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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Chakraborty, Indrani
. Fabrication of Multifunctional Graphenebased Polymer Composite Materials Using Different FillersCharland, Bonnie J.
. Organizational Context, Shared Governance Structure and Outcomes in Veteran Affairs HospitalsChung, Miri
. Price Reframing: Role of Price Familiarity in Consumer ChoiceCleary, Alison Clare
. Distributions and Interactions in Three Groups of Polar Marine PlanktonDao, Christine Anh
. CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF CANDIDATE PROBIOTICS IN AQUACULTURE AND FORMULATION OF A PROBIOTIC AGENT FOR OYSTER LARVICULUREDiMaria, Lisa Adorno
. Understanding the Barrier and Facilitators of Lifestyle Intervention Programs for Preventing Diabetes in High Risk Hispanic AdultsDonnelly, Maria A.
. THERMAL STABILITY AND SENSITIVITY OF ENERGETIC FORMULATIONSDu, Jiang
. BOND COVENANTS, BOND ISSUE SIZE, AND CREDIT DEFAULT SPERED PREMIUMSEberle, Dylan E.H.
. ISCO of Volatile Organic Contaminants Using Peroxone Activated Persulfate & CyclodextrinEscobar, Mauricio
. QUANTUM DIFFUSION OF ULTRA-COLD NEUTRONS IN A ROUGH WAVEGUIDE IN A GRAVITY FIELDEvelyn, Kim Caroline
. AT HOME IN THE DIASPORA: DOMESTICITY AND NATIONALISM IN POSTWAR AND CONTEMPORARY CARIBBEAN-BRITISH FICTIONFrechette, Jennifer Ann Dupont
. CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON EXECUTIVE SKILLS WITHIN AN INPATIENT SETTINGFriesem, Yonty
. On Becoming a Digital Literacy Mentor: Self-Determination and Media Production in Elementary EducationGao, Kun
. Dynamics and Impacts of Roll Vortices in the Hurricane Boundary LayerGhareeb, Mwlod A.
. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of ImmunosuppresiveGokbayrak, N. Simay
. Mental Health, Health Behaviors, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Disease: An Integrative ModelGrosskopf, Wendy Lee
. AN EXAMINATION OF ARGUMENTATION IN UNDERGRADUATE COMPOSITION TEXTBOOKSGudmundsdottir, Bergljot Gyda
. Prescription Stimulant Misuse and ADHD Symptomatology Among College Students in IcelandGupta, Sachin
. UNDERWATER IMPLOSION OF CYLINDRICAL METALLIC SHELLS IN CONFINING ENVIRONMENTSHang, Ducha
. “I AM A HMONG AMERICAN”: AN EXPLORATION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF HMONG STUDENTS IN COLLEGEHowes-Masnik, Sarah
. EXPLORING THE SOCIOCULTURAL PATHWAY MODEL AS IT PREDICTS BODY SATISFACION IN ATHLETES AND NONATHLETESIsabella, Marcy
. Stories That Shape: The Work of Writing Program AdministrationJamieson, William T.
. PLANAR DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS: ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR OF SOLUTIONS AND 1-1 RESONANT POINTSKanost, Rebecca
. OFF THE HIP: A THERMODYNAMICS OF THE COOLKingston, Sarah
. INSOMNIA AND IDENTITY: THE DISCURSIVE FUNCTION OF SLEEPLESSNESS IN MODERNIST LITERATURELazar, Michael L.
. Performance Analysis of Separators and Electrolyte and Effects on Solid Electrolyte InterfaceLipschittz, Jessica
. Expanding the Foundation for Population-Based Anxiety Management InterventionsLiu, Qianqian
. Dynamics of Rhode Island Coastal WatersLi, Yajuan
. DEVELOPMENT OF COPPER SULFIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR PHOTOTHERMAL AND CHEMO THERAPY OF CANCER CELLSLubiner, Anna G.
. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCHOOL CLIMATE AND SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLSMaitland, Sarah Hattie
. TEMPERANCE IN THE AGE OF FEELING: SENSIBILITY, PEDAGOGY, AND POETRY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYMalek, Anna
. An Investigation of the Fisheries Ecosystem Dynamics in Rhode Island's Nearshore WatersMarchetti, Louis
. REGIOSELECTIVE CARBON-NITROGEN BOND FORMATION VIA OXIDATIVE TRANSITION METAL CATALYSISMarraccini, 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 PLANSMartin, Rose Marie
. Mensurative and Manipulative Experiments Test Effects of Global Change Drivers on Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Coastal MarshesMasoori, Mohammad
. RHEOLOGICAL AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF MODEL ASPHALT USING FFT AND GROUP CONTRIBUTION METHODSMay, Rachel
. UNCONSCIOUS STATES: A NOVELMcGee, James A.
. APPLYING DIVERSITY TO MITIGATE INTERFERENCE IN UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION NETWORKSMcLaughlin, Barnaby
. Life vs. Unlife: Interspecies Solidarity and Companionism in Contemporary American LiteratureMcSheffrey, Savannah
. Sociocultural Factors Related to Parents' and Caregivers' Decisions to Vaccinate Children Against HPVMerrill, Nathaniel Henry
. Climate and Weather Risk in Natural Resource ModelsMeyer, Joseph F. III
. DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF A CLINICAL BELIEFS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTSMoen, Mary H.
. Teachers' Self-Directed Informal Learning for Technology Integration in 1:1 Device High SchoolsMokszycki, Matthew E.
. An Investigation of the Interactions Between Escherichia coli and the Intestinal Microbiota In Vivo and In VitroMonteiro, Kristina
. PREDICTING CO-RELAPSE AMONG NUTRITION AND EXERCISE FROM ADOLESCENCE THROUGH YOUNG ADULTHOODMorales Parra, Ivan
. Modeling Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contaminants in Current and Climate Changing ConditionsMurphy, Sara E.
. TOWARD A PSYCHOSOCIAL UNDERSTANDING OF SUICIDE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF THE 1990’SNahar, Pragati P.
. EVALUATION OF IN VITRO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-DIABETIC AND ANTI-LIPOGENIC ACTIVITY OF NATURAL POLYPHENOLIC EXTRACTS AND THEIR PURE CONSTITUENTSNanda, Monica M.
. Parental Psychological Control and Emotion Dysregulation Among Anxious Children: A Transactional ModelNi, Zhen
. Goal Representation Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Machine IntelligencePalumbo, Richard Vincent
. INTERPERSONAL PHYSIOLOGY: ASSESSING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH PHYSIOLOGYPaquette, Katherine Margaret
. Perspectives on Hope of Hospice and Palliative Care NursesPeddinti, Vijay Kumar
. SYNCHRONY CAPTURE FILTERBANK (SCFB): AUDITORY-INSPIRED SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR FREQUENCY TRACKINGPeters, Jason
. THE SENTINELLE AFFAIR: A STUDY IN MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE PRACTICESPhelps, Aimeé DuVall
. Reflections of Undergraduate Business Education Alumnae: Shifting Perspectives on Gender and WorkPingitore, Francine Rose Bianca
. EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF ADOLESCENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERPERSONAL GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPYPopolizio, Thea Ruth
. INTEGRATING MOLECULAR AND TRADITIONAL SYSTEMATIC TECHNIQUES TO REDEFINE RED ALGAL (RHODOPHYTE) DIVERSITY IN THE BERMUDA ISLANDSRadaram, Bhasker
. DESIGN, SYNTHESIS OF A NEW CLASS OF DISSYMMETRIC MACROCYCLES FOR CARCINOGENIC BENZO[a]PYRENE DETECTIONRafter, Jamie L.
. PREDATORY BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF CHINESE MANTIDS TO TOXIC AND NON-TOXIC LEPIDOPTERAN PREYReichl, Brandon G.
. Surface Wave Impacts on Air-Sea Momentum Flux and Upper Ocean Turbulence Under Tropical CyclonesReis, Jenna
. THE SPECTRAL CONNECTION MATRIX FOR CLASSICAL REAL ORTHOGONAL POLYNOMIALSSaha, Amitesh
. UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR OF PARTICLE STABILIZED EMULSIONS AND TRANFORMATIONS IN COLLOIDAL SYSTEMSSalter, Deanna M.
. EFFECTS OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS (PFCs) ON METABOLIC TISSUES AND THE BENEFITS OF CALORIC RESTRICTIONSerio, Nicole Cook
. Cyclodexrtrins as Hosts for the Array-Based Detection of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Complex MediaSewchuk, Dennis H. Jr.
