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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Abood, Alla
. Saudi Arabian Fashion E-Shopping: Effects of Social Media, Perceived Risks and Innovation AttributesAldrich, Sarah
. Finding the Words: The Impact of VOCA on Language AcquisitionAroke, Hilary A.
. An Evaluation of Provider-Sharing Networks of Patients Using Prescription OpiodsBaker, Nicole
. Focusing on College Students' Instagram Use and Body ImageBlack, Monica L.
. Residual Strength of Composite Materials After Exposure to Blast LoadingBrenner, Stephen J.
. Early Successional Forest Birds and the Effects of Habitat Management in Different LandscapesCarter, Tayla M.
. Are Feeding Practices of Family Child Care Home Providers Related to Child Fruit & Vegetable Intake?Churchill, Erin D.
. An Exploratory Analysis of the Student Connections Survey in Rhode IslandCruz, Jennifer
. Oral Language and Narrative Abilities of Kindergarten ChildrenDahl, Kimberly
. Correlating Speech and Voice Features of Transgender Women with Ratings of Femininity and GenderDanckert, Daniel C.
. Effect of Stainless Steel and Titanium Corrosion on CFRP Structural IntegrityDiCenzo, Miranda
. Feminism and Fashion of the Twentieth Century: A Material Culture StudyDio, Kaitlin M.
. A Statistical Analysis of Students’ Attitudes and Achievement in Introductory Statistics CoursesEverett, Annabelle
. Making the #Personal #Political: Twitter as a Rhetorical Tool for Activist CampaigningForkus, Shannon
. Moral Injury, Self-Compassion, and Mental HealthFouse, William P.
. The Power of Narratives: A Cultural History of US Involvement in Axis-Occupied YugoslaviaGartzman, Samuel
. In-Situ Calibration of Underwater Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometer for Simple Dissolved GasesGebregiorgis, Semhar Kessete
. URI's NetFlow Traffic Logs' Behavioral Analysis and Monitoring Visualization ToolGilbert, Christine
. Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Offshore Wind Energy in the United StatesGyllinsky, Joshua V.
. Evolving Encoded Marking for Glove-Based Pose and Posture RecognitionHafner, Sabrina G.
. Impact of a Policy, Systems, and Environmental Intervention of Low-Income 5th Grade Students' Self-EfficacyHale, Wesley R.
. The SMS Ostfriesland: A Warship at the Crossroads of Military TechnologyHoffman, Melissa
. Utilization of Probiotics to Manage Epizootic Shell Disease in American Lobsters, Homarus americanusHurley, Leah Marie
. Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors to Dietary Management of Parkinson’s DiseaseImam, Kamran
. Personal Health Card: Use of QR Code to Access Medical DataLeonard, Timothy
. Network Data Analysis of Word Graphs With Applications to Authorship AttributionLeso, Allison
. Efficacy Measures of Tolfenamic Acid in a Tau Knock Out Model: Relevance to Alzheimer’s DiseaseMacDonald Witkin, Taylor
. Triggering a Diverse Seafood Diet: Exploring Perceptions of Sustainable Seafood Systems in New EnglandMcAleer, Christopher James
. Environmental Factors Affecting Methane Cycling in Narragansett BayMeattey, Dustin E.
. Annual Cycle Phenology and Winter Habitat Selection of White-Winged Scoters in Eastern North AmericaMeyer, Ashley
. The Impact of Body Composition on Physical Function Performance in Middle-Aged WomenMoran, Patrick J.
. Contributions to Tsunami Detection by High Frequency RadarMushkat, Zoe
. Evaluating Barriers and Transtheoretical Model Constructs in Kidney Transplant Decision-MakingNaquin, Megan
. Examining Diet Quality and Sleep Duration in Overweight/Obese Adults in a Weight Loss InterventionNichols, Jonathan
. Detection and Discrimination of Natural and Synthetic Polysaccharides in a Solid-State NanoporeOberhelman, Steven D.
. Active Contours ImplementationOrtiz, Jordan Angel
. Corrosion of Different Materials Connected to Carbon FiberOsei, Vida Samantha
. Influence of Environmental Factors and Fishing Effort on Demersal Fish Species in GhanaParker, Haley Wynne
. Maternal Sociodemographic Characteristics and Prenatal Diet QualityPark, Jeong-Yong
. Numerical and Experimental Study of Flapping Foils with Dynamic Wall EffectPatry, Emily
. Predictors of Concomitant Use of Prescription Opiods and Benzodiazepines in Rhode IslandPerkins, Matthew
. Development and Modeling of a Biomimetic Punting Unmanned Underwater VehiclePolta, Andrew T.
. Disorderly House Keepers: Poor Women in Providence, Rhode Island, 1781-1832Ribeiro, Alyssa
. The Effects of Child Literacy and Self-Control on School Readiness Based on Teacher ReportRiley, Daniel
. Food Insecurity and its Association with TestingRudnickas, Donald William Jr.
. Isopycnal mixing in the North Atlantic oxygen minimum zone revealed by RAFOS floatsRyan, Valerie
. Modeling Dynamic Social Networks of Children in After-School Care ProgramsShea, Kelly J.
. THE IMPACTS OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON PRIMARY GRADE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENTISTS AND SCIENCE SELF-CONCEPTSimas, Samuel
. The Men That Sleep BuiltSullivan, Joseph P.
. Rheological Characterization of Fluids for Lithium Ion Batteries and Thermal Ablation of TumorsSun, Caoxin
. Bayesian Model Averaging of Space Time Car Models with Application to U.S. House Price ForecastingTamayo, Michael
. Automated High Frequency Oscillation Detection and Seizure Onset Zone Estimation Using TCRESTruesdale, Corinne L.
