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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Vinhateiro, Nathan D.
. Mechanisms of Shoreline Change on the Rhode Island South Coast: Past, Present, and FutureZhang, Lin
. TRANSPORT AND PARTITIONING OF ORGANOCHLORINE POLLUTANTS IN THE OPEN OCEANSTheses/Dissertations from 2011
Audette, Jennifer Gail
. Theoretical Frames and Teaching Styles of Physical Therapy Faculty Who Lead International Service-Learning ExperiencesBurditt, Cailtin
. Application of the Transtheoretical Model Parent Facilitation of Healthy Anxiety Management in Their ChildrenCaporaso, Alicia Lynn
. A NEW MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE FORMATION MODEL: THUNDER BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARYChatterjee, Swarbhanu
. INTERFERENCE EFFECTS IN RESTRICTED SYSTEMSCrocker, Steven E.
. GEOACOUSTIC INVERSION USING THE VECTOR FIELDDalavi, Swapnil
. ANALYSIS OF INTERPHASE FORMED ON THE ELECTRODES OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIESDossot, Georges Albert
. ACOUSTIC FLUCTUATIONS IN SHALLOW WATER DUE TO NONLINEAR INTERNAL WAVESEngqvist, Inger
. EXPERIENCES OF POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSESFarley, George Thomas
. Polyphosphate-Based Industrial Cooling Water TreatmentGayle, Trudy-Ann K.
. "I'm Telling On You": A Natural History of Disclosure of Childhood Sexual AbuseHarris, Jeffrey C.
. WAVE-INDUCED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT: SIMULATION OF TURBULENT WAVE BOUNDARY LAYERSHorn, Matthew G. S.
. EXAMINATION OF THE DIATOM-BOUND NITROGEN ISOTOPE PROXY: NITRATE CONSUMPTION IN THE POLAR OCEANJoseph, Shaun N.
. RELAXATIONS OF L(1, 1)-LABELING FOR THE BROADCAST SCHEDULING PROBLEMKing Williams, Patricia
. Objectification, Femininity Ideology, and Sexual Assertiveness: A Model of Women’s Sexual FunctioningKumar, Puneet
. DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS TO SHOCK LOADINGLeBlanc, James
. DYNAMIC RESPONSE AND DAMAGE EVOLUTION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS SUBJECTED TO UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVE LOADING: AN EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STUDYSegala, David B.
. MULTIVARIATE MULTISCALE ANALYSIS OF NATURAL AND ENGINEERED DYNAMICAL SYSTEMSSmith, Sarah Lindley
. AN ANALYSIS OF MARINE RESERVE CO-MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE CARIBBEAN: FACTORS INFLUENCING STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONSmythe, Tiffany Catherine
. AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAPACITY OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS TO DEVELOP COASTAL ECOSYSTEM‐BASED MANAGEMENT PLANSSullivan, Karen Anne
. THE EFFECT OF RISK, TIME PREFERENCE, AND POVERTY ON THE IMPACTS OF FOREST TENURE REFORM IN CHINAThompson, Marcella Remer
. EXPOSURES TO MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS (LEAD, METHYLMERCURY AND POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS) AMONG CHILDBEARING-AGED WOMEN IN THE U.S.Wijesinghe, Dayanjali Diluka
. SELECTIVE TRANSLOCATION OF CELL-IMPERMEABLE TOXINS INTO CANCER CELLS: pHLIP MEDIATED DELIVERY OF PHALLOTOXINS INHIBITS CANCER PROLIFERATIONTheses/Dissertations from 2010
Alshammari, Thamir M.
. Drug Safety Issues Focusing on Liver and Pancreas ToxicityAruga, Kentaka
. Essays on the Efficiency of Non-Genetically Modified (Non-GM) and Conventional Soybean Features MarketsGolding, A. Cassandra
. The Healthy Emotional Reliance Scale and Deconstruction of Dependency: A Latent Variable Model of Relationship Functioning in Female CouplesGreene, Andrew Dale
. DEEP VARIABILITY IN THE KUROSHIO EXTENSIONHeard, Kenneth V.
. Factors Influencing the Evaluation of Expert Witness Testimony in the Behavioral Sciences Under DaubertKotowicz, Dawn M.
. BUILDING RESILIENCE TO COASTAL DISASTERS: AN ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL RESILIENCE DURING RECOVERY AFTER THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI IN THAILANDRodríguez Boissén, Myriel
. Relationship Between Psychosocial and Interpersonal Factors and Implicit Sex-Submission Associations in Hispanic/Latina and White WomenSmith, Chris P.
