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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Sweck, Sydney
. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN AGE, MENOPAUSAL STATUS, AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMENThach, Angela
. CHARACTERIZATION OF ZN2+-DOPED POLY(VINYLIDENE DIFLUORIDE) FILMS BY X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPYThilges, Kayla M.
. MODELING CORAL REEF ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION LOSSTurner, Kyle J.
. REMOTE SENSING OF PHYTOPLANKTON SIZE CLASSES ON THE NORTHEAST U.S. CONTINENTAL SHELFTyler, Jacob Grant
. OFFSHORE WIND AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN KITTY HAWK, NCVisgilio, Lili Lan Lebrun
. THE IMPACTS OF HEARING LOSS ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTHWandzilak, Jamie
. INVESTIGATING THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF A NOVEL ANTI-VIRULENCE FACTORWhittaker, Zachary
. DESIGN OF AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR CORNER BRICK ASSEMBLY PROCESSWilson, Cassandra
. UNDERLYING VALUES IN CORAL RESTORATION: RESPONSES TO THE CORAL CRISISYehle, Justin
. ACOUSTIC AND PERCEPTUAL OUTCOMES OF VOCAL TRAINING FOR TRANSGENDER WOMENYuan, Kai
. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CSLD GENES IN PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS BY CRISPR/CAS9 GENE KNOCKOUTTheses/Dissertations from 2019
Abreu, Alyssa
. MATERNAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN RELATION TO LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND THE EFFECT OF A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAhern, Kelly
. MY SELFIE-IMAGE: AN ARTIST’S MULTIMEDIA PERSPECTIVE TO SELF-DISCOVERYAlharbi, Abdullah G.
. COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF TOLFENAMIC ACID AND DONEPEZIL ON BEHAVIOR AND TAU PATHOLOGY BIOMARKER LEVELSAlich, Alena M.
. MODELING, SIMULATION AND INVESTIGATION OF INFLATABLE DROP-STITCH PANELS WITH FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSISAsgari, Kian M.
. DEVELOPMENT OF AN RFID-ENABLED SERIAL KANBAN PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH REAL TIME ORDER SCHEDULINGBartels, Rachel L.
. FROM BREAST PUMP TO BEST PUMP: A HUMAN-CENTERED EVALUATIONBeatty, Kristen
. DEVELOPING STUDENT VOICE THROUGH TWITTER: USING MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION TO INSPIRE CIVIC ENGAGEMENTBedoyan, Janette Nazeli
. ROLE OF CRITICAL NUTRITION LITERACY IN MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT DIETARY BEHAVIORBerlinsky, Taylor Benson
. PILOT TESTING A NUTRITION AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING CURRICULUM FOR NURSING STUDENTSBernardo, Nicholas D.
. QUANTIFICATION OF VOTING ERROR: THE 2018 RHODE ISLAND MIDTERMSBilecki, Danielle
. THE BURDEN OF INVISIBILITY: A CASE STUDY OF THE FISHERIES CRISIS IN GHANA, AND USAID/GHANA SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PROJECT’S GENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGYBodurtha, Nidhi Mehta
. DYNAMIC INSTABILITY OF REINFORCED CYLINDERS IN A CONFINING ENVIRONMENTBopp, Tobias
. ANALYZING THE CORRELATIONS AMONG DRIVER DISTRACTIONS AND THE PROBABILITY OF AN ACCIDENTBrummett, Marissa
. THE EFFECT OF SEASON UPON THE LIFE CYCLE OF HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED LAMBSBuck, Jamie
. INDICATORS OF SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS: ASSESSING THE COMMONWEALTH’S CURRENT SOCIO-POLITICAL, MARKET AND COMMUNITY CONDITIONSCao, Wenqiu
. LONGITUDINAL DATA PREDICTION IN EHR: COMPARISON OF GLMM AND MACHINE LEARNING METHODSCarlin, John P.
. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IN-PLANE AND CROSS-PLANE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF POLYMER NANOFIBER THIN FILM UTILIZING THE 3-OMEGA METHODChalut, Bailey
. ANTHELMINTIC EFFICACY OF PELLETED CRANBERRY VINE AGAINST GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODES OF SHEEPChen, Xiaotian
. UGV DIRECTION CONTROL BY HUMAN ARM GESTURE RECOGNITION VIA DETERMINISTIC LEARNINGCipoletta, David O.
. STATE MACHINE APPROACH FOR GESTURE CLASSIFICATIONCobbina, Enoch
. DEVELOPMENT OF BAYESIAN AND NON-BAYESIAN MELPHALAN PHARMACOKINETIC MODEL FROM LITERATURE-GENERATED DATACreighton, Tyler
. SYSTEM MODELING OF A LITHIUM-ION BATTERYCromwell, Benjamin B.
