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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 2006 2006

Kukulka, Tobias. The effect of breaking waves on a coupled model of wind and ocean surface waves

Kwon, Suk-Jae. Noise externalities: A hybrid model to assess effects and management with application to transportation issues in Rhode Island

Kyper, Eric. An information criterion for use in predictive data mining

Lasunon, On-Uma. Capabilities and economical evaluation of rapid prototyping processes for sheet metal parts

Li, Wentao. An investigation of thermal stabilizing additives and interactions between electrolytes and electrodes in lithium ion batteries

Lomas-Neira, Joanne. The contributions of murine KC and MIP-2 in hemorrhage induced neutrophil priming for acute lung injury following subsequent septic challenge

Magnusson, Gisele Marie. Economic-ecological relationships in coastal wetland restoration

Malley, David D.. "Man with Box"

Marimganti, Suvarna Kishore. Testing for explosives: Forensics and hazards

Methot, Greta. The horror of looking: Lynching and the empathetic eye

Miksis-Olds, Jennifer L.. Manatee response to environmental noise

Mills, Lesley Judith. Effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on fish reproduction and reproductive indicators

Murty, Aruna Mummini. Evaluation of potential multi-particulate drug delivery systems

Osychny, Vladimir. Analysis of the Gulf Stream path and Rossby waves in the North Atlantic based on satellite data

Paiva, Andrea Eastwood. Youth at risk for alcohol use and smoking: A longitudinal examination of profiles of prevention

Patel, Chirag G.. The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of mycophenolic acid in kidney transplant recipients

Quinlan, Kristen J.. "Defining a new normal": An exploration of psychosocial adjustment in young adult survivors of adolescent cancer

Quinn, Eugene P.. On the boundedness character of third-order rational difference equations

Quinn, Jeffrey Alan. Requirement of integrin Î±5Î²1 and tyrosine phosphorylation of Shc for proHB-EGF release by GPR30, a seven transmembrane receptor for estrogen

Rashid Horn, Susan. What's wrong and who cares? Reader reaction to error

Romanow, Rebecca Fine. The postcolonial body in queer space and time

Ross, Marcus R.. Richness Trends of Mosasaurs (Diapside, Squamata) During the Late Cretaceous

Sarma, Ashwin. Nonparametric approaches for analysis and design of incoherent adaptive CFAR detectors

Song, Qingtao. Surface wind response to oceanic fronts

Steadman, Pamela Lea. An examination of the relationship between perceived parental involvement and adolescent eating and exercise habits

Velamakanni, Aruna M.. Functional silane based polymers for sensing and separations

Wang, Guizhi. Metabolic activities in deep subseafloor sediments

Wan, Hui. Acid-base property of double-strand polyaniline and the preparation of inorganic/organic composite by physical adsorption

Williams, Edward M. Jr.. The color of sympathy: Biology, race, and feeling in republican and antebellum culture

Wilson, Christine M.. Determining the effects of a foundations of education/diversity preparation class on the multicultural knowledge, skills and dispositions of preservice teacher applicants

Xu, Yongsheng. ANALYSES OF SEA SURFACE HEIGHT, BOTTOM PRESSURE AND ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME IN THE JAPAN/EAST SEA

Yang, Ting. Seismic constraints on structure beneath hotspots: Local earthquake tomography and finite frequency tomography approaches

Yates, Andrea L.. Riding the hyphen: Derrida-Woolf

Zarate, Jacques. The role of osmolyte transporters and heat shock proteins in adaptation of Atlantic salmon to selected stressors

Zhou, Wenliang. Multivariate analysis in vibration modal parameter identification

Zhu, Weijia. A new instrumentation for particle velocity and velocity related measurements under water

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Bakheet, Saleh Abdulrahman. Identification of Oct-2 as a mediator of lead neurotoxicity

Bang, Jounghae. Understanding customer relationship management from managers' and customers' perspective: Exploring the implications of CRM fit, market orientation, and market knowledge competence

Bauer, Dana Marie. Cost-effective land development with a spatially realistic ecosystem constraint

Beaubien, Jason Michael. Effectiveness of recipient restriction programs in Medicaid managed care organizations

Bettridge, Shannon Olivia Marie. The role of planning in marine resource management: The effect of differing legislative mandates on the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan

Boller, Michael Louis. Hydrodynamics of marine macroalgae: Biotic and physical determinants of drag

Butler, Mari. Catch basin ecosystems and effects of the mosquito larvicide methoprene

Bwalya, Samuel Mulenga. The experimental analysis of the political economics of fisheries governance

Campion, Christopher Lawrence. An Analysis of the Thermal Decomposition Reactions of Organic Electrolytes Used in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Center, Carole Eileen. The representation of race in composition studies and stories

Chen, Xuanjuan. Three essays on stock selection ability and agency problem of mutual funds

Choi, Younhee. Modeling and parameter estimation of cardiopulmonary dynamics

Choudhury, Arpita. The use of microsatellite DNA fingerprinting for aquaculture and fisheries science

Collins, Jarred T.. Moore-Greig Designs: A new combinatorial structure

Cousins, David Bruce. A model-based algorithm for environmentally adaptive bathymetry and sound velocity profile estimation

Craig, Melynda Leigh. "What I think of as a positive experience, is the lack of a negative experience": Exploring female-to-male transgender and transsexual individuals' interactions with health care providers

