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Open Access Dissertations

The University of Rhode Island archives and provides access to doctoral dissertations through DigitalCommons@URI. Dissertations prior to 2013 may or may not be available here. Please consult the URI library catalog to see all titles. For those dissertations available only in print, the library can usually scan a copy upon request.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

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 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

Caporaso, Alicia Lynn. A New Maritime Archaeological Landscape Formation Model: Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

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, Hui. USING ACTIVATED CARBON TO ENHANCE THE VOCS AND HEAVY METALS REMOVAL OF A POROUS ASPHALT PAVEMENT SYSTEM

Chen, Yi-Tzai. MOLECULAR INTERACTION IN CARBOXYLESTERASES-BASED CATALYSIS: ONTOGENIC EXPRESSION AND INDUCTION THROUGH A NOVEL ELEMENT

Collier, Wiehrs Lewis. MODEL-BASED 3-D RECONSTRUCTION OF TRANSPARENT OBJECTS FROM A SINGLE IMAGE

Connolly, Jennifer F.. A GROUNDED THEORY ANALYSIS OF SECLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN SCHOOLS

Covellone, Brian M.. INVESTIGATION INTO 3D EARTH STRUCTURE AND SOURCES USING FULL SEISMIC WAVEFORMS

Delalue King Francis, Shontay. ASSUMED TO BE BLACK: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF BEING ASCRIBED A RACIAL STATUS ON A PREDOMINATELY WHITE CAMPUS

Frolov, Angela. REAL-TIME DATA DISTRIBUTION

Furey, Jenlyn. EARLY VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT WITHIN A RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION FRAMEWORK

Gablinske, Patricia Brady. A CASE STUDY OF STUDENT AND TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS AND THE EFFECT ON STUDENT LEARNING

Gorelick, Susan Shim. THE EFFECT OF LAKE WATER QUALITY AND WIND TURBINES ON RHODE ISLAND PROPERTY SALES PRICE

Gorraiz, Maggie L.. CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT AND LATER ADULT FUNCTIONING: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLES OF PERSONAL RESILIENCY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS

Guerra, Cheri A.. A STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES OF THE PHENOMENON OF EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Guertin, Stephanie L.. A GENOMIC AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY OF PHOTORECEPTION IN THE EYELESS CNIDARIAN HYDRA VULGARIS

Hammond, Samuel. THE EFFECT OF ADDITIONAL LANE LENGTH ON ROUNDABOUT DELAY

Heeder, Nicholas J.. DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF TAILORED CARBONBASED MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES

Hernandez, Robert. SVM-BASED VOLITIONAL ARTIFICIAL LEG CONTROL VIA UBIQUITOUS SMALL AND LOW POWER ARCHITECTURES

Hurley, Gavin Forrest. ARGUMENT, RHETORIC, AND TRANSCENDENCE: “THE ADHERENCE OF MINDS” WITHIN THE DISCOURSE OF SPIRITUALITY

Insignares-Santos, Julie. MARKET MECHANISMS FOR VALUING PUBLIC GOODS

Johnson-Thornton, Renee. STUDYING SCIENCE: STUDENTS GAINING ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Kafle, Achyut. INCENTIVES, VALUES AND PROVISION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND RESTORATION

Kantak, Abhishek A.. CARBON-NITROGEN BOND FORMATION VIA TANDEM CARBON-HYDROGEN (C-H) AND NITROGEN-HYDROGEN (N-H) BOND FUNCTIONALIZATION

Kaplan, Michael N.. A CONSTRUCTIVE SEMANTICS FOR REWRITING LOGIC

Kasaraneni, Varun K.. FATE AND REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENT

Katepalli, Hari. FORMATION AND STABILITY OF EMULSIONS: EFFECT OF SURFACTANT-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS AND PARTICLE SHAPE

Kazin-Boyce, Marjorie. PORTRAITS OF NOVICE TEACHER LEARNING WITH MENTORS IN URBAN SCHOOLS

Killian, Caroline Grace. PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE TRADITIONAL BOTANICAL MEDICINE IRESINE CELOSIA

Kim, Huikwan. PREDICTION OF STRUCTURE BORNE NOISE RADIATION AND PROPAGATION FROM OFFSHORE IMPACT PILE DRIVING

Knight, Brandon M.. PC BASED ELECTROLYTES WITH LIDFOB AS AN ALTERNATIVE SALT FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

Lee, Jennifer C.. OPTING-IN ONLINE: PARTICIPANTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC FORUM COMMUNITIES

Liberty, Joshua W.. DEVELOPING A TEST FOR RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS USING A SIMULATION OF THE HIERARCHICAL POTTS DIAMOND MODEL AT THE CRITICAL POINT

Liu, Tingting. THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND LAND USE CHANGE

Mabe, Monica. VALIDATION OF A SOCIAL SKILLS CONSTRUCT USING MULTITRAIT MULTIMETHOD AND GENERALIZABILITY APPROACHES

Ma, Hang. PHYTOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF GALLOTANNINS FROM RED MAPLE (ACER RUBRUM) SPECIES

Malekar, Swapnil A.. LIPOSOMES FOR THE CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF MULTIPLE DRUGS