. IDENTIFICATION OF 15 PHTHALATE ESTERS IN COMMERCIAL CHEESE POWDER VIA CYCLODEXTRIN-PROMOTED FLUORESCENCE DETECTIONCrowe, Patrick
. WHEN THE ALTERNATIVE BECOMES HEGEMONIC: A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROYAL TENENBAUMSCutshaw, Larynn
. ASSESSING CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, AND WELFARE IN THE AQUARIUM TRADEDe Pace, Lisa Marie
. Frazil ice growth and ice production during katabatic wind events in Ross Sea polynyas, AntarcticaDescoteaux, Andrew
. BUDGET IMPACT ANALYSIS OF NOVEL ABUSE DETERRENT OPIOID FORMULATIONS IN A POPULATION OF CHRONIC OPIOID USEDesilets, Alexander
. DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICIENT VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFTDiouf, Rassoul
. DATA ANALYTICS FOR WEARABLE IOT-BASED TELEMEDICINEDixon-Anderson, Erik R.
. POLYETHYLENE PASSIVE SAMPLER METHOD DEVELOPMENT FOR FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOLS AND OTHER NEUTRAL PERFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCESDuwe, Lukas
. ALL-SOLID LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR HIGH SAFETY AND STABILITYEvron, Lauren
. Yoga, Mindfulness and Interpersonal RelationshipFedorenko, Michael
. MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PROTEIN BINDING BY PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFASs)Feldman, Leah
. COASTAL ZONE ACCESS AND THE PELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAIL NEWPORT PROGRAM: EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION OUTCOMES IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLANDFenn, Natalie
. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT’S ROLE IN WELL-BEING: EXAMINING A MEDIATIONAL MODEL ACROSS TWO SAMPLESFernandez Scarioni, Javier
. CYCLIC CONSTANT NORMAL STIFFNESS TESTS ON SANDFerrazzoli, Milo
. EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION AND SCALE MODELING OF A VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINEFine, Jaime
. IMPACT OF FABRIC PARAMETERS ON THE TEXTILE DIELECTRIC LAYER OF A CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSORFlanagan, Evan
. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HOLISTIC COACHING IN SPORTSFulfer, Victoria Madison
. GLOBAL PATTERNS OF NET RESPIRATION IN SUBSEAFLOOR SEDIMENTGardiner, Christine
. EVALUATION OF A NOVEL PASSIVE SAMPLER FOR POLY- AND PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTSGoncharenko, Svetlana
. THE ROLE OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN THE ASSOCIATIONS AMONG POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY, AND EMOTION DYSREGULATION: A MODERATED MEDIATION MODELHadjeres, Hichem
. CHLORINE DISINFECTION BYPRODUCT MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND SOURCE WATERS USING LED-BASED UV-C DISINFECTIONHaupt, Sara Jane
. MITIGATION OF CHLORINATED SOLVENT GROUNDWATER PLUMES WITH COLLOIDAL ACTIVATED CARBONHayes, Reilly F.
. DYNAMICS OF THE LATE TRIASSIC ADAMANIAN-REVUELTIAN EXTINCTION, PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, AZHolland, Sara
. FINDING COMMON GROUND; INDIVIDUAL TRAIT DIFFERENCES AND THE PERSUASIVE EFFECTS OF MORAL FRAMINGHoughton, James
. ESTIMATION OF VOTER ARRIVAL RATES USING ELECTRONIC POLL BOOK TRANSACTION LOGSHuang, Yuyao
. SMALL FOOD STORES ASSESSMENT IN LOW INCOME LOW ACCESS COMMUNITIES IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLANDHughes, Samuel
. COCULTURE OF PROBIOTIC BACTERIA IN ALGAL FEEDSTOCKS FOR DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN BIVALVE HATCHERIESIvone, Ryan
. DEVELOPMENT OF PEDIATRIC ANTI-HIV FORMULATIONS WITH IMPROVED DISSOLUTION CHARACTERISTICSJilling, Adam
. OPTIMIZING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS USING META-LEARNINGJonas, Tim
. QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE EFFICIENCYKeefner, Nicole B.
. TEMPORAL EFFECTIVENESS OF BIODIVERSITY SURROGATES IN CORAL REEFS IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDSKüster, Timo
. NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY SENSOR FOR MARINE POLLUTANTSLapera, Michael
. CREEP DEFORMATION MECHANISMS IN CARBIDE PRECIPITATE STRENGTHENED NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOYS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURESLawandy, Mishreky N.
. RHODE ISLAND’S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE: PRACTICES, PERCEPTIONS, AND LIMITATIONSLeary, Matthew M.
. TIDAL CURRENTS EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A HEAVING POINT ABSORBERLeBlanc, James M.
