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Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Assessment of smoking : the perceptual parameters of smoking cigarettes using a ventilated holder, Paul Sheldon Leonard
Effects of contamination on the performance of foil radiant barrier systems in winter, Tze Sen Lim
Assessment of the body schema, Teresa Jo Lollis
A Comparison of Two Hypnotic Methods for Achieving and Maintaining Abstinence from Smoking, Ronald Lee Lutz
Campus report : a case study, 1978-1989, Sharon Daniels Luvene
Expressionistic reality : the expressionistic realism question, Paul Gerard Mangin
An investigation of the effects of rotenone on selected fishes, planktonic and macrobenthic organisms, and on water quality, Patricia Hitchcock McCoy
Digital-to-analog conversion of acoustic signals, Michael Scott Morgan
A survey of the pharmacist's role in home health care agencies in four southeastern states, Carol Della Phelps
Vulgar language, prophetic mission and electric bodies : Whitman's aesthetic vision, David Glenn Powell
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, or the modern prometheus : an annotated bibliography of criticism, 1968-1988, Stacey Jill Quinn
Caregivers of Alzheimer's disease and stroke patients : immunological and psychological considerations / by Dawn Renee Reese, Dawn Renee Reese
Wet paint / by Andy D. Roberson, Andy D. Roberson
Attributions of rape : the effects of observer gender, observer sex-role beliefs, and victim-offender relationship / by Leslie P.A. Root, Leslie Patricia Ann Root
Protein inactivations at interfaces and in bioseparations / by Raju Rama Rudraraju, Raju Rama Rudraraju
Sound propagation in vibrationally excited nitrogen and hydrogengas mixtures / by Timothy Ruppel, Timothy Harry Ruppel
Wit, sentiment, and reason : the plays of Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821) / by Andrea Maria Katharina Schwedler, Andrea Maria Katharina Schwedler
Stability index for enzymes / by Emad S. Shahin, Emad S. Shahin
A production study of A Dream Come True / by Marilee P. Spell, Marilee Powell Spell
The role of the poet in Shelley's Adonais / by Joseph James Stancliff, Jr, Joseph James Stancliff
Still life paintings : reflective realities and fantasies of a feminine lifestyle / by Pamela Gayle Standridge, Pamela Gayle Standridge
Comparative service needs : mental retardation and physical disabilities / by Moh-Liang Tan, Moh-Liang Tan
The aquatic hydrophilidae (insecta : coleoptera) of Mississippi/ by Samuel Testa, III, Samuel Testa
Fatalism in some plays of Sam Shepard, Harksoon Yim
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
War and the absurd in Ford's Parade's end, William Wayne Albright
War and The Absurd in Ford’s Parade's End, William Wayne Albright
Political development in Saudi Arabia : a comparative study of executive and legislative functions in nation-building and institution-building, Abdulrahman A. Al-Shalhoub
Computational simulation modeling of axial-mode nonlinear instability in solid rocket motors, Carlos Miguel Barrera
Hydraulic geometry of channel networks : tests of scaling invariance, Eduardo Esteban Cadavid
Opinions of Mississippi pharmacists on the prescription to OTC switch, and the OTC status of ibuprofen, Li-Ly Emily Chang
Opinions of Mississippi Pharmacists on the Prescription to OTC Switch, and the OTC Status of Ibuprofen, Li-ly Emily Chang
Models for pH-dependent enzyme deactivation, Ashish Chitnis
The rate of return of numismatics, William Todd Cooper
Organic matter budget and factors affecting primary productivityin Sardis Reservoir, Mississippi, Cindy Lee Crist
Starting a trade publication, James E. Daniels
Qaddafi and the United States attack on Libya, Brian Lee Davis
Optimization by statistical experimental methods of the pultrusion process for graphite-epoxy composites, Rajendra P. Donti
A gathering of remarkable women in the dramas of Athol Fugard, Arleen B. Dowd
The history of the Department of Journalism at the University of Mississippi, 1947-1987, Janine Wilkes Dunlap
The voice from the torrent : notes toward the meaning of poetry, Juliet Eagan
Characterization of the binding of m-AMSA, a potent antitumor agent, to nucleic acids, Rebecca Lyn Haney Elmore
Comparison of complication rates between continuous versus intermittent and isotonic versus hypertonic enteral tube feedings, Zona Gail Finney
Sam Shepard's critical reputation 1964-1987 : a reference guide, Mark D. Garrett
Numerical investigation of natural convection within a triangular shaped attic enclosure, Majid Ghassemi
Automatic precision microwave measurements in waveguides, Anad Gundavajhala
Effects of information provision on AIDS-related fears, Brenda Ann Husfeldt
Effects of simulated dust accumulation on summer performance offoil radiant barriers, Raghavendra Prasad Jayanthi
The pharmacologic and toxicologic effects of di(phenylisopropyl) amine (DPIA) in rats and mice, Hailu Ketema
Pimozide's effects on rats' performance in a force-proportionalreinforcement paradigm : a rate-free method of assessing reinforcement efficacy, Michael Austin Kirkpatrick
The effects of smoking on discriminative force emission in humans, Michael J. Klitzke
