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Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

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

Martin, Scott D.. RISK, PROMOTIVE, AND PROTECTIVE INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL USE MILESTONES

Masse, Roger J.. AMERICAN WOODCOCK ECOLOGY AND BIRD CONSERVATION IN RELATION TO FOREST MANAGEMENT

McFarland, Malcolm Neil. IMPACT OF PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION ON MARINE PARTICULATE OPTICAL PROPERTIES

McGee, Heather Ann. DEVELOPING A TYPOLOGY OF STRESS REACTION PATTERNS AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)

McNally, Catherine Grace. VALUES AND SERVICES OF A PROTECTED RIVERINE ESTUARY IN EAST AFRICA: THE WAMI RIVER AND SAADANI NATIONAL PARK

Mendes, Sebastian B.. ELASTIC BENDING MOMENT AND SHEAR FORCE LIMIT STATES OF STEEL BRIDGE PLATE GIRDERS CONSIDERING FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH

Misto, Kara. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILIES’ PERCEPTIONS AND NURSES’ PERCEPTIONS OF FAMILY NURSING PRACTICE

Morales-Velez, Alesandra Cristina. EVALUATION OF FIELD BASED LIQUEFACTION APPROACHES FOR CALCAREOUS SANDS USING SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY

Moster, Aviva N.. REGISTERED PEDOPHILES' THOUGHTS ON THE EFFICACY, JUSTIFICATION, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF SORNA (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT) AND THEIR SENSITIVITY TO SEXUAL AND NON-SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Nash, Jessica T.. THE GREEN EATING PROJECT: WEB-BASED INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS EATING BEHAVIORS

Nie, Mengyun. ANODE SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE (SEI) OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY CHARACTERIZED BY MICROSCOPY AND SPECTROSCOPY

Nugent, James. DATA ALTERATION ATTACKS IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS: DETECTION AND ATTRIBUTION

Octeau, J. Christopher. COMPARTMENTALIZED D2-DOPAMINE RECEPTORS: ROLES IN SIGNALING & POTENTIAL MECHANISM OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUG ACTION

Oh, Donghood. AMPHIPHILIC CYCLIC CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES AS DRUG DELIVERY VEHICLES AND ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES

Okwelum, Edson Ogochukwu. THREE ESSAYS ON THE INCENTIVE STRUCTURE OF ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Phifer, Caitlin R.. THE CYCLE INTERSECTION MATRIX AND APPLICATIONS TO PLANAR GRAPHS AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR POSTSECONDARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Pohl, Kari Ann. BLACK CARBON CONCENTRATIONS, SOURCES, AND FLUXES IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN

Pornsing, Choosak. A PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION FOR THE VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM

Precourt, Elana. INSTITUTIONAL TRADING OF SHARES OF DISTRESSED FIRMS AND ACQUISITION OF DISTRESSED FIRMS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INDEPENDENT REORGANIZATION

Ramsdell, Paige Evelyn. THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: DO TRANSITION PLANNING AND CLIMATE PERCEPTION RELATE TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS?

Rege, Saumitra Vijay. EVALUATING THE ROLE OF HYPOGLYCEMIA & COMORBID ILLNESS ON DIABETES MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS

Richmond, Daniel J.. IMPLICITLY RESTARTED KRYLOV SUBSPACE METHODS FOR LARGE-SCALE LEAST-SQUARES PROBLEMS

Ross, Sylvia P.. INTRAPARTUM NURSES’ BELIEFS ABOUT CHILDBIRTH: A DESCRIPTIVE QUALITATIVE STUDY IN NURSES THAT PROVIDE CARE TO WOMEN IN LABOR AND BIRTH

Rudasill, W. Kent. NEW RESULTS AND IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE STUDY OF MULTI-SPECIALIZATION WHIST TOURNAMENT DESIGNS

Saleem, Sirine A.. SUSTAINABILITY MODELING AND ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCT RECOVERY SYSTEMS - AN ENGINEERING APPROACH TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Sayeh, Naser Ali. SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION OF AMPHIPHILIC PEPTIDES AS NANOSTRUCTURES AND DRUG DELIVERY TOOLS

Schifman, Laura A.. NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF AIR, SURFACE- AND GROUNDWATER IN RHODE ISLAND

Schmidt, Courtney Elizabeth. INVESTIGATION OF NITROGEN CYCLING USING STABLE NITROGEN AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI

Scully, Kyle Robert. THE ANTI-EPILEPSY POTENTIAL AND ANTAGONISM OF THE N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR BY DIAMINODIPHENYLS

Seara, Tarsila. IMPACTS OF MANAGEMENT ON FISHERIES DIVERSITY AS A FACTOR AFFECTING SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REGION

Sillice, Marie Aline. ASSESSING ENGAGEMENT AND SATISFACTION IN TWO RELATIONAL AGENT INTERVENTIONS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SUN PROTECTION

