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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 2009 2009

Ragusa, Daniela Antonina. Writing Ethics in the Writing Major: Rhetorical applications for plagiarism pedagogies in the collaborative age

Ramotowski, Thomas Scott. Synthesis and characterization of polyurethane-urea-clay and polyvinylidene fluoride-clay nanocomposites

Ramoutar, Darryl. Pyrethroid resistance in the annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), from southern New England golf courses

Reavy, Racheal Taki. A validation study of the Misbehaviors Questionnaire

Rhee, Beau La. "All the world's a stage": (Re)familiarizing Shakespeare: A study of Romeo and Juliet in the East and the West

Rhodes, Ryan Gregory. Characterization of N-acetylglucosamine utilization by the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi

Schembre, Susan M.. Development and validation of a weight-related behaviors questionnaire

Schrum, Heather Nicole. Subseafloor sulfate reduction: Investigation of an unrecognized pathway and quantification of low rates

Segala, James J.. Interface dosimetry for electronic brachytherapy Xoft Axxent intracavitary breast balloon applicators, and, Fluorescence anisotropy imaging of quantum dots

Shamshak, Gina Louise. Economics of bluefin tuna aquaculture in the United States

Sharma, Narendra. Modeling and experiments in microchannels for the separation and detection of bacteria using antibody-coated filter and quantum dots

Sieberg, Christine Barrett. Therapeutic treatments for children with Recurrent Abdominal Pain: A multiple baseline pilot study

Siegel, Bryna L.. Persistence, resistance, and change: Toward a critical praxis for student researched writing

Sipala, Christine E.. Studying the development of word recognition using a pseudoword task

Stamm, Karen E.. Stereotype Threat and Implicit Attitudes: Implications for the Leaky Pipeline of Women in Science

Steele, George. Scoring silent film: Music/nation/affect

Tillman, Aaron. Magical American Jew: The enigma of difference in contemporary Jewish American short fiction and film

Trandafir, Simona Carmen. A strategic model of investment and price competition among container ports

Voisine, Deanna Rae. THE INFLUENCE OF DIAGNOSTIC LABELS, GENDER, AND ETHNICITY ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS, EXPECTANCIES, AND ATTRIBUTIONS: A CONSIDERATION OF CLOSURE, ACCEPTANCE, AND STIGMATIZATION

Wielt, Dustin Brent. A grounded theory analysis of the Rhode Island community response to The Station nightclub fire disaster

Xiao, Weijun. Design and analysis of high-performance and recoverable data storages

Yablonsky, Richard Michael. Assimilating mesoscale oceanic features and understanding their impact on hurricanes

Yang, Li. The improved electrolyte system for lithium battery

Zhang, Ting. Three essays on corporate pension underfunding, securities valuation and market efficiency

Zhou, Long. Mesoscale variability and Lagrangian statistics in the tropical North Atlantic

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Agarabi, Cyrus D.. The Formulation and Process Development of a Novel Multiparticulate Extended Release Pharmaceutical Delivery Platform for a Highly Water Soluble Compound

Agarwal, Hitesh Kumar. Design and Evaluation of Nucleoside Derivatives for Targeted Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Applications

Amale, Amit. New Approach to the Design and Optimization of Energy Efficient Chemical Processes

Andrade, Marco S.. Exploring the Decision Making Process of Prevention Providers in Adopting or Rejecting a Community-Level Approach to Substance Abuse Prevention

Andres, Magdalena. An Observational Study of the Kuroshio in the East China Sea: Local, Regional and Basin-Wide Perspectives on a Western Boundary Current

Baker-Yeboah, Sheekela. SEA SURFACE HEIGHT VARIABILITY AND THE STRUCTURE OF EDDIES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CAPE BASIN

Banerjee, Syagnik. Consumer ubiquity or anytime anywhere consumption: Scale development and validation

Bernier, Evan Thomas. Explosive signatures: Pre & post blast

Bierman, Donald Bruce. Short title: Teacher-student epistemological interplay

Blackwell, Deidre Lynn. Silane-based copolymers as chromatographic stationary phases

Blake, Roger Holland. Three essays on success factors for information systems

Borrelli, Mark. Sediment transport in a dynamic, tidally-influenced coastal embayment exemplified by Pleasant Bay and Chatham Harbor, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Burns, Amy L.. The opportunity to learn: Identification and measurement of school conditions that contextualize student achievement

Chen, Chuen-Song. On-chip current and power measurement techniques for integrated circuits with regulated power

Cohenour, Gretchen M.. Eighteenth-century gothic novels and gendered spaces: What's left to say

Corey, Jonathan. A concurrent validation of the Violence Sensitivity Scale

Coy, Wendy Meredith. Examination of spoT, rpoS and rpoN gene expression in response to fatty acid starvation in Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease spirochete

Davis, Xujing Jia. Numerical and theoretical investigations of North Pacific subtropical mode water with implications to Pacific climate variability

Deangelis, Julie Ann. To treat or not to treat: The role of antibiotics in the management of community-acquired respiratory tract infections in an ambulatory setting

DiCecco, John. A sequential algorithm for biological event detection using statistical nonstationarity

Dobrot, Gabriela. Forest management in the presence of harvest restrictions around vernal pools: A metaheuristic approach

Doleski, Robert Francis. Design and analysis of lightweight pressure vessels

Eaton, Mary Anne. Effect of varying inclusion levels of linseed oil on growth, fatty acid profile, membrane fluidity and EPA/DHA production in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Gattupalli, Rajeswar R.. Advances in global optimization

Gerry, Shannon Page. Feeding mechanics of a trophic generalist and a specialist shark species: A comparison of diet, behavior and function

