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Theses/Dissertations from 1984
The devolatilization of Mississippi lignite in a Lurgi gasifier, Donald Lee Farage
A scenic and lighting design for Mister Roberts, Bert Von Foregger
Modeling study of the NHNO-Oreaction under the operating conditions of fluidized bed coal combustors, Mary Anna Garmon
Fibonacci numbers and enumeration of patterns of independent sets in graphs, Mary Mathison Harrington
A scenic and lighting design for Oklahoma!, William Barney Hoover
Locating lightning charge centers from a single station antenna, Steven D. Horsburgh
Popular vernacular : the one-story T house in the South, Lisa Howorth
In-situ pavement moduli using Dynaflect deflection, Shakir Husain
A numerical study of the natural resonances for an infinitely long perfectly conducting strip, Shian-Uei Hwu
Evaluation of resonant modes in isolated dielectric resonators using a surface integral equation formulation, James Joseph
Electromagnetic scattering from a conducting strip loaded by a dielectric cylinder, Maddumage Don Gamini Karunaratne
A study of William Faulkner's creative vision, Hiroyuki Koguchi
A survey of Tippah County businesses with implications for curriculum development in business education, Faye Roberts Kuykendall
Anne Bradstreet's questioning spirit, Norma Jean Lambert
Who is Tom Lee and why does he make sculpture?, Thomas W. Lee
Mammalian metabolism of phencylidine, Thomas L. Little
Distortion theorems for univalent functions, Francisco Ervando Abraao Maia
Dissimilation of carbon monoxide to acetic acid by Clostridium thermoaceticum, Douglas Richard Martin
Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 3-phenylacetic cannabinol derivatives as potential anti-inflammatory agents, Scott Carl Mauldin
Stress management training for nursing students, Melanie Leigh McGrath
On the role of network geometry in basin response, Edward Raymond Mifflin
Static and dynamic thermal stress analysis of thick cyclindricalshells using finite element method, Ahmad Nemati
Evidence for HKexchange across frog gastric mucosa, Sharon Ellen Nevels
The power of the word in Mark Twain's fiction, Ellen Roderick McGuire Nicholson
Lithotope analysis of Holocene sediments in the shallow substrate of Mississippi Sound, Harry Deforest O'Brien
The gentle protaganist in the works of Ellen Douglas / by Renelda Pharr Owen, Renelda Pharr Owen
Neoclassic features in Paul Hindesmith's Sonata No. 2 for Piano, Patricia Ann Phillips
Through Shoji doors / by Robert R. Ring, Robert R. Ring
A study of concert band rehearsal techniques utilized by outstanding high school band directors in the South / by John Lee Robertson, John Lee Robertson
Clinoptilolite occurrence in the Tallahatta Formation (Middle Eocene) of southeast Mississippi / by Sam Kendall Roquemore, Sam Kendall Roquemore
The role of nuclei size in transient cavitation threshold measurements / by Ronald Aurele Roy, Ronald Aurele Roy
Body image : a preliminary investigation of norms / by Gary Alan Ruff, Gary Allen Ruff
Effect of alkali pretreatments on growth of Cellulomonas Sp. (AT CC 21399) / by Abbas Mohamad Safieddine, Abbas Mohammad Safieddine
An optically coupled sampling system with 4 GHz bandwidth / by Samie Bahjat Samaan, Samie Bahjat Samaan
Numerical investigation of natural convection in a vertical rectangular enclosure Patankar's SIMPLER algorithm / by Sayed Ahmad Ali Shohadaee, Sayed Ahmad Ali Shohadaee
Prehistoric settlement patterns in Clay County, Mississippi / by John Thomas Sparks, John Thomas Sparks
An investigation into computer-assisted learning as it applies to music education / by Tambria Sabrena Thomas, Tambria Sabrena Thomas
An investigation of the literature on teaching music to mainstreamed educable mentally retarded children in grades one through six / by Linda Joy Weisling Torkington, Linda Joy Weisling Torkington
Effect of gas species and partial pressure on chromium thin filmadhesion / by Richard S. Torkington, Richard Scott Torkington
The religious art of Theora Hamblett, sources of attitude and imagery / by Ella King Torrey, Ella King Torrey
An experimental study of registered nurses' responses to classified recruitment advertisements / by Joseph Edward Townsend, Joseph Edward Townsend
An in-vitro method of evaluating tolnaftate release from topicalpowder / by Tacey Xavier Viegas, Tacey Xavier Viegas
The image of Rhodesia presented in the news coverage by the New York Times between 1965 and 1980 : a content analysis, Robin William Waters
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Electromagnetic scattering of arbitrarily shaped inhomogeneous cylinders whose cross-sections are modeled by triangular patches, Omar Mohamad Al-Bundak
Native Americans and the criminal justice system : a case study, Susan Lynn Alpiner
An investigation into the teaching philosophies of Zoltan Kodaly and Carl Orff as applied to elementary music education, Sharia Palmer Basden
Penal reform in Mississippi 1799-1839, Heard Wylie Butler
