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Theses/Dissertations from 1983
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
Exercises and programmed studies in eighteenth century counterpoint / by Michael Hale McLarty, Michael Hale McLarty
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
Distribution and petrology of clinoptilolite of the Tallahatta Formation (Middle Eocene) of Clarke County, Alabama / by James R. Spencer, James R. Spencer
A comparison of three methods for assessing clients' expectancies of therapeutic outcome / by Frank Gerard Stanley, Frank Gerard Stanley
Evangelical biographies of American women in the early nineteenth century / by Suzanne Flandreau Steel, Suzanne Flandreau Steel
A study of epic words, phrases, lines and passages in Horace's Sermones / by Leslie Allison Street, Leslie Allison Street
Stress management training for dental students : an empirical evaluation / by Debra Anderson Tisdelle, Debra Anderson Tisdelle
Marital status as a factor in the present life satisfaction of the elderly black woman in Mississippi / by Deidre Ann Tyler, Deidre Ann Tyler
Enhancement of parents' involvement in training groups / by Barbara H. Vogel, Barbara H. Vogel
The efficacy of speech-language intervention with geriatrics, Steve N. Williams
Predicting female's date initiation behavior : a discriminant analysis / by Becky Maurine Wright, Becky Maurine Wright
The effects of varying levels of interviewer disclosure and interviewer race on the self-disclosing behaviors of black female college students / by Carol Elizabeth Wright, Carol Elizabeth Wright
A comparison of the efficacy of biofeedback training and a classical conditioning procedure in producing temperature change / by Linda Cheryl Wright, Linda Cheryl Wright
An acoustic levitation technique for the study of nonlinear oscillations of gas bubbles in liquids / by David Allen Young, David Allen Young
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
The uses and needs associated with religious television viewingin Oxford, MS, Mark Lawrence Barden
The influence of Indo-European on the Thai language, Nawaparn Bhandhubanyong
Henry Chinaski goes to Hell : a journey through the wasteland of modern American society, Jimmie Earl Cain
Lithologic and seismic determination and correlation of depositional environments in central Mississippi Sound, Henry Cole Carroll
The influence of Matthew G. Lewis on the early poetry of Sir Walter Scott, Barbara Ann Childers
The development of evil and dramatic method in Lillan Hellman'smajor plays, Robbie Linville Clifton
N-demethylation studies of imipramine, diphenhydramine, and propoxyphene by bacteria, Robert Thomas Clinton
Boxes constructions : time in space, L. Steven Cooper
Liberation theology in Latin America, Francis J. Cosgrove
A comparative performance study of the Libby Horn and #13 standard tubing, Florence Elizabeth Davenport
Impersonal and possessive relationships in The Rainbow and Womenin Love, Leo James Dorbad
A study of the net plankton of Lake Puskus, Mississippi, a smallflood retardation reservoir, George Walter Edwards
Computation of noise parameters of cascaded two-ports with the use of correlation matrix, Akache Mahmoud El-Dimas
Voltammetric oxidation and reduction of nitrosubstituted anilines and diphenylamines in acetonitrile : correlation with acid-base properties, Ebtsam A. El-Mayah
Self-consciousness, self-awareness, and self-attribution in impersonal task oriented situations, Nancy Jane Fleming
A production study of The runner stumbles, Michael Ray Flowers
Poe and the perfectability of man, Richard A. Fusco
The binding of the local anesthetic dibucaine to model membranes, Mahin Dokht Ghahramani
Coping with painful stimulation : effects of different conceptual models and diaphragmatic breathing, John B. Gross
A study of daily student press coverage of the 1980 presidentialcampaign, Elinor Kelley Grusin
The changing role of the community paper, Sandra Jean Grych
Attitudes of North Mississippi Methodists toward Moral Majorityposition, William Cortez Haley
The effects of prenatal ethanol exposure on morphometric characteristics of neonatal rats, Sally Darlene Hannah
Seismic stratigraphy and clay mineral distribution in central Mississippi Sound, north central Gulf of Mexico, Gerald Glenn Harper
Mineralogy and provenance of recent Pearl River bedload sediments, James Dennis Hatfield
Effects of neuroleptic potency and dosage on anhedonia, distractibility, and tapping rate in schizophrenics, Jean Darlene Irish
An analytical history of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, James William Jones
Great Britain and the Sudan, 1882-1899 : a case study in imperialsim, Charles R. Keller
Studies of the hydrocarbon heterotrophy and effects of environmental variables on the crude oil degrading ability of Protothecazopfii (Chlorophyceae), David William Koenig
Freshwater sponges in Sardis Reservoir and Denmark Lake, Mississippi, Tracey Norine Koenig
Grain growth dependence on annealing conditions in non-orientedsheet steel, Sridhar Kota
Ascertaining the problems, needs, and interests of the WCBH service area, Tom Lamont
Photojournalists in today's society, William Patton Maner
The insects associated with flowering wild carrot (Daucus carotavar. carota L.) in Northern Mississippi, Michael O. Mann
Characterization of succinate transport in free-living cells of the soybean symbiant Rhizobium japonicum, Carl Feemster McAllister