. EXTENSIONS FOR THE RIGID-BODY QUANTUM MONTE CARLO METHODTheses/Dissertations from 2009
Addagulla, Swapna
. Functional Silane Based Co-Polymers for Biofunctionalization Studies, Chemical Sensing and SeparationsAnthony, Abigail Walker
. Climate Change and Peak Demand for Electricity: Evaluating Policies for Reducing Peak Demand Under Different Climate Change ScenariosDalton, Elizabeth Minchin
. The Relationship Between Assistive Technology State Standards for Teachers, Assistive Technology Implementation, and Student Performance in the Context of Evidence-Based PracticeDoucet, Jennifer M.
. Qualitative Examination of Satisfaction with Three Expert System Interventions to Reduce CancerFrost, Megan
. A Stereotype Threat Intervention That Examines Causal Attributions, Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Faculty SupportLubertazzi, Maria Adella Aliberti
. Natal Habitat Use by Dragonflies Along Landscape Gradients in Rhode IslandStamm, Karen E.
. Stereotype Threat and Implicit Attitudes: Implications for the Leaky Pipeline of Women in ScienceVoisine, Deanna Rae
. THE INFLUENCE OF DIAGNOSTIC LABELS, GENDER, AND ETHNICITY ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS, EXPECTANCIES, AND ATTRIBUTIONS: A CONSIDERATION OF CLOSURE, ACCEPTANCE, AND STIGMATIZATIONTheses/Dissertations from 2008
Agarabi, Cyrus D.
. The Formulation and Process Development of a Novel Multiparticulate Extended Release Pharmaceutical Delivery Platform for a Highly Water Soluble CompoundAgarwal, Hitesh Kumar
. Design and Evaluation of Nucleoside Derivatives for Targeted Drug Delivery and Therapeutic ApplicationsAmale, Amit
. New Approach to the Design and Optimization of Energy Efficient Chemical ProcessesAndrade, Marco S.
. Exploring the Decision Making Process of Prevention Providers in Adopting or Rejecting a Community-Level Approach to Substance Abuse PreventionAndres, Magdalena
. An Observational Study of the Kuroshio in the East China Sea: Local, Regional and Basin-Wide Perspectives on a Western Boundary CurrentBaker-Yeboah, Sheekela
. SEA SURFACE HEIGHT VARIABILITY AND THE STRUCTURE OF EDDIES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CAPE BASINRitz, Susan Faye
. COPING WITH EVERYDAY CLASSISM: EXERIENCES OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN A SOUTHEASTERN RURAL COMMUNITYSherman, Kimberly
. CLASSROOM-BASED EMPATHY TRAINING: AN EVALUATION OF PROGRAM EFFECTS IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLStephan, Catherine
. The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Decisional Balance for Stress Management and Exercise Behavior in an Adolescent Population: A Cross-Lagged Panel AnalysisZhou, Yuyu
. High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing for Improved Hydrologic ModelingTheses/Dissertations from 2007
Book, Jeffrey W.
. NORTHERN ADRIATIC CIRCULATION AND TIDESBridges, Ana J.
. Romantic Couples and Partner Use of Sexually Explicit Material: The Mediating Role of Cognitions for Dyadic and Sexual SatisfactionBujoreanu, I. Simona
. Developmental and Neuropsychological Perspectives on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in Normal ChildrenFan, Yalin
. EFFECTS OF SURF ACE WAVES ON AIR-SEA MOMENTUM AND ENERGY FLUXES AND OCEAN RESPONSE TO HURRICANESKrebs, Paul M.
. Computerized, Tailored, Theory-Based Interventions for Health Behavior Change: A Comprehensive Meta-AnalysisLebeau, Rebecca
. Marijuana Abuse in Incarcerated Adolescents: Reasons for Use and Implications for TreatmentLockwood, Lea Beth
. Enhancing Hardiness in Urban Adolescent Males: A Hardiness CurriculumMeshreki, Lotus Makram
. RELIGIOSITY, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING AMONG MIDDLE EASTERN/ ARAB MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS IN THE USA: A STUDY OF POSITIVE EMOTION AS A MEDIATORWhipple, Diane L.
. EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE PROMOTION ON DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR:A QUANTITATIVE REVIEWTheses/Dissertations from 2006
Almesallmy, Mohammed
. Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Inertial Propulsion Mechanisms and Motion Simulation of Rigid-Multi-Body Mechanical SystemsCantwell, Mark G.
. MOBILITY AND FATE OF CONTAMINANTS IN ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTSDamrad, Anne E.
. EVALUATING A PARENT TRAINING PROGRAM: SCALE ANALYSIS AND THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING (STEP) ON CHILD AND PARENT BEHAVIORFrank, Heather M.
. Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Anger Management Program in a Detention FacilityRoss, Marcus R.
