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Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Blasdell, Nancy Diane
. Acute myocardial infarction: A descriptive study of the experienceBook, Jeffrey W.
. NORTHERN ADRIATIC CIRCULATION AND TIDESBrand, Nancy Hancock
. Psychologists' approaches to evaluating client progress in psychotherapy practiceBridges, 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 ChildrenBurns, Emily
. Composition and depositional processes of Cretaceous-Tertiary impact deposits in Belize and southeastern MexicoCapone, Christy
. An examination of familial alcoholism and attitudes toward alcohol interventions among college studentsChalykoff, Geraldine M.
. Self-disclosure and self-management in young adults with early-onset adult type 2 diabetesChecko, Erica Rose
. Personal motivation, body image, health behavior and stage of exercisingCostello, Joanne Fawcett
. Roles and strategies of nurses facilitating diabetes support groups: An exploratory studyDas, Chhandita
. Investigating ways to improve discrete choice methods in assessing individual preference functions with greater reliability and accuracyDePiero, Deborah Lucia
. An empirical study of students' expectations of writing centersDesai, Dipen
. Solid-state plasticizers for melt extrusionDingari, Narahara C.
. Characterization of electromigration in semiconductor device interconnects using microscopic techniquesDonahue, Michael J.
. Polymorph characterization and controlDu, Ying
. Fabrication and characterization of particulate polymer nanocompositesDye, Gabriela
. Stage profiles and predictors of exercise in a multiple risk sampleFan, Yalin
. EFFECTS OF SURFACE WAVES ON AIR-SEA MOMENTUM AND ENERGY FLUXES AND OCEAN RESPONSE TO HURRICANESFemia, Lisa A.
. Analyses of parent and teacher responses on the Stress Survey Schedule for children with autism spectrum disordersFerrelli, Lisa A.
. Managed chaos: An ethnographic study of special education teacher practiceFrancione, Caren Leigh
. Examining the psychological correlates of binge eating disorder symptomatology in a morbidly obese presurgical sampleFulweiler, Robinson Walter
. The impact of climate change on benthic-pelagic coupling and the biogeochemical cycling of Narragansett Bay, Rhode IslandHassanzadeh Mostafai, Pejman
. Rescheduling point determination in dynamic FMS using a flexiblility metric methodologyHoeppner, Bettina B.
. Longitudinal methods for randomized clinical trials in health behavior change researchHunter, Susan M.
. Living with traumatic spinal cord injuryJiang, Yong
. Three essays on conservation-oriented community land use managementJudge, Kevin D.
. Decision making in spectroscopyKim, Tae-Goun
. Managing marine resource use conflicts: Marine sand mining in KoreaKlock, Julia Cathy
. Rapid whole-body hypothermia: Analysis and modelingKrebs, Paul M.
. Computerized, Tailored, Theory-Based Interventions for Health Behavior Change: A Comprehensive Meta-AnalysisKrebs, Paul M.
. Computerized, tailored, theory-based interventions for health behavior change: A comprehensive meta-analysisKretchman, Daniel
. Incremental validity: Impact on decision making in schoolsLebeau, Rebecca
. Marijuana Abuse in Incarcerated Adolescents: Reasons for Use and Implications for TreatmentLee, John Won
. An examination of the effectiveness of community-based participatory research projects in producing intended health outcomesLockwood, Lea Beth
. Enhancing Hardiness in Urban Adolescent Males: A Hardiness CurriculumMarchand, Stephanie Milbradt
. Disordered eating behaviors among collegiate athletesMatthews, Elizabeth
. Community-based and collaborative management of coral reefs and coastal resources in PalauMcCandless, Camilla Thomas
. Juvenile abundance in a summer nursery and ontogenetic changes in the distribution and migrations of sandbar sharksMcGurer, Melinda Dalrymple
. Optimizing waiting measures in flow-shopsMcPhillips, Kenneth J.
. Far field shallow water horizontal wave number estimation given a linear towed array using fast maximum likelihood, matrix pencil and subspace fitting techniquesMedeiros, Eileen
. Public writing inside and outside the classroom: A comparative analysis of activist rhetoricsMena, Jasmine A.
. Parental involvement as predictor of 9 th grade Latino students' intention to complete high school mediated by student school beliefs after a one year follow-upMendonza, Anisha E.
. Strategies for the optimization of immunotherapy in kidney transplantationMeshreki, Lotus Makram
. RELIGIOSITY, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING AMONG MIDDLE EASTERN/ ARAB MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS IN THE USA: A STUDY OF POSITIVE EMOTION AS A MEDIATORMiller, Robin June
. Stability, structure, and effects of perinatal morbidity on temperament from infancy to adolescenceMitchell, Sally A.
. Examining the effectiveness of a school-based mental health center's servicesMowerman, Illya
. Data mining in the health care industryMurray, John Condon
. Speech and power negotiations in industrial novels from 1849 to 1866Nam, Jong-Oh
. Korean fisheries: Policies, stock assessment and compliance issuesNora, Julie
. Student engagement in a 7th/8 th grade social studies, ESL classroomOliver, Jason D.
