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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Shahid, Mehwish
. ASIAN AMERICANS’ HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES: THE ROLE OF CULTURAL VALUES, ETHNIC IDENTITY, AND NEIGHBORHOOD ETHNIC DENSITYShrestha, Neha
. PERFORMANCE PREDICTION OF WARM MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENT CONTAINING RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENT IN RHODE ISLANDSieczkowski, Rachel
. TRAINING PEER TUTORS: AN EVALUATION OF BEST PRACTICES IN SPEAKING CENTERSSipolski, Steven J.
. MINIMIZING BEE BYCATCH IN JAPANESE BEETLE TRAPSSmith, Elizabeth
. A PILOT QUALITATIVE EVALUATION: YOUTH PERCEPTION ON PLASTIC STRAWS BEFORE AND AFTER EDUCATION INTERVENTIONSmith, Michael P.
. MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF POLYMER-FABRIC SKIN MATERIALS USED IN INFLATABLE DROP-STITCH STRUCTURESSnyder, Wendy
. EFFECTS OF INCORPORATING INERTIAL MEASUREMENTS ON THE LOCALIZATION ACCURACY OF THE SEAGLIDER AUVSousa, Alexander
. DISTINGUISHING LIVING AND NON-LIVING SURFACE DEPOSITION ON SERPTENTINE: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOSIGNATURES AND ASTROBIOLOGYStephens, Christina
. THE ROLE OF ETHNIC/RACIAL CLASSROOM DYNAMICS IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENTStranieri, Andrew
. SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF WHEY PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION IN TEENAGE ATHLETESSweeney, Benjamin R.
. DESIGNING PORT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SEA LEVEL CHANGE: A SURVEY OF U.S. ENGINEERSSylaj, Adelina
. CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION BARRIERS IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION IN PAKISTANTakyi, Evelyn
. POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF SARDINELLA AURITA AND SARDINELLA MADURENSIS IN THE EASTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC REGION (CECAF) IN WEST AFRICATanzer, Joshua Ray
. MEANS, GENES, AND MEANINGS: SCIENTIFIC UNDERPINNINGS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND LASTING HAPPINESSTate, Marie C.
. SUBSTANCE USE ADMISSION TRENDS FROM 2000 TO 2015 WITHIN AND ACROSS RACIAL, GENDER, AND AGE GROUPSTatoian, Robert P.
. HAPTIC FEEDBACK IN A VIRTUAL REALITY EXERCISE GAME: DESIGN OF A STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SYSTEMThomas, Emma Jane
. ALONG-STREAM AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY IN THE WEST GREENLAND CURRENT SYSTEMTouhey, Eva
. THE INFLUENCE OF PLASTIC BAG BANS ON PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL COMMUNITIESVenolia, Celeste T.
. GROWTH OF SACCHARINA LATISSIMA IN AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS MODELED USING DYNAMIC ENERGY BUDGET THEORYVilla, Priscilla
. THE EFFECTS OF CONCUSSION ON MOTOR NEURON REFLEX EXCITABILITYWang, Hao
. AN INTELLIGENT DESIGN EXPLORER FOR NEW VIOLIN SHAPESWelandawe, Manushi K.V.
. A MIXED-EFFECTS REGRESSION MODEL WITH APPLICATION TO LONGITUDINAL MISSING AT RANDOM MICROBIOME DATAWilde, Taris Frederic
. THE IMPACT OF ROAD TYPES ON THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLESWilson, Margaret M.
. BIOFILM ADHESION ON THE SULFIDE MINERAL BORNITE & IMPLICATIONS FOR ASTROBIOLOGYZheng, Boren
. PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SELF-ORGANIZING MAPS BASED ON DIFFERENT AUTOENCODERSTheses/Dissertations from 2018
Abood, Alla
. Saudi Arabian Fashion E-Shopping: Effects of Social Media, Perceived Risks and Innovation AttributesAbramski, Katherine E.
. A NETWORK BASED ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE CRISIS USING GERGMSAckermann, Kay Christian
. SELF-SENSING CONCRETE FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING OF SMART INFRASTRUCTURESAkuoko, Ivy
. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN COASTAL GHANAAldrich, Sarah
. Finding the Words: The Impact of VOCA on Language AcquisitionAlghaith, Ghadah
. EXPRESSION AND ACTIVITY OF CYP2C8 AND 2C9 IN DIABETES MELLITUS AND NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASEAlNaser, Naser Yusuf
. MODELING THE MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF STABILIZED DUNE SYSTEM DURING EXTREME STORM EVENTSAlvanas, Elizabeth Ann
. A LINE ARRAY OF DIRECTIONAL HYDROPHONES FOR IMPROVED DETECTION OF EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACONSAl Zowelei, Mosa
. INSTRUMENTATION OF MEASURING CELLULAR CAPACITANCE VIA SIGNAL PROCESSING TOOLArmbrecht, Frederik
. Three Dimensional Localization of Work Pieces in Assembly Lines with Radio Frequency IdentificationArmenti, Samantha M.
. COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WITH ENGLISH LEARNERSAroke, Hilary A.
. An Evaluation of Provider-Sharing Networks of Patients Using Prescription OpioidsBaker, Nicole
. Focusing on College Students' Instagram Use and Body ImageBasnyat, Bonita S.
. AN EXAMINATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL CLIMATE, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLSBeasley, Elizabeth
. GRUNGEWAVE: THE AUTHENTICITY OF NEO-TRIBESBellows, Martha
. EXPLORATION OF CLASSIFYING SENTENCE BIAS IN NEWS ARTICLES WITH MACHINE LEARNING MODELSBlack, Monica L.
