvalues Of Inhomogeneous Dielectric Waveguides, Jonathan Whipple Rose

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W. B. Yeats And His "Sweet Dancer", Julianne Mia Salvati

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The Atmospheric Flux Of Elements From The Ocean (Atlantic), Clifford Paul Weisel

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Temporal Characteristics Of Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) Songs, Thomas Joseph Thompson

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Production And Characterization Of Enzymes From Animal Waste Material, Joaquim Francisco Da Ponte Tavares

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Evaluation Of The Nutritional And Toxicological Effects Of Maillard Browned Proteins In The Rat, Stephen Joseph Pintauro

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Interoceptive Discriminative Stimuli Produced By Clonidine: Relationship To Alpha(2) Adrenoreceptor Stimulation And Hypotension, Debra Ann Bennett

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Freedom And Responsibility After The Fall: A Sartrean Perspective Of Arthur Miller's Existential Humanism, Steven Ronald Centola

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