. Increasing the adoption of environmentally friendly products: Who are the non-adopters, and what will get them to buy greenO'Regan, Matthew Aaron
. A Cenozoic history of the central Arctic OceanO'Reilly Foran, Megan
. Representational status of minority students in special education in the state of Rhode IslandOsborne, Deborah J.
. Experimental and computational study of interphase properties and mechanics in titanium metal matrix composites at elevated temperaturesPastille, Catherine L.
. Personal energy management styles and their influence on work performancePinto, Silas Otniel Rodrigues
. The cross-generational influence of parental authority and acculturation on parenting of Cape Verdean immigrantsRen, Tiegeng
. Graph coloring algorithms for TDMA scheduling in wireless sensor networksRollins, Ivy E.
. Using spelling performance to study literacy acquisition in English for Spanish-speaking students in the seventh gradeSalgado, Dawn M.
. An examination of risk and resiliency factors in predicting recidivism rates among incarcerated womenSims, Kimberly A.
. Modernism's nervous genre: The diaries of Woolf, James, and SassoonSmith, Susan B.
. Patterns of fuel use and storage in songbirds in relation to diet composition and food availability during migrationSullivan, Lindsay J.
. Feeding ecology of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz (Ctenophora, Lobata)Tekalur, Srinivasan Arjun
. Failure of marine composite materials due to blast loadingTiner, Gary F.
. On the Erdos-Sós conjectureWhipple, Diane L.
. EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE PROMOTION ON DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR:A QUANTITATIVE REVIEWWhite, Andrew William
. Frequent use of psychiatric emergency services: A multilevel approachWhite, Patricia A.
. Exploration of nurse practitioner practice with clients who are grievingWood, Anthony Darrell
. Population dynamics of the shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, in the northwest Atlantic: An examination of food habits, movement and habitat, survival, and population sizeWormald, Clare Louise
. Effects of density and habitat structure on growth and survival of harvested coral reef fishesZhang, Liqun
. Physical and mechanical properties of model asphalt systems calculated using molecular simulationTheses/Dissertations from 2006
Almesallmy, Mohammed
. Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Inertial Propulsion Mechanisms and Motion Simulation of Rigid-Multi-Body Mechanical SystemsAshley, Christy
. Information processing in consumer relationships: The effect of emotional commitmentAuld, Robin Kirkwood
. The relationship between tactical knowledge and tactical performance for varying levels of expertiseAyrapetov, Marina
. Structural and functional studies of the Csk and *Src family protein tyrosine kinasesBarak, Boaz
. Consideration for the impact of climate change information on stated preferencesBlack, Amy
. Objectification or liberation? Bisexual and lesbian women's experiences with physical appearanceBorges, Vladia
. The incorporation of communicative language teaching into the elaboration of interactive software for ESL/EFL learningBradshaw, Aaron S.
. Liquefaction potential of non-plastic siltsBrooks, Kelly
. Sexual identity construction among lesbian, bisexual and unlabeled womenBurns, William
. Space-people-language: A grounded theory of a place-based pedagogy in a first year writing classCahill, Bronwyn Elizabeth
. A regional comparison between the seasonal cycles of the Western Irish Shelf and the Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine ecosystems: The impact of physical variabilityCai, Hong
. Microbiologically influenced corrosion and titanate conversion coatings on aluminum alloy 2024-T3Cantwell, Mark G.
. MOBILITY AND FATE OF CONTAMINANTS IN ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTSConners, Erica E.
. Social capital and the intent to graduate among Black and Hispanic high school studentsCooper-Nicols, Marjorie
. Exploring the experiences of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents in school: Lessons for school psychologistsDamrad, Anne E.
. EVALUATING A PARENT TRAINING PROGRAM: SCALE ANALYSIS AND THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING (STEP) ON CHILD AND PARENT BEHAVIORDiedrich, Amy
. Assessment of the impacts of tourism development in coastal communities in BelizeDombroski, Janet K.
. Exercise behavior among women post-myocardial infarction: Applying the transtheoretical model of behavior changeDong, Rumei
. Modeling of the cardiovascular system with integrated finite element and electrical analog methodsErnst, Catherine
. High school teachers' attitudes toward inclusion of students with special needsFrank, Heather M.
. Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Anger Management Program in a Detention FacilityGormley, Mary V.
. Discourse on diversity: A qualitative study of a college communication course in multiculturalismHagstrom, Kate
. Particle dynamics and shelf-basin interactions in the western Arctic Ocean investigated using radiochemical tracersHarris, Lora Anna
. The virtual eelgrass meadow: A simulation of Zostera marina L. linking physiology to population level processesHays, Elaine
. The genres of tutor training: Searching for reflective practiceHedrick, Molly Ann
. Self, other and the sociopolitical in politically active women survivors of domestic violenceHubeny, Jeremiah Bradford
. Late Holocene climate variability as preserved in high-resolution estuarine and lacustrine sediment archivesHyde, Kimberly Joy Whitman
. Interannual and seasonal phytoplankton variability in Massachusetts Bay from remote and in situ measurementsKasturi, Prasan
. A CAD tool for analog and mixed signal CMOS circuitsKramer, David Scott
. The rhetorical war: Class, race and redemption in Spanish-American War fiction. Stephen Crane, Frank Norris, Richard Harding Davis and Sutton Griggs