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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Chakraborty, Indrani. Fabrication of Multifunctional Graphenebased Polymer Composite Materials Using Different Fillers
Charland, Bonnie J.. Organizational Context, Shared Governance Structure and Outcomes in Veteran Affairs Hospitals
Chung, Miri. Price Reframing: Role of Price Familiarity in Consumer Choice
Cleary, Alison Clare. Distributions and Interactions in Three Groups of Polar Marine Plankton
Dao, Christine Anh. CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF CANDIDATE PROBIOTICS IN AQUACULTURE AND FORMULATION OF A PROBIOTIC AGENT FOR OYSTER LARVICULURE
DiMaria, Lisa Adorno. Understanding the Barrier and Facilitators of Lifestyle Intervention Programs for Preventing Diabetes in High Risk Hispanic Adults
Donnelly, Maria A.. THERMAL STABILITY AND SENSITIVITY OF ENERGETIC FORMULATIONS
Du, Jiang. BOND COVENANTS, BOND ISSUE SIZE, AND CREDIT DEFAULT SPERED PREMIUMS
Eberle, Dylan E.H.. ISCO of Volatile Organic Contaminants Using Peroxone Activated Persulfate & Cyclodextrin
Escobar, Mauricio. QUANTUM DIFFUSION OF ULTRA-COLD NEUTRONS IN A ROUGH WAVEGUIDE IN A GRAVITY FIELD
Evelyn, Kim Caroline. AT HOME IN THE DIASPORA: DOMESTICITY AND NATIONALISM IN POSTWAR AND CONTEMPORARY CARIBBEAN-BRITISH FICTION
Frechette, Jennifer Ann Dupont. CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON EXECUTIVE SKILLS WITHIN AN INPATIENT SETTING
Friesem, Yonty. On Becoming a Digital Literacy Mentor: Self-Determination and Media Production in Elementary Education
Gao, Kun. Dynamics and Impacts of Roll Vortices in the Hurricane Boundary Layer
Ghareeb, Mwlod A.. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Immunosuppresive
Gokbayrak, N. Simay. Mental Health, Health Behaviors, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Disease: An Integrative Model
Grosskopf, Wendy Lee. AN EXAMINATION OF ARGUMENTATION IN UNDERGRADUATE COMPOSITION TEXTBOOKS
Gudmundsdottir, Bergljot Gyda. Prescription Stimulant Misuse and ADHD Symptomatology Among College Students in Iceland
Gupta, Sachin. UNDERWATER IMPLOSION OF CYLINDRICAL METALLIC SHELLS IN CONFINING ENVIRONMENTS
Hang, Ducha. “I AM A HMONG AMERICAN”: AN EXPLORATION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF HMONG STUDENTS IN COLLEGE
Howes-Masnik, Sarah. EXPLORING THE SOCIOCULTURAL PATHWAY MODEL AS IT PREDICTS BODY SATISFACION IN ATHLETES AND NONATHLETES
Isabella, Marcy. Stories That Shape: The Work of Writing Program Administration
Jamieson, William T.. PLANAR DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS: ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR OF SOLUTIONS AND 1-1 RESONANT POINTS
Kanost, Rebecca. OFF THE HIP: A THERMODYNAMICS OF THE COOL
Kingston, Sarah. INSOMNIA AND IDENTITY: THE DISCURSIVE FUNCTION OF SLEEPLESSNESS IN MODERNIST LITERATURE
Lazar, Michael L.. Performance Analysis of Separators and Electrolyte and Effects on Solid Electrolyte Interface
Lipschittz, Jessica. Expanding the Foundation for Population-Based Anxiety Management Interventions
Liu, Qianqian. Dynamics of Rhode Island Coastal Waters
Li, Yajuan. DEVELOPMENT OF COPPER SULFIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR PHOTOTHERMAL AND CHEMO THERAPY OF CANCER CELLS
Lubiner, Anna G.. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCHOOL CLIMATE AND SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Maitland, Sarah Hattie. TEMPERANCE IN THE AGE OF FEELING: SENSIBILITY, PEDAGOGY, AND POETRY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Malek, Anna. An Investigation of the Fisheries Ecosystem Dynamics in Rhode Island's Nearshore Waters
Marchetti, Louis. REGIOSELECTIVE CARBON-NITROGEN BOND FORMATION VIA OXIDATIVE TRANSITION METAL CATALYSIS
Marraccini, Marisa E.. A META-ANALYSIS OF PRESCRIPTION STIMULANT EFFICACY: ARE STIMULANTS NEUROCOGNITIVE ENHANCERS?