Cullinen, Kathleen Mary. Obesity and colorectal cancer and the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors related to colorectal cancer prevention among non-Hispanic Black women in Rhode Island

Defrancis, Theresa. Women-writing-women: Three American responses to the Woman Question

Delorenzo, Amy Susanna. An assessment of the habitat quality and nutritional intake of North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay

Demircubuk, Murat. Design and manufacture of optimum product structures

Dias-Vieira, Christine. An analogue study of stigma, help-seeking attitudes, and symptom severity in postpartum depression

Dorrington, Tarquin. Recombinant antimicrobials for feed based delivery in aquaculture

Dutta, Udayan. Advanced glycation endproducts analysis of glucosamine with reducing sugars, DNA nucleosides and serum proteins

Elsaid, Khaled Ahmed. The relationship between articular cartilage damage and lubricin integrity following injury and in inflammatory arthritis

Faubert, Glenn E.. Caterpillar tolerance representations of graphs

Finger, Erik J.. Two-stage heat engine for converting waste heat to useful work

Gallo, Frank Joseph. A Self-Report Approach to Screening Police Candidates’ Aggressive Tendencies

Jacob, Jean M.. Factors influencing hiring decisions for welfare recipients

Jain, Nitesh. Experiment and analytical evaluation of dynamic fracture in *graded multifunctional materials

Jean-Pierre, Pascal. Attitudes toward seeking professional help in a multi-ethnic sample: The roles of beliefs about mental illness etiology, religious orientation, and acculturation

Johnson, Gregory William. Loran: Creating a viable backup for GPS

Jordan, Katerina Serlemitsos. The ecology of plant-parasitic nematodes and their antagonists on golf course greens turf in southern New England

Kellogg, Dorothy Q. N.. The influence of geomorphic setting on ground water denitrification in forested riparian wetlands

Kirs, Marek. Quantitative analyses of F+ specific RNA coliphages

Kwon, Oh-Sun. Quasi-elastic scattering of ultracold neutrons

Lambert, Adam Matthew. Native and exotic Phragmites australis in Rhode Island: Distribution and differential resistance to insect herbivores

La Valley, Kenneth John. Aspects of bacterial community ecology within the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica), and surveillance of post-harvest Vibrio vulnificus occurrence

Lee, Sharon K.. The effects of a kit-based science curriculum and teacher characteristics on students' attitude toward science

Lee, Sungsoo. Functional and structural study of the protein tyrosine kinase Csk, as a model system

Li, Linghong. Using the optical microscopy imaging method for studying electromigration

Lin, Xiaofeng. Probing the regulatory mechanisms of protein tyrosine kinases, using c-terminal Src kinase (Csk) as a model system

Liu, Ming. Multidimensional damage state identification using phase space warping

Lopes, Christopher John. Bilingual school psychologists' practices with students with limited English proficiency

Low, Gregory A.. Validation of a tool to measure drug knowledge: Evaluating bioterrorism preparedness activities

Lynch, Marie A.. The relationship between school and independent educational evaluations: Issues in identification and eligibility for students with learning disabilities

McKinney, Richard A.. Habitat use by waterfowl wintering in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Melfi, James. A descriptive study of beta2-agonist use in asthma patients based on a nationally representative sample

Meloro, Phyllis C.. Do high school advisory programs promote personalization? Correlates of school belonging

Melrose, Donald Christopher. Underway profiling of photosynthesis and dissolved oxygen in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Menezes, Sunshine. Nanoplankton biodiversity in the Pettaquamscutt River Estuary, Rhode Island, Unites States

Michaelis, Bjoern. Dissolved oxygen dynamics in a shallow stream system

Miller, Teresa L.. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A survey of assessment practices by school psychologists

Mohanty, Natali. A multi commodity recyclables collection model using partitioned vehicles

Nair, Arun Unnikrishnan. Evolutionary numerical methods applied to minimum weight structural design and cardiac mechanics

Ngo, Tu Anh. A four-year retrospective study of domestic violence and police response in Asians using the Rhode Island Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Police Reporting Forms

Petluri, Raghuram. Angular dependent interaction of metastable helium molecules on the surfaces of helium nanodroplets

Petrik-Finley, Rachel Jeanne Mahr. The impact of a parasitic gill copepod on the demography of a reef fish host

Plouffe, Jeffrey Stewart. The development and validation of a fuzzy logic method for time-series extrapolation

Proestou, Dina A.. Sex change in Crepidula fornicata: Influence of environmental factors on reproductive success and the timing of sex change

Robinson, Marshall Jackson. Psychopathy and compliance correlates for male delinquents in a community program

Ruskin, Danielle Alexandra. Problematic interactions between parents and their children with ADHD: Role of attributions, emotions, discipline practices, and comorbid ODD

Sachdeva, Karuna. Regulation of cytochrome P450-3A (CYP3A) and pregnane X receptor (PXR): Implications to drug-drug interactions

Saumweber, Whitley Joseph. Energetic constraints on diapause in Calanus finmarchicus: Implications for population dynamics in the Gulf of Maine

Shaw, Reena L.. Enforcement and compliance in the Northeast groundfish fishery: Perceptions of procedural justice in fishery management, the effects of regulatory methods, and prospects for compliance