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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Smith, 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 SITESFord, Kathryn Hale
. Assessment of the Rhode Island Coastal Lagoon EcosystemJones, 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 OnesDumanli, Inayet
. MECHANISTIC STUDIES TO ELUCIDATE THE ROLE OF LIPID VEHICLES ON SOLUBILITY, FORMULATION AND BIOA VAILABILITY OF POORLY SOLUBLE COMPOUNDSGable, Frank Joseph
. THE SCIENCE/POLICY OF THE CONTEMPORARY COASTAL CHALLENGE OF VULNERABILITY FROM CLIMATE CHANGE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE WIDER CARIBBEANMirsky, Elena
. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN TODDLER EMOTION COPING: THE IMPACT OF TEMPERAMENT AND SOCIALIZATION EXPERIENCES ON REGULATION DEVELOPMENTMurray, Lynne Dawn
. MMPI-2 Scores as a Predictor of Outcomes on the Phase II Profile Integrity InventoryRussell, Emily D.
. An Examination of the Nature of Reading FluencyVemavarapu, Chandra S.
. PARTICLE FORMATION BY RAPID EXPANSION OF SUPERCRITICAL SOLUTIONSTheses/Dissertations from 2001
Arciero, Michael Joseph
. Some Limit Theorems for Szego PolynomialsCorreia, Stephen
. The Potential Clinical Utility of Methods for Estimating Prior Standing in Specific Cognitive Domains: A Feasibility and Illustration StudyDesai, Yogita
. A MECHANISTIC STUDY OF FLOW AND COMPRESSION BEHAVIOR OF PHARMACEUTICAL POWDERSJohnson, Janet L.
. Integrating the Transtheoretical Model: A Quantitative Analysis in the Area of Sun ExposureKogut, Stephen Jon
. HYPOGLYCEMIC DRUG UTILIZATION AND ADHERENCE TO PRESCRIBED REGIMENS: A PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY USING RETAIL PHARMACY DATAMeyer, Miriam I.
. Effects of Reading Disability in Adolescents on Self-Concept and Future ExpectationsMorrow, Jennifer Ann
. CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND ADULT HEALTH: PROTECTIVE FACTORS AS MEDIATING VARIABLESTheses/Dissertations from 2000
Ackley, Margaret Anne
. Development and Initial Validation of a Structured Interview for the Detection of Malingered Mild Head InjuryCox Ashton, Grace
. Universal Newborn Screening for Developmental RiskDisch, William Burton
. A Mediational Coping Model of Sociopersonal Well-Being and Quality of LifeDonald, J. J. Agar
. Bioeconomic Implications of Modifying the Selectivity Properties of Fishing GearsFerszt, Ginette Gosselin
. Studies of Grief: Narratives of Incarcerated Women Who Experienced the Death of a Significant Person While in PrisonLittle, Arthur Allen
. Regulating Tempo in a Continuation Finger-Tapping TaskMacNaught, Carol Lee
. Are IQ Discrepancies Between SES Groups Primarily the Result of Verbal Scale Differences?McCormick, Maureen
. Can the Influence of Base Rate Information be Distinguished from the Influence of Gender Stereotypes in the Psychiatric Diagnostic Decision Making Process?Palaniswamy, Suresh
. DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF A PULSED-RELEASE TABLET DOSAGE FORM FOR LOW DOSE WATER SOLUBLE DRUGSPlummer, Brett A.
. To Parcel or Not to Parcel: The Effects of Item Parceling in Confirmatory Factor AnalysisRagsdale, Brian L.
. AFRICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY, EXPERIENCE WITH RACISM, AND MEANING IN LIFE AMONG BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTSSindelar, Holly Anne
. Elimination of the Hindsight Bias in Individual Versus Group Decision MakingStoler, Linda Ribble
. RECOVERED AND CONTINUOUS MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE: A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSISTheses/Dissertations from 1999
Abdullatif, Hanan
. Toni Morrison: Rethinking the Past in a Postcolonial ContextAndreozzi, Lynne M.
. Attatchment Classification Among 18 Month Old Children of Adolescent MothersArmitage, William D.
. On the Use of Undefined Logic Values in Digital VLSIChan, Christine
. Spatial Patterns in Ocean Color and Temperature Maps: Fronts, Fractals, and Ecological Considerations