Penal Reform in Mississippi 1799-1839, Heard Wylie Butler
Basic harmonic progressions at the keyboard, Catherine Goforth Byars
Toward the prediction of binge eating, Barbara Ann Casasa
Fiscal impact analysis : an aid in growth management decision-making, Wallace Scarborough Chandler
Maxwell Anderson : from pacifist to activist, Wilfred J. Collins
Spectral analysis of human cardiac inter-beat interval during rest, stress-anticipation, and stressor periods, Glenda Lucille Cottam
Nietzsche's methodology : masks and perspectivism, Charles Anderson Cox
A production study of The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail : a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, Lawrence R. Crowder
The effect of interpersonal touch in a field setting, April H. Crusco
Songs and wive's [sic] tales, Thomas Howard Douglas
Synthesis and immunological evaluation of non-peptide compoundsas mimics of human IgE pentapeptide, Micheal Glenn Evans
A validation study of the Mississippi State Department of Education language screening procedure, Sandra Baker Evans
A comparative study of The Ole Miss Spirit recruitment newspaper and other admissions materials utilized by the University of Mississippi, Debra Kerstetter Fabian
Overjustification effect versus the Zeigarnik effect : the extent of undermining effects of reward, Jirina Fiala
The relationship of style of loving to marital adjustment and verbal behavior, Samuel Ernest Fleming
A production study of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Jan Marie Franklin
Cortical event related potentials in normal and below normal readers, John Chester Freeland
Studies on glycine synthase and fermentation of purines by Cl ostridium acidiurici, Rita Therese Gariboldi
Architectural significance in the nineteenth-century American novel: Cooper, Hawthorne, and Howells, Delois Loyd Gates
A history of medical journals in the United States, Nola Kay Gibson
Caffeine intake during pregnancy : the effect on the fetus, Charlotte Ann Goode
Some effects of neuroleptics on operant and reflexive licking inrats, Sandra E. Gramling
Instrument and material quality controls exercised by selected area band directors, Phyllis Suzette Hallman
Audio recorded and directly observed parent-child interactions : a comparison of observation methods, David J. Hansen
An experimental study of cylindrical antennas radiating in or near a lossy half space, Cecil Alvin Harrison
Selected stylistic differences between the Mignon songs of Schubert and Schumann, Anne Allen Hart
The effects of cognitive dissonance induction on EMG response amplitudes and self reported anxiety states, Mark Edward Hatfield
Ownership of the Tiao Yu Tai Islands, Dehrong Jinn
Folacin values in food, Eddie Mitchell Lancaster
A proposal for a dynamic backing file storage system for the small computer, Pamela Blass Lawhead
Schedule sensitivity in humans : effects of schedule order and verbal behavior, Robin L. Levine
Exchange currents across the electrolyte, Ming De Li
The themes and fiction of John Fowles, Peter Longley
Physiological characterization of Clostridium thermoaceticum cultivated on a chemically defined medium, Leon Lester Lundie
The scenic and lighting design for Antigone, Filipe E. Macias N.
An investigation of FFT utilization in moment method solutions using entire domain bases, Anthony Quinn Martin
The great pendulum of becoming in Harold Pinter's The birthday party, Jo Ann Miller
Acute effects of neuroleptics and benzodiazepines on quantitative measures of discriminative motor control in rats, Gregory Lampton Nail
Cue-controlled relaxation : a multi-dimensional assessment of generalization from treated tountreated anxieties relative to a credible placebo, Mark Edward Oakley
Differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior versus nonexclusionary timeout and the staff time utilized, Deborah T. Orr
Biface reduction strategies for Tuscaloosa gravel : first terrace site function in the central Tombigbee Valley, John Clay Phillips
What makes a successful preservation district? : an analysis of Beale Street, Rita Lorraine Phipps
On modeling stream networks in three dimensions / by Federico Restrepo-Posada, Federico Restrepo-Posada
An analysis of selected compositional characteristics of three works by James Clifton Williams / by William Newell Richardson, William Newell Richardson
The inertial pressure concept : a correlation study of the Keulegan-Carpenter data / by Jeff Windham Rish, III, Jeff Windham Rish
Student attitudes toward University health services / by Charles Nohuoma Rotimi, Charles Nohuoma Rotimi
Children's beliefs about death : a study of program effectiveness / by Jeanne Marie Roy, Jeanne Marie Roy
Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway / by Stephen Blaine Russell, Stephen Blaine Russell
The cosmic view of Leopold Bloom / by Tess Scogan, Tess Scogan
The ecology of benthic organisms in the Bay Springs Branch, Puskus Creek, Lafayette County, Mississippi / by Tina Guillebeau Smith, Tina Guillebeau Smith