Marshall, Stephanie M.. THE IDENTIFICATION OF CONTEXTUAL FACTORS INFLUENCING TEACHER IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERVENTIONS RELATED TO STUDENTS' INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS
Martin, Rose Marie. Mensurative and Manipulative Experiments Test Effects of Global Change Drivers on Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Coastal Marshes
Masoori, Mohammad. RHEOLOGICAL AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF MODEL ASPHALT USING FFT AND GROUP CONTRIBUTION METHODS
May, Rachel. UNCONSCIOUS STATES: A NOVEL
McGee, James A.. APPLYING DIVERSITY TO MITIGATE INTERFERENCE IN UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
McLaughlin, Barnaby. Life vs. Unlife: Interspecies Solidarity and Companionism in Contemporary American Literature
McSheffrey, Savannah. Sociocultural Factors Related to Parents' and Caregivers' Decisions to Vaccinate Children Against HPV
Merrill, Nathaniel Henry. Climate and Weather Risk in Natural Resource Models
Meyer, Joseph F. III. DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF A CLINICAL BELIEFS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS
Moen, Mary H.. Teachers' Self-Directed Informal Learning for Technology Integration in 1:1 Device High Schools
Mokszycki, Matthew E.. An Investigation of the Interactions Between Escherichia coli and the Intestinal Microbiota In Vivo and In Vitro
Monteiro, Kristina. PREDICTING CO-RELAPSE AMONG NUTRITION AND EXERCISE FROM ADOLESCENCE THROUGH YOUNG ADULTHOOD
Morales Parra, Ivan. Modeling Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contaminants in Current and Climate Changing Conditions
Murphy, Sara E.. TOWARD A PSYCHOSOCIAL UNDERSTANDING OF SUICIDE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF THE 1990’S
Nahar, Pragati P.. EVALUATION OF IN VITRO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DIABETIC AND ANTI-LIPOGENIC ACTIVITY OF NATURAL POLYPHENOLIC EXTRACTS AND THEIR PURE CONSTITUENTS
Nanda, Monica M.. Parental Psychological Control and Emotion Dysregulation Among Anxious Children: A Transactional Model
Ni, Zhen. Goal Representation Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Machine Intelligence
Palumbo, Richard Vincent. INTERPERSONAL PHYSIOLOGY: ASSESSING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH PHYSIOLOGY
Paquette, Katherine Margaret. Perspectives on Hope of Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses
Peddinti, Vijay Kumar. SYNCHRONY CAPTURE FILTERBANK (SCFB): AUDITORY-INSPIRED SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR FREQUENCY TRACKING
Peters, Jason. THE SENTINELLE AFFAIR: A STUDY IN MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE PRACTICES
Phelps, Aimeé DuVall. Reflections of Undergraduate Business Education Alumnae: Shifting Perspectives on Gender and Work
Pingitore, Francine Rose Bianca. EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF ADOLESCENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERPERSONAL GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
Popolizio, Thea Ruth. INTEGRATING MOLECULAR AND TRADITIONAL SYSTEMATIC TECHNIQUES TO REDEFINE RED ALGAL (RHODOPHYTE) DIVERSITY IN THE BERMUDA ISLANDS
Radaram, Bhasker. DESIGN, SYNTHESIS OF A NEW CLASS OF DISSYMMETRIC MACROCYCLES FOR CARCINOGENIC BENZO[a]PYRENE DETECTION
Rafter, Jamie L.. PREDATORY BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF CHINESE MANTIDS TO TOXIC AND NON-TOXIC LEPIDOPTERAN PREY
Reichl, Brandon G.. Surface Wave Impacts on Air-Sea Momentum Flux and Upper Ocean Turbulence Under Tropical Cyclones
Reis, Jenna. THE SPECTRAL CONNECTION MATRIX FOR CLASSICAL REAL ORTHOGONAL POLYNOMIALS
Saha, Amitesh. UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR OF PARTICLE STABILIZED EMULSIONS AND TRANFORMATIONS IN COLLOIDAL SYSTEMS