. Richness Trends of Mosasaurs (Diapside, Squamata) During the Late CretaceousXu, Yongsheng
. ANALYSES OF SEA SURFACE HEIGHT, BOTTOM PRESSURE AND ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME IN THE JAPAN/EAST SEATheses/Dissertations from 2005
Campion, Christopher Lawrence
. An Analysis of the Thermal Decomposition Reactions of Organic Electrolytes Used in Lithium-Ion BatteriesGallo, Frank Joseph
. A Self-Report Approach to Screening Police Candidates’ Aggressive TendenciesTrombetti, Isabel A.
. Meanings in the Lives of Older Adults: In Their Own VoicesYeh, Yating
. APPLICABILITY OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN AN ADOLESCENT POPULATION IN TAIWANTheses/Dissertations from 2004
Aflague, John M.
. Suicide Assessment by Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: A Phenomenographic StudyAgarwal, Vivek
. Microstructure Studies in Surfacant SystemsAllen, James H.
. Regulation of cra, A Regulatory Gene of Glycolytic and Gluconeogenic Pathways in Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumAnatchkova, Milena D.
. Smoking and Stress: Exploring Patterns Among High School Youth in BulgariaAndreozzi Stern, Lucille
. The Pros and Cons of the Learned Helplessness Construct and the Battered Woman Syndrome: A Critical Analysis and Possible ReformulationDutton-Greene, Leila B.
. Testing a Model of Unwanted Pursuit and StalkingHall, Kara L.
. A Meta-Analytic Examination of Decisional Balance Across Stage Transitions: A Cross-Sectional Analysis and Cross-Sequential Cross-ValidationJohnson, Pamela J.
. USING PHARMACY CLAIMS DATA TO EVALUATE ADHERENCE AND PERSISTENCE WITH PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUSLeon, Yolanda M.
. COMMUNITY IMPACTS OF COASTAL TOURISM IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLICSomerville Ruffalo, Jessica
. Visuoconstructional Impairment: What Are We Assessing, and How Are We Assessing It?Vasanthavada, Madhav
. A MECHANISTIC STUDY TO IDENTIFY PHYSICALLY STABLE AMORPHOUS SOLID DISPERSIONYong, Lynne Ee Lin
. Resilience in Ex-Refugees from Cambodia and VietnamTheses/Dissertations from 2003
Abughosh, Susan M.
. Drug Benefit Plans for Elderly Under Managed Care and Utilization of Lipid Lowering AgentsAdams, Candace
. Relationship of Early Intervention Service Coordination Model to Qualify of Transition and Family EmpowermentAl-Sultan, Muhammed S.
. Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to Assess Antibiotic Utilization in Acute Respiratory Tract InfectionsAmidon, Stevens Russell
. Manifestoes: A Study in GenreAmmirati, Theresa Perri
. Making the Grade: Academic Literacies and First-Generation College Students in a Highly Selective Liberal Arts CollegeBaird, Janette
. Longitudinal Study of the Acquisition of Locomotion, Motor Activity, and Infant DevelopmentColeman, Dwight F.
. ARCHAEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY OF INUNDATED COASTAL PREHISTORIC SITESJones, Julie M.
. EXAMPLES OF POPULATION PHARMACOKINETIC MODELING IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT USING NONMEMLi, Yuxin
. THE DEC1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR: ONCOGENIC INVOLVEMENT AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS ON TRANSCRIPTION REGULATIONMartin, Rosemarie A.
. Latent Transition Ananlysis as a Sensitive Outcome: Analysis for Longitudinal DataMitchell, Douglas A.
. Upper Current Structure and Variability in the Southwestern Japan/East SeaSicotte, Charles
. Computerized Behavioral Observation: Implications for Improving Accuracy and Reducing BiasTurner, Stephen Edward
. GAS FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN MICROCHANNELS: AN EXPERIMENT AL INVESTIGATION OF COMPRESSIBILITY, RAREFACTION, AND SURF ACE ROUGHNESSUhnak, Kenneth Stephen
. Micropropagation of Carnivorous PlantsWard, John A.
. Development and Validation of Transtheorectical Measure for College Student Spiritual ExpressionTheses/Dissertations from 2002
Achanta, Anand S.
. Rational Approaches to the Regulation of Nonprescription MedicinesAdamowicz, Susan C.
. New England Salt Marsh Pools: Analysis of Geomorphic and Geographic Parameters, Macrophyte Distribution and Nekton UseAlves, Steve Louis
. An Examination of Collaborative Practice in Anesthesia Care Team Settings and Occupational Sress in Nurse AnesthetistsDiehl, Steven Kenneth
. Adult Attachment Patterns: The Relationship Between Security of Attachment and Adjustment to Prison and Separation From Loved Ones