Thesis (Ph.D.) in History--University of Maine, 2009. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 247-294).

Thesis (M.A.) in History--University of Maine, 2008. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-84).

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, June, 2005. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-68)

Thesis (M.A.) in Liberal Studies--University of Maine, 2006. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-91).

Recent interest in cognitive behavioural therapy techniques for treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) has highlighted the contribution of psychological approaches to alleviating the debilitating symptoms of this illness. In previous research sufferers from CFS have been compared with depressed patients and patients with neuromuscular disease, as they share similar symptoms, but not diagnosis. This study attempts to compare four groups including a normal working group. A new measures was developed and piloted, designed to measure interpretations of symptoms in CFS. In addition standard instruments were used to focus on the measurement of high personal standards, perfectionism, emotional control and conscientiousness and levels of autonomy. Results showed the CFS group were similar to the normal working group on all standard scales and scored low on autonomous personality traits. Reasons for this result, and the clinical implications for treating such a heterogeneous patient group are discussed. Measures on the symptom interpretation scale show CFS patients are less likely to give an emotional explanation for their symptoms than the other participant groups. This has implications for communication between physician and patient, and the treatment of CFS with a psychological model.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan, 1940. / Thesis note on label mounted on t.p. "Selected bibliography": p. 28-30.

La révolution industrielle, l’évolution technologique, la croissance démographique et l’urbanisation ont affecté non seulement l’économie ou la politique dans le monde mais également la santé environnementale. Divers types de polluants sont générés et introduits, de manière permanente, dans l’environnement via les effluents industriels, agricoles et/ou municipaux. Parmi ces polluants figurent les polluants organiques persistants ou POP qui sont susceptibles de développer une toxicité non négligeable pour la santé humaine et le bon fonctionnement de l’écosystème. En plus, ils sont détectés dans tous les composants de l’écosystème global, y compris l’atmosphère, les ressources en eaux, le sol, les sédiments et les biotes. Depuis la découverte des insecticides DDT dans les tissus humains, le sort et le comportement de ces polluants dangereux ont retenu l’attention de la recherche scientifique. Dans le présent travail, on s’intéresse essentiellement aux POP du type hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP) et ses dérivés méthylés (Me-HAP) ainsi que les polychlorobiphényles (PCB). La première partie de l’étude est consacré à l’évaluation de leur niveau de contamination dans différents compartiments de l’environnement. Leur occurrence et distribution ont été évaluées dans les phases dissoutes, particulaires et sédimentaires du système d’eaux douces du bassin versant de l'Escaut dans la zone transfrontalière France-Belgique dans le cadre du projet FRB-RégionNPC "BIOFOZI" suivi d’une étude écotoxicologique. La même investigation est réalisée sur des sols originaires du Nord-Pas-de Calais (France) et de Madagascar. La seconde partie contribue à une étude de faisabilité de traitement biologique de sols contaminés par les HAP. / The industrial revolution, technological change, population growth and urbanization have affected not only the economy and politics all around the world but also the environment. Various types of pollutants are generated and introduced permanently into the environment through industrial, agricultural and/or municipal discharges. These pollutants include the persistent organic pollutants or POPs which can develop dangerous effects to human health and the ecosystem. In addition, they are reported detected in all the environmental components including the atmosphere, water resources, soils, sediments and biota. Since the discovery of the insecticides DDT in human tissue, the fate and behavior of these type of hazardous pollutants have caught the interest of researchers. In this work, our target contaminants are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their methylated derivatives (Me-PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The first part of our study investigated the contamination level of theses POPs in the different compartments of the environment (water, suspended solid matters, sediment, soil). Their occurrence and distribution were evaluated in the dissolved, particulate and sedimentary phases of the freshwater system of the Scheldt basin in the border area between France and Belgium in FRB-RegionNPC "BIOFOZI" program. An ecotoxicological risk assessment was also carried out. The same investigations were also conducted in soil samples originating from northern France and from Madagascar. The second part of the present work concern a feasibility study of PAHs-contaminated soil bio-treatment (bioremediation).

Thesis (M.A.) in History--University of Maine, 2001. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-141).

Thesis (M.A.) in History--University of Maine, 2002. / Includes vita. Bibliography: leaves 102-105.

Thesis (M.A.) in Communication--University of Maine, 2006. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-118).