Salter, Deanna M.. EFFECTS OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS (PFCs) ON METABOLIC TISSUES AND THE BENEFITS OF CALORIC RESTRICTION
Serio, Nicole Cook. Cyclodexrtrins as Hosts for the Array-Based Detection of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Complex Media
Sewchuk, Dennis H. Jr.. The Stigma of Obesity: Examining the Relationship Between BMI and the Treatment of Pain in Surgery Patients
Shimpi, Prajakta. Role of Nuclear Factor E2 Related Factor 2 (Nrf2) in Environmental Chemical Induced Steatosis and Adipogenesis
Sirois, John Joseph. Iron-Catalyzed Arylation of Heterocycles and Transition-Metal Free C-N Bond Formation
Steinhaus, Meghan. The Application of the Self Organizing Map to the Vehicle Routing Problem
Sudhakaran, Pratheesh Omana. Three Essays on Shellfish Management in Rhode Island
Suryadevara, Keerthi S.. Assessing Climate for Systems Improvement Initiatives in Healthcare
Tegawa, Mihoko. THREE ESSAYS ON CO-MANAGEMENT IN A FISHERY
Tran, Mai Linh. Cellulose synthesis in Physcomitrella patens: gene expression and mutational analysis
Ufholz, Kelsey Elise. Multivariate Measurement of Multiple Health Behavior Change and Its Relation to Baseline Severity
Vaughn, James Ian. Factor Graphs and Submap Simultaneous Localization and Mapping for Microbathymetry
Villegas, David Lee. Predictors of Change in College Freshmen and Sophomore Cognitions of Alcohol Expectancies
Wang, Huiqiang. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FOOD SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH: MILK PASTEURIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Washor, Kim Stack. BRIDGING THE SOFT-SKILL GAP FROM EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH INTERNSHIPS
Younes-Alhourani, Shima. MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ENJOYMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL
Zavras, Brynheld Martinez. PERCEIVED LIFE SATISFACTION OF EXPATRIATE STUDENTS ATTENDING INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
Zeng, Yongbo. Attack-Resistant Digital Reputation and Privacy Assessment in Social Media
Zhang, Man. Virtuality, Virtual Consumption, and the China Market
Zhang, Shuwen. A Numerical Study of the Circulation, Ecology and Biogeochemistry on the Southern New England Shelf
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Almond, Amanda Lee. Taking Race Out of the Picture: Health Communication and Disease Prevention for Black Americans
Amidon, Timothy R.. Firefighters’ Multimodal Literacy Practices
Amoyal, Nicole. Moral Elevation and its Relation to the Altruistic Health Behavior of Becoming an Organ and Tissue Donor
Arts, Jennifer. A Population-Based Nutrition Intervention in College Students
Babbin, Steven Francis. Investigating the Mechanisms of Smoking Behavior Change With Statistical Mediation Analysis
Balt, Christelle. Subestuarine Circulation and Dispersion in Narragansett Bay
Banari, Amir. Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Multiphase Flows; Application to Wave Breaking and Sea Spray Generation
Bloom, Elizabeth M.. Horizontal Violence Among Nurses: Experiences, Responses and Job Performance
Brounce, Maryjo N.. A Geochemical Investigation of Oxygen Fugacity in the Marianas Subduction Factory
Brown, Alexander IV. Novel Strategies for the Purification and Inhibition of Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
Bueti, Michael R.. Impact of Tropical Cyclones on Ocean Heat Content and Transport
Canino, Jonathan N.. APPLICATION OF POLYMER SYSTEMS TO THE DETECTION AND RETENTION OF EXPLOSIVES
Card, Christopher James. THE BOVINE SPERMATOZOAL TRANSCRIPTOME AND SIRE FERTILITY
Carpenter, Lisa Ann. ENGAGING STUDENTS IN AUTHENTIC DISCUSSION IN THE SECONDARY ENGLISH CLASSROOM
Caviness, Celeste. HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Chen, Yi-Tzai. MOLECULAR INTERACTION IN CARBOXYLESTERASES-BASED CATALYSIS: ONTOGENIC EXPRESSION AND INDUCTION THROUGH A NOVEL ELEMENT