. RESPONSE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS TO DYNAMIC AND LOW TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTSLee, Tingfang
. SKELLAM PROCESS MODELING FOR FINANCIAL HIGH-FREQUENCY DATALubetkin, Megan
. INVESTIGATING LAVA BALLOON FORMATION: NEW EXPLORATION OF THE 1993 SUBMARINE VENT SITE AT SOCORRO ISLAND, MEXICOMandojana-Ducot, Crassandra
. THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL HEALTH CURRICULA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS TRANSGENDER PEOPLEMantaian, Tyler
. SHORT-TERM COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SECOND-GENERATION LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE ANTIPSYCHOTICS AS COMPARED WITH ORAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN PREVENTING REHOSPITALIZATION OR TREATMENT SWITCH IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIAMarzban, Maryam
. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY OF STUDENTS IN AN INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM AND ATTITUDES TOWARD OLDER ADULTSMatsumoto, Carolyn N.
. EFFECT OF EATING PACE INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES AT THE MICROSTRUCTURAL LEVEL OF BITESMcQueen, Anthony
. MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPOSITES FOR A VERTICAL WIND TUBRINEMeadows, Maxwell C.
. OCCURRENCE AND FORMATION OF N-DBPS IN RHODE ISLAND DRINKING WATERSMedley, Grace Elizabeth
. DREDGING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT: MODELS OF CIRCULATION AND FLUSHING DYNAMICS IN THE PROVIDENCE RIVER ESTUARYMenges, Jessica
. EVALUATION OF IFQS IN THE PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHERY IN ALASKA: WERE THE MANAGEMENT SAFEGUARDS SUCCESSFUL?Merrill, Kelse Bright
. GECNAWAN THOU GEWEORTH- TO KNOW YOUR WORTH: EXAMINING VARIATIONS OF WERGILD IN ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND: 600 C.E.-850 C.E.Morgera, Caterina Marie
. EVALUATION OF A POLICY, SYSTEM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOOL-BASED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTERVENTIONMuir, Lillian
. PLATFORM FOR HADAL AUTONOMY AND GENERAL EXPERIMENTATION (PHAGE)Nickles, Katie R.
. ONTOGENY OF THE LATERAL LINE AND VISUAL SYSTEMS OF A CARIBBEAN REEF GOBY, ELACATINUS LORIOakley, Ryan
. THE EFFECTS OF CONTRAST WITH COMPRESSION THERAPY ON MUSCLE RECOVERY POST EXERCISEOgram Buckley, Caitlin
. KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING HEALTH FACTORS AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE: DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERT VALIDATION OF A PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIREPereira, Sabrina
. PLASTIC PERCEPTIONS: SURVEYING PUBLIC OPINION OF PLASTIC POLLUTION IN RHODE ISLANDPitassi, Angela Marie
. EXPLORACIÓN DE LAS ESTRATEGIAS DISCURSIVAS EN LA NEGOCIACIÓN IDENTITARIA EN LA RADIO ÉTNICA 100.3 FM, PROVIDENCE, RI, EE.UU.Pomerantz, Hayley E.
. CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL MALTREATMENT AND ANXIETY: THE EFFECT OF ENGAGING IN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLERaggi, Emanuele
. LOCALIZATION OF A DRIFTING UNDERWATER VEHICLE USING A TERRAIN-BASED PARTICLE FILTERRahman, Muhammad Enayetur
. DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A PROGRAMMABLE NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION ANTENNA ON SOFT MATERIALSReinker, Jeffrey
. ENERGY EFFICIENT STREETLIGHT CONVERSION: INTEGRATING LEDS AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSRibeiro, Brenno
. DEVELOPMENT OF A PAPER-BASED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF ORTHOPHOSPHATE IN WATERRisi, Megan
. RISK TAKING AS AN OUTCOME OF AN ALCOHOL HARM REDUCTION TRIALRocchio, Joseph
. SURFACTANT ENHANCED BIOREMEDIATION OF OIL BY ALCANIVORAX BORKUMENSIS USING FOOD GRADE AMPHIPHILESRondeau, Jared
. Deep Learning of Human Apparent Age for the Detection of Sexually Exploitative Imagery of ChildrenRubstello, Katie
. THE SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY OF SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE IN WASHINGTONRusso, Victoria Elizabeth
. CORRELATIONS OF THE FEAR OF MISSING OUT & INTERPERSONAL STRESS WITH FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ SLEEPSalazar, Christopher J.
. DYNAMIC INSTABILITY OF COMPOSITE CYLINDERS IN UNDERWATER CONFINING ENVIRONMENTSSchick, Melissa R.
. The Moderating Role of Positive Affect in Understanding the Relationship Between Stress and Alcohol UseSchwarz, Thomas
. DESIGN OF A MODULAR SOFT CONTINUUM ROBOTIC ARM