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Theses/Dissertations from 1985
From antagonism to merger : black and white Democrats in Mississippi forge an uneasy coalition, Mary Lou Moore
A study of water infiltration in unsaturated soils, Cheng Seng Ng
Costume designs for Kiss Me, Kate, Sean Patrick O'Casey
Predator-prey interaction and evolution among naticid gastropodsof the Neogene Chesapeake Group of Maryland, Jon Moxie Olivier
Post-Mao China and the superpowers / by Jack Pang, Jack Pang
What's in a life?, Glenn Carl Patterson
The future of the nationally syndicated Sunday newspaper supplement as illustrated by Parade & Family Weekly, Polly G. Pickett
In vivo evaluation of various dosage forms of -PDC-diacetate in the rat / by James Neil Rider, James Neil Rider
Agricultural workers and labor laws in Pureto Rico, 1800-1873 / by Neysa Rodriguez, Neysa Rodriguez
The transportation of the UNIX operating system to an unprotected-memory architecture / by A. Murat Sabuncu, A. Murat Sabuncu
An experimental study of the effect of calcined limestone on the NHNO-Oreaction in a packed bed reactor / by Anuchit Sekthira, Anuchit Sekthira
Emily Bronte and folk tradition / by Sara Ellen Selby, Sara Ellen Selby
A comparative study of methods to measure consumer preference for hospital attributes / Lewis Gayle Sewell, Lewis Gayle Sewell
A pH-dependent enzyme deactivation study using alpha-amylase / by Carl Randall Snipes, Carl Randall Snipes
A case study in crisis public relations : the Meredith crisis at the University of Mississippi / by Robin Belinda Street, Robin Belinda Street
The stratigraphy of the Owl Creek Formation and Midway Group of northern Tippah County, Mississippi / by Charles Travis Swann, Charles T. Swann
Finite element modeling of pollutant transport in subsurface flows / by Yong Tang, Yong Tang
The community survey as a means of evaluating geographic variation of consumer knowledge and attitudes / by Marion Anthony Thompson, Marion Anthony Thompson
Porting and evaluation of an unobtrusive networking protocol / by David M. Turbeville, David Milton Turbeville
Trapped, tarnished heroines : a study of women in selected plays of Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams, Peggy Hussey Webb
Paleoecology of benthic foraminifera from the upper Cretaceous Selma Group of Mississippi, Daniel Graham Wells
"The 1940's Radio Hour" : a production study, Donna Marie White
The plight of the American Adam in the Leatherstocking series., Robert Clark Williams
The reception of Fenimore Cooper's writings by his contemporaries / by Gert Jan Wilms, Geert Jan Wilms
Land and life : Edwin Muir's final vision / by James Larry Wilson, James Larry Wilson
Heavy minerals of the recent sands, south of the Mississippi Sound barrier islands / by William James Wimberly, William James Wimberly
Computer aided design of gravity dams / by Chia-Chun Wu, Chia-Chun Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
A production study of How to Handle a Woman, Patricia J. Anderson
Seventy-five years in North Central Mississippi : a life history of John Lucas Adams, Peter Richard Aschoff
Lithologic and seismic determination and correlation of recent depositional environments in western Mississippi Sound, Brian Lawrence Barfus
An economic, mineralogic and chemical investigation of the offshore phosphate deposit, People's Republic of the Congo, West Africa, Dorothy L. Bargeron
Chromatographic study of gas-liquid and gas-solid phase equilibria, Monica Leah Bell
Quantitative analyses of Tournaisian, Visean, and Namurian (Carboniferous) brachiopod biogeography : comparison of paleobiogeography with paleogeography, Carol Lynn Blanton
Elmer Rice's dramatization of women, Anita Sparks Bremseth
A descriptive study of intended, actual, and perceived behaviors of physical education student teachers and experienced teachers, Alice Moore Buchanan
Willa Cather's O Pioneers! and Midwestern regionalist painting, Allison Aylene Bulsterbaum
Effects of novel knobbed fatty acids on a circadian rhythm of Neurospora crassa, Jace C. Callaway
High efficiency parabolic solar collector with glass pipe and black fluid, Ming-Jr Chang
Solar zeolite refrigeration system, Shieh-Chieh Chang
Computer simulation of hydrological effect of surface mining, Gano Broto Chatterji
A study of the predominant themes in retirement community yellowpage advertisements, Beverly Ann Clisby
A comparative study of health care delivery systems in selecteddeveloped and developing countries, Helen Clower
Measurement of Q factor at microwave frequencies and its application to skin depth measurement, Mihailo Crnadak
A test of the fear of fatness hypothesis, Teresa F. Cutts
A design and implementation of an information storage and retrieval system using PASCAL, Kathleen Furio Dixon
A hybrid method for analysis of wire structures connected to long straight wires, Gaby Badih El-Khoury
The treatment of primary dysmenorrhea : a comparison of three methods, Trese Ann Evans
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
The effect of videotape feedback on self-concept and cognitive dissonance in out-patient psychotherapy groups / by Randall Scott Nero, Randall Scott Nero
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
Response modeling of Holocene sediments within the shallow substrate of central Mississippi Sound / by Andrew Moore Wilson, Andrew Moore Wilson
A rat model for acute skeletal muscle toxicity of ethanol / by Fatima E. Yakubu, Fatima E. Yakubu
Total parenteral nutrition : a manual for pharmacy personnel and pharmacy students / by Li-Yin Yang, Li-Yin Yang
Development of a thermally insulative aggregate using Mississippi river sand / by Thomas Zacharia, Thomas Zacharia
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