. Residual Strength of Composite Materials After Exposure to Blast LoadingBonatt, Nicholas
. A NOVEL APPROACH FOR MEASURING THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF ELECTRO-SPUN NANOFIBERSBorthakur, Debanjan
. QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF MOTOR TASKS ON CORTICOKINEMATIC COHERENCE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASEBoukarim, Jessie
. CITY OF PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY READINESS FOR AN OBESITY PREVENTION INTERVENTIONBoy, Sebastian
. Performance-based Assessment of Bridge PreservationBrenner, Stephen J.
. Early Successional Forest Birds and the Effects of Habitat Management in Different LandscapesBritto, Jacqueline
. THE STUDY OF MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF PROFESSORS’ NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOMCarter, Tayla M.
. Are Feeding Practices of Family Child Care Home Providers Related to Child Fruit & Vegetable Intake?Cashman, Michaela A.
. In-Situ Treatment of 1,4-Dioxane Under Column Scale ConditionsCervantes Osorio, Luis Miguel
. POLÍTICAS DE LECTURAS: JUAN L. ORTIZChurchill, Erin D.
. An Exploratory Analysis of the Student Connections Survey in Rhode IslandClark, Jack H.
. PASSIVE OBJECT DETECTION VIA AN ARTIFICIAL LATERAL LINE AND A 2-D VISCOUS FLOW MODELCobbina, Rosina
. EFFORT CONTROL IN THE ARTISANAL CANOE FISHERY OF GHANA: IMPLICATIONS AND LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESSConnelly, Jillian
. PRESCHOOL TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSROOM QUALITYConti, Michael
. The Equity And Inclusion Of Underrepresented Populations In AP Computer Science PrinciplesCornier, J. Raúl
. HANKY PANKY: THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL IMPACT OF THE HANKY CODECruz, Jennifer
. Oral Language and Narrative Abilities of Kindergarten ChildrenCyril, Khadijah N.
. THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR SCHOOLS: ITEM DEVELOPMENT, REFINEMENT, AND UTILITYDahl, Kimberly
. Correlating Speech and Voice Features of Transgender Women with Ratings of Femininity and GenderDai, Leichen
. EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE ACCURACY OF BIOSENSOR IN WEARABLE DEVICEDamon, Laura
. MUSKETS IN MISERY SWAMP: AN INVESTIGATION INTO A KING PHILIP'S WAR BATTLEDanckert, Daniel C.
. Effect of Stainless Steel and Titanium Corrosion on CFRP Structural IntegrityDavis, Teressa
. PARENT AND ADOLESCENT REPORTS OF RISKY BEHAVIOR AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTAL MONITORING IN BLACK SOUTHERN FAMILIESDemarest, Tyson
. Positioning by Road Feature CorrespondenceDiCenzo, 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 CoursesEden, Julian Alexander
. Development of a condition-based deterioration model for bridges in Rhode IslandEngome Tchupo, Dominique
. Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs) In CommunicationEverett, 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 YugoslaviaFreitag, Patrick
. Transient Thermal-hydraulic Simulation of a Small modular Reactor in RELAP 5Gartzman, 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 StatesGilcrease, Sarah
. THE EFFECT OF HUMIDIFICATION ON ARTIFICIALLY AGED TIN-WEIGHTED SILKSGyllinsky, Joshua V.
. Evolving Encoded Marking for Glove-Based Pose and Posture RecognitionHaak, Annika Juliane
. LIFE-CYCLE-COST EVALUATION OF BRIDGES WITH FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMERS (FRP)Hafner, 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 TechnologyHamilton, Ashley Paige
. NITROGEN LOADING, CLIMATE CHANGE, PATHOGENS: IMPACTS OF MULTIPLE STRESSORS ON RHODE ISLAND SHELLFISHHara, Scott
. DEVELOPMENT OF A PUMP-DRIVEN VERTICAL PROFILER FOR AN AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLEHart, Roger
. TERRESTRIAL PLANET SERPENTINIZATION IN MELANGE SETTINGSHildebrandt, Lars
. IMPROVING HELICAL ANCHOR EFFICIENCY: ANALYTICAL MODELINGHoffman, 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 DiseaseIannitelli, Benjamin
. MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL NEUTRON FLUX PROFILE INSIDE THE R.I.N.S.C. REACTORImam, Kamran
. Personal Health Card: Use of QR Code to Access Medical DataJanigian, Greta
. A stratigraphic and microfossil record of coseismic land-level changes and tsunami deposits from Old Harbor, Central Kodiak Island, AlaskaJust, Michelle M.
. The Old Rhode Island Farm: History, Memory, and Interpretation at Bristol's Coggeshall Farm MuseumKnipp, Stefan
. DIGITAL PHASE LOCK LOOP DESIGN FOR LINEARIZATION OF CHIRPED LASERKunicki, Zachary J.
. EXPLORING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ALCOHOL USE, STRESS, AND STUDENTS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS STATISTICSKurtz, Kayla R.
. DESIGNING WATER SYSTEMS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE STUDY IN CUMAYASA, DOMINICAN REPUBLICLemos, Nicholas
. Elimination of the Hook Effect Using Microfluidic ValvesLeonard, 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 DiseaseLi, Na
. SENTIMENT FEATURES FOR YELP NOT-RECOMMENDED ONLINE REVIEWS STUDYMacDonald Witkin, Taylor
. Triggering a Diverse Seafood Diet: Exploring Perceptions of Sustainable Seafood Systems in New EnglandMatarese, Aaron
. Design, Modeling, and Implementation of an Environmental Control Chamber