. Fishery and Biological Characteristics of Johan Crab (Cancer borealis) in Rhode Island SoundTucker, Andrew
. Robust Spectral ClassificationUnderwood, Grace
. Isolation and Identification of Probiotic Bacteria for the Management of Epizootic Shell DiseaseVazquez, Maria
. A Shade Above: An Analysis of Parasols in a University CollectionWeisfeld, Natalie Ruth
. Evaluation of a School-Based Fruit and Vegetable Intervention Using a Digital Photography MethodWhitney, Elizabeth
. Impact of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and Elongate Hemlock Scale on Early Seasonal Development of Eastern HemlockYuan, Li
. Implementation of Self-Organizing Maps with PythonYumi, Heva Hayuqo
. The Relationship of Marine Tourism, Fishing Activities, and Conservation Efforts on Derawan IslandYumi, Heva Hayuqo
. The Relationship of Marine Tourism, Fishing Activities, and Conservation Efforts on Derawan Island, IndonesiaTheses/Dissertations from 2017
Acharya, Sunandha Sharma
. Tools for Anti-Microbial Peptide Editable DatabaseAgostinelli, Matthew
. Density-Based Clustering Heuristics for the Traveling Salesman ProblemAgostinucci, Kevin
. The Physiological Glucagon Receptor in Rat HeartAlvarez, Melvin
. The Continuum of Beach Enclosure: Socioeconomic Implications for Coastal Communities in the Dominican RepublicBabcock, Aram
. Concomitant Use of Central Nervous System Stimulants and Depressants Prescribed in Rhode IslandBehrmann, Hannes
. Assessment of Activity of Bacteria in Integrated Fixed Film Activated SludgeBenn, Sara L.
. The Exploration of Young Audiences and Identity Development Through Social Media PlatformsBenson, Sara
. Investigating Rhode Island Town Beaches Littler PoliciesBenton, Erik Lane
. Simulation of a Bidirectional DC-DC Boost Converter Using a State-Space Averaged ModelBowden, William R.
. Virginia Woolf's Pedagogical ArtBreard, Gregory T.
. Evaluating Self-Organizing Map Quality Measures as Convergence CriteriaCarlson, Alexis
. The Relationship Between Pre-Service Benchmarks and Student Teaching PerformanceCashman, Michaela A.
. In-Situ Treatment of 1,4-Dioxane Under Column Scale ConditionsCattaneo, Flavia
. A Carbohydrate Counting Intervention for Hispanics with Type 2 DiabetesCay, Gozde
. Design of a Wearable fNIRS Neuroimaging Device with an Internet-of-Things ArchitectureChambers, Britta Marie
. Simulating Thermal Stress in Rhode Island Coldwater Fish Habitat Using SWATClarkin, Daniel
. Dynamic Response of TI2ALC Under Radial Confinement at High TemperatureConstant, Nicholas
. An Intelligent Fog Centric Network for IoT-Driven Smart CommunitiesD'Aversa, Nelle
. Perspectives on Emerging Monitoring Technologies: Understanding Factors that Affect AdoptionDavis, Sierra Madeline
. Utilizing Empirical Eigenfunctions and Neural Network to Describe and Model RI Coastal MorphologyDeNardo, Nicholas A.
. Dynamic Collapse of Double Hull Composite Cylinders: Hydrostatic and Shock-Initiated ImplosionDenman, Cathrine L.
. Perceptions of Participants in the NOAA Marine Sanctuary Nomination Process: A Case Study of Mallows Bay-Potomac RiverDevoid, Courtney
. Conserving Milkweed: The Effects of Environmental Change and Viral Prevalence on Asclepias syriacaDuball, Chelsea Elizabeth
. Environmental Impacts of Oyster Aquaculture on the Coastal Lagoons of Southern Rhode IslandFerguson, Sarah
. Agronomic Characteristics of Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) in the NortheastFruehauf, Alric
. Development of a Locally Adapted Deterioration Model for Bridges in the State of Rhode Island, USAGerber-Williams, Anna
. Assessment of Salt Marsh Shoreline Degradation and Restoration on Benthic Invertebrate Infaunal CommunityGerdes, Christoph
. Development of a Practical Method for Sustainable Routing in Manufacturing EnterprisesGlaab, Julian
. Extracting Parking Areas from Remote Sensing Imagery and Spatiotemporal Traffic DataGomes, Nathaniel
. Trace Detection of TATP Vapors Using a Low-Mass Thermodynamic SensorGoodwin, Jennifer L.
. Effect of a Nutritiion Intervention on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Elementary School StudentsGravison, Michael
. An Online Study of Actors, Self-Promotion, and the Personal BrandHassan, Syed Amir
. Development of Input Parameters to Predict the Performance of Rhabilitated Asphalt PavementsHayward, Scott J.
. Modeling Sediment Transport Around Artificial Reefs in Southern Rhode IslandHoffman, Herman Noel
. Program Acceleration in a Heterogeneous Computing Environment Using OpenCL, FPGA, and CPUIrving, Craig Michael
. Receptor-Protein Interactions Mediated by the Fourth Transmembrane of D2R can be Altered by Treatment with AntipsychoticsJacavone, Jared
. The Paid Vote: America's Neutrality During the Greek War for IndependenceJaegle, Stephen H.
. Plat: A Web Based Protein Local Alignment ToolJaladhanki, Sindhura
. Epidemiology of Browser-Based Malware