Singh, Ajay K.. DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A TYPICAL COLLEGE CAMPUS

Smith, Diana L.. TOWARDS STEINBERG'S CONJECTURE

Spitzman, Emily. SITUATED INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INTERACTION

Syuhada, Imam. THE BIOLOGY AND POPULATION ECOLOGY OF DEEP-SEA RED CRABS, CHACEON SPP. IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Tajalli Bakhsh, Tayebeh Sadat. IMPROVEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS OF STATE-OF-THE-ART NUMERICAL MODELS FOR SIMULATING TSUNAMI HAZARD

Tek, Beth-Ann. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Tewksbury, Elizabeth A.. Introduction and Establishment of Three Parasitoids of the Lily Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris lilii, (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in North America

Tisch, Roxanne. CRITICAL INQUIRY IN DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS

Tisdale, Jacqueline Michele. PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION TO SCHOOL TRANSITIONS: EXAMINING PROFESSIONAL PERCEPTIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND FIDELITY

Valanejad, Leila. TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF ALDO-KETO REDUCTASE 1D1

Vaziri, Masoud. DECISION-MAKING FOR STRATEGIC SPARE PARTS PRICING LEVELS: AN EVALUATION OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS SUSTAINABILITY

Vinuales, Gema. ESSAYS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND BRANDING

Walsh, Emily Ann. MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND CONNECTIVITY WITHIN AND BETWEEN OCEANIC AND MARINE SEDIMENTARY COMMUNITIES

Ward, Daniel. NUTRITIONAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF SOY-BASED DIETS FOR SUMMER FLOUNDER (Paralichthys dentatus) AQUACULTURE

Weiss, Marissa. THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE OF COMMUTER STUDENTS AND THE CONCEPTS OF PLACE AND SPACE

Whittaker, Kerry A.. BIOGEOGRAPHY AND NESTED PATTERNS OF GENETIC DIVERSITY IN THE DIATOM THALASSIOSIRA ROTULA

Xu, Lifang. STRUCTURAL AND CONFORMATIONAL INSIGHTS INTO BULKY ARYLAMINE-INDUCED MUTAGENESIS

Young, Benjamin Thomas. ELECTRONIC AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SURFACE AND INTERFACIAL ZONES

Youssef, Rouba A.. THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND ATTENTION ON EYE MOVEMENTS, AND CHOICE REACTION TIME

Zhao, Wenjing. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PROBIOTIC MECHANISM OF PHAEOBACTER GALLAECIENSIS S4 AGAINST BACTERIAL PATHOGENS

Zhu, Yihai. MULTIFACETED ATTACK ANALYSIS ON POWER GRIDS

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Abotula, Sandeep. Dynamic Response of Aerospace Materials under Extreme Environments

Adwan, Lina I.. Pharmacodynamic Mechanisms of Tolfenamic Acid Induced SP1 Degradation Relative to Alzheimer's Disease Pathology

Baumann, Matthew S.. Seasonal Particle and Carbon Dynamics in the Eastern Bering Sea

Bedre, Prakash. Applying QbD and Pat in Biological Manufacturing for “Continued Process Verification”

Blanchette, Matthew David. Effects of Ciona Intestinalis Distal-Less-B Nonexpression and Overexpression on Phenotype and Downstream Targets

Blaney, Cerissa. Application of the Transtheoretical model to Behavioral Health Professionals' Readiness to Practice Integrated Primary Care

Bledsoe, Carey Delauder. Girl Talk: Analyzing Discourse Among Urban Middle School Girls

Brown, Shelley Marie. Using Molecular Tools to Elucidate Controls on Microbes Driving the Nitrogen Cycle in Marine Sediments

Bryan, Kevin. Video Steganalysis for Digital Forensics Investigation

Buckingham, Christian E.. Ubiquitous Zonal Bands in Subtropical Oceans Observed From Space

Bunz, Thomas Joseph. Associations Between Patient Characteristics and Utilization in a Commercial Schizophrenia Population

Caudill, Stephanie Amanda. Assessment of Mammal Biodiversity in Coffee-Dominated Landscapes of India and Costa Rica

Chung, Hyun Jin. Examing the Associations Between Attention, Reading and Language Abilities in Young Adulthood

Chu, Yun. SOLID STATE GAS SENSORS FOR DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIVE PRECURSORS

Convey, Christian J.. Towards Efficient Stochastic Optimization of Functions of Convex Sets

Cook, Nathan E.. IMPACT OF RACE ON JUVENILE FORENSIC ASSESSMENT: CLINICIAN PERCEPTIONS OF ADEQUATE TEST NORMS

Costigan, Rosemary A.. Positive Nurse-Resident Relationships a Focused Ethnography in a Nursing Home