. The Stigma of Obesity: Examining the Relationship Between BMI and the Treatment of Pain in Surgery PatientsShimpi, Prajakta
. Role of Nuclear Factor E2 Related Factor 2 (Nrf2) in Environmental Chemical Induced Steatosis and AdipogenesisSirois, John Joseph
. Iron-Catalyzed Arylation of Heterocycles and Transition-Metal Free C-N Bond FormationSteinhaus, Meghan
. The Application of the Self Organizing Map to the Vehicle Routing ProblemSudhakaran, Pratheesh Omana
. Three Essays on Shellfish Management in Rhode IslandSuryadevara, Keerthi S.
. Assessing Climate for Systems Improvement Initiatives in HealthcareTegawa, Mihoko
. THREE ESSAYS ON CO-MANAGEMENT IN A FISHERYTran, Mai Linh
. Cellulose synthesis in Physcomitrella patens: gene expression and mutational analysisUfholz, Kelsey Elise
. Multivariate Measurement of Multiple Health Behavior Change and Its Relation to Baseline SeverityVaughn, James Ian
. Factor Graphs and Submap Simultaneous Localization and Mapping for MicrobathymetryVillegas, David Lee
. Predictors of Change in College Freshmen and Sophomore Cognitions of Alcohol ExpectanciesWang, Huiqiang
. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FOOD SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH: MILK PASTEURIZATION IN THE UNITED STATESWashor, Kim Stack
. BRIDGING THE SOFT-SKILL GAP FROM EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH INTERNSHIPSYounes-Alhourani, Shima
. MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ENJOYMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLZavras, Brynheld Martinez
. PERCEIVED LIFE SATISFACTION OF EXPATRIATE STUDENTS ATTENDING INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLSZeng, Yongbo
. Attack-Resistant Digital Reputation and Privacy Assessment in Social MediaZhang, Man
. Virtuality, Virtual Consumption, and the China MarketZhang, Shuwen
. A Numerical Study of the Circulation, Ecology and Biogeochemistry on the Southern New England ShelfTheses/Dissertations from 2014
Almond, Amanda Lee
. Taking Race Out of the Picture: Health Communication and Disease Prevention for Black AmericansAmidon, Timothy R.
. Firefighters’ Multimodal Literacy PracticesAmoyal, Nicole
. Moral Elevation and its Relation to the Altruistic Health Behavior of Becoming an Organ and Tissue DonorArts, Jennifer
. A Population-Based Nutrition Intervention in College StudentsBabbin, Steven Francis
. Investigating the Mechanisms of Smoking Behavior Change With Statistical Mediation AnalysisBalt, Christelle
. Subestuarine Circulation and Dispersion in Narragansett BayBanari, Amir
. Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Multiphase Flows; Application to Wave Breaking and Sea Spray GenerationBloom, Elizabeth M.
. Horizontal Violence Among Nurses: Experiences, Responses and Job PerformanceBrounce, Maryjo N.
. A Geochemical Investigation of Oxygen Fugacity in the Marianas Subduction FactoryBrown, Alexander IV
. Novel Strategies for the Purification and Inhibition of Protein-Tyrosine KinasesBueti, Michael R.
. Impact of Tropical Cyclones on Ocean Heat Content and TransportCanino, Jonathan N.
. APPLICATION OF POLYMER SYSTEMS TO THE DETECTION AND RETENTION OF EXPLOSIVESCard, Christopher James
. THE BOVINE SPERMATOZOAL TRANSCRIPTOME AND SIRE FERTILITYCarpenter, Lisa Ann
. ENGAGING STUDENTS IN AUTHENTIC DISCUSSION IN THE SECONDARY ENGLISH CLASSROOMCaviness, Celeste
. HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCEChen, Hui
. USING ACTIVATED CARBON TO ENHANCE THE VOCS AND HEAVY METALS REMOVAL OF A POROUS ASPHALT PAVEMENT SYSTEMChen, Yi-Tzai
. MOLECULAR INTERACTION IN CARBOXYLESTERASES-BASED CATALYSIS: ONTOGENIC EXPRESSION AND INDUCTION THROUGH A NOVEL ELEMENT