Scattering by a dielectric cylinder partially embedded in a ground plane, Mohammad Ali Kolbehdari
Effects of ascorbic acid in combination with either Haloperidolor d-amphetamine on the operant behavior of rats, Ruey-Ming Liao
An examination of Hugo Bedau's views on capital punishment, Bridget Elizabeth Malone
Lithostratigraphy of the Jackson Gas Rock (Upper Cretaceous) in west central Mississippi, Julie M. McKibben
Gothicism in Washington Irving's Tales of a traveller, Murray Buford Montague
Synthesis and biological evaluation of 1,2,4-thiadiazolin-3-one1,1-dioxides as potential anticonvulsants, David W. Morton
The thunder of the wings : the sonnets of Robinson Jeffers, Susan Therese Moskop
Approximations to creating a distributed minix operating system, Devendra Vithal Naniwadekar
An analysis of trends in resource utilization by primary care physicians for selected DRGs under the prospective payment system, Robert E. Northern
Rapid pyrolysis of oil shales, Pratap C. Pullammanappallil
The ten most successful magazines launched between 1980 and 1985: a comparative study, Usha Ramachandran
MTEEP, an intelligent expert system to design mechanical transmission elements, Sanjiv Ranjan
The E2 nuclear-resonance effect / by Lou Ann Redmond, Lou Ann Redmond
Design and implementation of a retrieval component for an intelligent information retrieval system / by Mustapha A. Sarji, Mustapha Abbas Sarji
A comparative examination of beginning band programs in the state of Mississippi / by Phillip E. Sawyer, Phillip E. Sawyer
UNCLOS III and the South China Sea / by Gesine Ulrike Schmidt, Gesine Ulrike Schmidt
Vibration analysis of circular and annular plates with circularconstrains utilizing Galerkin's finite element method, Yin-Tsan Shih
An evaluative study and analysis of the existing senior high school art curricula within the Memphis City School System / by Helen Margaret Stahl, Helen Margaret Stahl
A digital model for stream-aquifer evaluation, Pei-Shin Tu
Divergent soliloquy : the unfolding of content, James L. Weems
Odious imitations of immortality for recitations in early childhood : a plan for using parody to teach appreciation of poetry, Ray A. Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
The social setting of the early Christian community at Philippi, John Grayson Armistead
An analysis of the parity argument and fideism in contemporary religious epistemology, James Richard Askew
Truth and media credibility : a case study of the Hattiesburg hit man incident, Dolores Smith Bell
A history of women's higher education in Mississippi, Conrid Clyde Berry
Iso-SP separation mapping : a subsurface mapping technique for determining shale out patterns, Robert Todd Bertolet
Daisy Miller from story to film : a study in adaptation, Jerome Hines Billingsley
The vascular flora of Tombigbee State Park, Lee County, Mississippi, Michelle Meredith Bishop
The relationship between the auditory handicap as it is measuredby the articulation index and the need for a hearing aid in older individuals, Elizabeth Bryant
Nickel transport by Clostridium pasteurianum, Mary Frances Bryson
Growing stronger : an analysis of the female characters in selected one-act plays by Tennessee Williams, Holly Brock Cahill
An investigation of some techniques for combining the method ofmoments and long wire solutions, Hui Cai
Five preachers in Light in August, Kelly Donald Cannon
Development of an assessment measure for determining legal competency in informed birth control and pregnancy decisions, Patricia I. Carter
The effect of client characteristics on case management serviceprovision for the chronically mentally ill, Karen Arnold Clark
A marriage of material, Obie Clark
An annotated bibliography of criticism on Henry James's The American, Tammy S. Clark
Use of the critical incident technique in identifying factors related to pharmacy staff turnover at the University of Alabama hospital, Nancy Claire Cooper
Effect of central administration of morphine on renal function in conscious rats, Siavosh Danesh
Tonic inhibition of the cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate second messenger system in cultured hamster sertoli cells, Charles Wallace Davenport
The United States Supreme Court and the West German Federal Constitutional Court : two guardians of the constitution and the principle of judicial self-restraint, Wolfgang Herbert Josef Deselaers
South, the name of home : a study of selected Afro-American women novelists and their relationship to the South, Susanne B. Dietzel
The Oxford influence : a series of alumni art exhibitions 1987-1988, Frances Pinson Drummond
High temperature differntial thermal analysis studies of ternaryand quaternary phased transition metal fluorides, Tzong-Yeu Du
Population dynamics of planktonic algae in commercial catfish ponds : Tunica County, Mississippi, R. Winston Earnheart
Steam gasification of Mississippi lignite in a recycle reactor, Gregory A. Ellard
Archaeological site stabilization in the Tennessee River Valley- Phase III, Patricia Marie Fay
The effect of Kon the electrophysiological properties of the gastric mucosa using microelectrodes, Rafael H. Freytez