Goodwin, Matthew S.. Telemetric assessment of stereotypical motor movements in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Gourlay, Barbara Elas. An investigation of communication patterns and strategies between international teaching assistants and undergraduate students in university-level science labs

Heil, Clifford William Jr.. Paleo-and environmental magnetic studies of Late Cenozoic estuarine, lacustrine, and terrestrial sediments

Hyun, Karen Hae-Myung. Ecosystem-based management in the Colorado River Delta

Jha, Ashish Kumar. Microstructure studies in synthetic and bio-colloids, imaging and applications

Jones, Hilary Brooke. How do you stop the boogeyman? An evaluation of a sexual assault prevention program

Kelley, Andrew Peter. Beyond reflection of job performance: An investigation of how initial status teachers reflect on practice to address the educational needs of their students

Kilgallen, Christina. School psychologists' readiness to implement response to intervention practices

Kresge, Daniel Lee. An examination of the relationships between the peptide hormone ghrelin and appetite, plasma biomarkers of satiety and metabolic response in humans

Kuhn-Hines, Anne. A multiscale approach to breeding habitat model development and evaluation for the common loon, Gavia immer, in New Hampshire, USA

Lennon, Mark Michael. Monetizing mobile factors involved in development of mobile commerce: Korea, China, Japan

Li, Yuyuan. Study on the nonenzymatic glycation of nucleosides/nucleotides and proteins with sugars: An in vitro investigation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) formation

Matsuura, Asako C.. Interpersonal and psychosexual factors predicting HIV-related risky sex behaviors in heterosexually active women and men

Moran, Jesse Stuart. The synthesis, reduction, and decomposition of novel high-nitrogen bis s-triazinyl hydrazines and diazenes

Nie, Junsheng. The magnetic susceptibility record of the Chinese red-clay sequence: Enhancement mechanisms, temporal variation, and its relationship to orbital and tectonic forcing

Niestepski, Michelle. Grammatical errors: Perceptions and responses of students, first-year composition instructors, and business communication instructors

Ozcan, Timucin. Involuntary switching behavior in restricted decision environments: Consumer responses to stockouts

Park, Kyungwon. Optimization of aggregate gradation for high-performing Hot Mix Asphalt

Pees, Edward H.. An efficient Fourier transform based method for computing backscattering from arbitrarily shaped born objects

Potter, Geoffrey G.. Statistically interacting quantum gases in D dimensions

Pounds, Karen Vincent. Client nurse interactions with schizophrenic clients: A descriptive study

Reynolds, Claire E.. Speaking out: Class, race, and gender in the writings of Ruth McEnery Stuart, Edith Summers Kelley, and Harriette Simpson Arnow

Ritz, Susan Faye. COPING WITH EVERYDAY CLASSISM: EXERIENCES OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN A SOUTHEASTERN RURAL COMMUNITY

Ritz, Susan Faye. Coping with everyday classism: Experiences of low-income people in a southeastern rural community

Rojas, Diego Valderrama. An examination of price in the economic management of marine resources: Three empirical essays

Saffert, Heather L.. Evaluation of a novel autonomous detector for microbial water quality monitoring

Sandoval, Sergio. Tandem conjugate addition -- Cyclization reactions of L-methyl prolinate with Î±,Î²-unsaturated ketones catalyzed by L-proline

Sarkar, Jayashri. Templated synthesis for highly ordered metal/support nanocomposite materials with catalytic applications

Schweizer, Frederick. Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare: Image of gender, power, and sexuality

Shen, Haiwei. A study of formaldehyde sources in air

Sherman, Kimberly. CLASSROOM-BASED EMPATHY TRAINING: AN EVALUATION OF PROGRAM EFFECTS IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Singh, Ashima. Beyond gender: Taking a multi-status approach to understanding students' positioning in STEM

Smith, Tara J.. The effect of teacher attitudes on response to professional development in literacy

Socha, Aaron Martin. Chemistry of antibiotics from Atlantic Actinomycete and Bacillus bacteria

Stein, Nathan. An integration of statistical approaches to help understand coalition effectiveness

Stephan, Catherine. The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Decisional Balance for Stress Management and Exercise Behavior in an Adolescent Population: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis

Stephan, Catherine. The relationship between self-efficacy and decisional balance for stress management and exercise behavior in an adolescent population: A cross-lagged panel analysis

Ugaonkar, Shweta. Investigation of the release of carbamazepine from polyvinyl pyrrolidone matrices processed using near-critical and super critical carbon dioxide

Uttley, Clarissa M.. Multicultural awareness in college freshmen: An examination of measures and interventions

Walsh, John A. III. Hegemonic struggles in one high school classroom: A Critical Discourse Analysis of high school students' democratic dialogue

Wells, David F.. Experimental and computational study of the detection and stability of polymorphs using PXRD, DSC and solubility

Wu, Jinfang. Alzheimer's disease (AD) like pathology following developmental lead exposure in primates and the role of aging in AD-related genes regulation in rodents and primates

Xiao, Ang. Power fade in lithium ion batteries: Effect of advanced electrolyte

Xu, Cuichun. Statistical processing of radar, sonar, and optical signals

Yang, Yafei. Trust establishment in computer networks: Theories and applications

Yao, Lan. Fabrication, characterization and application of the novel bionanomaterials

Ye, Guofeng. Applications of linear and cyclic peptides as enzyme inhibitors and molecular transporters

Zhou, Yuyu. High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing for Improved Hydrologic Modeling

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Bellman, Natalie K.. Latino clients' perspectives on mental health services provided at a local community health center

Bhavaraju, Sitaram. Study of nucleophilicity of an enol tosylate fragment of Î±-formylglycine (Î±-FGly-OTs)