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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 2005 2005

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

Sheeley, Amy Elizabeth. Dietary restraint, self-efficacy, and gender differences in weight loss program participants

Siliezar, Diana Catalina. Restructuring school: Improving K-8 science teaching and learning in schools through systematic professional development

Smith, Anabela Da Silva. Youth Self-Report: Profile patterns of adjudicated adolescents and diagnostic efficiency of clinical scales

Stevos, Joyce L.. Youth in action: A study of developing citizen identity

Suckle, Jessica A.. Challenges and resolution strategies of ordained Protestant clergywomen

Tang, Zhexiong. Inter-polymer complexes of conducting polymers: Synthesis, characterization and applications

Tolunay, Adviye. Group identity effects on social influence

Toolan, Timothy M.. Advances in sliding window subspace tracking

Tracy, Susanne Mary Koszalka. A pilot study of tailored teaching on non-drug enhancements for managing postoperative pain

Trombetti, Isabel A.. Meanings in the Lives of Older Adults: In Their Own Voices

Veilleux, Douglas L. II. Melting in a low gravity environment with applied electromagnetic fields

Viso, Richard. Mid-Cretaceous tectonic evolution of the Pacific-Phoenix-Farallon triple junction

Wang, Yu. Synthesis and investigation of the thermochromic properties of polythiophenes and oligothiophenes

Woods, Wendy Lynn. Hydrography, suspended sediments, chlorophyll A, chromophoric dissolved organic matter and optical characteristics of the Pearl River (Zhujiang) Estuary during July and November, 1998

Xie, Jianxun. Involvement of transcription factors in cadmium-induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in rat kidney cells

Yang, Chun-Ming. Enhancing driving safety through proper message design on variable message signs

Yeh, Yating. APPLICABILITY OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN AN ADOLESCENT POPULATION IN TAIWAN

Yue, Junqi. Destruction of TNT and RDX residues and devices

Zhang, Ming. Toward high performance and highly reliable storage service

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Aflague, John M.. Suicide Assessment by Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: A Phenomenographic Study

Agarwal, Vivek. Microstructure Studies in Surfacant Systems

Allen, James H.. Regulation of cra, A Regulatory Gene of Glycolytic and Gluconeogenic Pathways in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

Anatchkova, Milena D.. Smoking and Stress: Exploring Patterns Among High School Youth in Bulgaria

Andreozzi Stern, Lucille. The Pros and Cons of the Learned Helplessness Construct and the Battered Woman Syndrome: A Critical Analysis and Possible Reformulation

Baggerly, Joanne. The experience of mild traumatic brain injury for selected cases

Baskaran, Ramesh. Essays on fisheries management

Bautista, Cynthia A.. Survivorship of a low-grade glioma brain tumor

Bergondo, Deanna L.. Examining the processes controlling water column variability in Narragansett Bay: Time series data and numerical modeling

Botonjic, Edita. Forensic and biological applications of vibrational spectroscopy

Cao, Yong. A design of experimental approach to study the road marking luminance contrast and variable message signs

Carr, Jamie M.. Queer times: Christopher Isherwood's modernity

Center, Laurie E.. Issues of gender and peer collaboration in a problem-solving computer activity

Cerimagic, Zlata. Self-reported medication adherence among patients with diabetes

Chadwick, Kristine Leigh. A narrative exploration of personal factors and organizational contexts in the development of local leadership

Chaves, Joaquin E.. Potential use of nitrogen-15 to assess nitrogen sources and fate in Narragansett Bay

Chokshi, Rina. Evaluation of hot-melt extrusion technology to improve dissolution rates of poorly water soluble drugs

Clark, Cathy Ann. Global behavior of nonlinear difference equations

Dai, Qingli. Micromechanical modeling of constitutive and damage behavior of heterogeneous asphalt materials

Desplaces, David Edouard. A multi-level approach to individual readiness to adopt entreprise resource planning software

Drainville-Higgins, Katherine Evelyn. Isolation of marine metabolites from Symbiodinium species of dinoflagellates

Dutton-Greene, Leila B.. Testing a Model of Unwanted Pursuit and Stalking

Evora, Victor Manuel Fortes. Fabrication and dynamic mechanical behavior of nanocomposites

Frisk, Carol Ann. Teacher collaboration: Learning from inclusion dyad dialogues