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Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Martin, Rosemarie Ann. Latent transition analysis as a sensitive outcome analysis for longitudinal data
Mauriello, Leanne Marie. Stress management during pregnancy: An investigation of the psychosocial, behavioral, and cognitive correlates
McCarthy, Elena Marie. International regulation of underwater sound: Establishing rules and standards to address ocean noise pollution
McCool, Jane A.. Life experiences of Cambodian-American refugee women: Segmented life stories
Mitchell, Douglas A.. Upper Current Structure and Variability in the Southwestern Japan/East Sea
Moodley, Mervlyn. Hierarchy of N-body correlations in different dimensions
Moores, Donald J.. Mystical discourse as ideological resistance in Wordsworth and Whitman: A transatlantic bridge
Mott, Sandra Ruth. Parenting the child with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Nakao, Megumi. Dynamic games and competition for water resources
Newell, Laurienne Whinstanley. Analyzing public preferences and valuations for forested wetlands in Rhode Island: Comparisons of real-money and hypothetical survey presentations
Norberg, Patricia A.. Managed profiles: The value of personal information in commercial exchange
Obara, Michael J.. Development of an acoustic data storage tag for long range fish tracking in the ocean
Paesano, Beverly A.. The Embedded Writing Institute: A study of professional development
Paldy, Matthew G.. Self-organization, hierarchy, and task structure in workgroups: An empirical study of complexity theory
Pierce, Barbara Jean. The nutritional ecology of songbirds: How food quality, diet preferences, and food limitation influence nutrient storage and use during migration
Pinnock, Nina June. Factors influencing transition from early intervention
Polwitoon, Sirapat. Essays on United States-based global government bond funds
Qu, Xiuzhi. An integrated approach to finish machining of RP-produced parts
Reimer, Bryan L.. Automated methods of detecting driver distractions
Rodriguez, Wilfrid. Remote sensing and landscape analysis of indicators of estuarine condition in the northeastern United States
Ruffolo, Louis Francis Jr.. Assessing the relationship between neuropsychological constructs and alcohol use among college students
Scappaticci, A. A. Jr.. Neuronal control of nematocyst discharge in hydra
Schwager, Jeanne Marie. Home care nurses' decisions about pain management with older clients
Scott, Nicholas Vicente. Observations of the wind-wave spectrum and steep wave statistics in open ocean waters
Sicotte, Charles. Computerized Behavioral Observation: Implications for Improving Accuracy and Reducing Bias
Soffientino, Bruno. Thyroidal regulation of stomach development and toxicity of PCB 126 in metamorphosing summer flounder
Somers, Renee Dara. Gilded Age spaces, actual and imagined: Edith Wharton as a spatial activist and analyst
Sousa, Kenneth J.. Factors influencing the adoption of electronic business in the purchasing activities within a business organization using an extended technology acceptance model
Staroscik, Andrew M.. Bacterioplankton seasonal dynamics in Narragansett Bay
Tamse, Catherine T.. Intracellular dynamics of lead and calcium in lead-exposed cultured neurons of Aplysia californica (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia)
Taylor, David Lenox. Predation on the early life history stages of winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) by the sand shrimp (Crangon septemspinosa)
Turner, Stephen Edward. GAS FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN MICROCHANNELS: AN EXPERIMENT AL INVESTIGATION OF COMPRESSIBILITY, RAREFACTION, AND SURF ACE ROUGHNESS
Uhnak, Kenneth Stephen. Micropropagation of Carnivorous Plants
Wang, Yadong. Representing signals using only timing information and feature extraction for automatic speech recognition
Ward, John A.. Development and Validation of Transtheorectical Measure for College Student Spiritual Expression
Ward, John A.. Development and validation of transtheoretical measures for college student spiritual expression
Webb, Howarlene Sabrina. Testing of an intervention to decrease certified nursing assistant (CNA) turnover in a nursing home
Weinstein, Sarah Elizabeth. Sources, transport, and fates of particulate trace metals in the Gulf of Maine-Scotian Shelf and Labrador Sea
White, Steven Lee. Predictors for readiness to engage in low-risk HIV behaviors in men who have sex with men
Xia, Tian. On-chip timing measurement
Yang, Feng. Global terrain methods for process simulation
Yang, Jiansheng. Remote sensing modeling of land surface temperature
Yang, Shaohua. Improving the aluminum-air battery system for use in electrical vehicles
Zhang, Xinfeng. Nonenzymatic formation of advanced glycation endproducts by glucosamine autocondensation and glucosamine with proteins
Zhao, Miao. Attribute-level interactivity, satisfaction, and loyalty in the online environment
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Achanta, Anand S.. Rational Approaches to the Regulation of Nonprescription Medicines
Adamowicz, Susan C.. New England Salt Marsh Pools: Analysis of Geomorphic and Geographic Parameters, Macrophyte Distribution and Nekton Use
Alves, Steve Louis. An Examination of Collaborative Practice in Anesthesia Care Team Settings and Occupational Sress in Nurse Anesthetists
Alves, Steve Louis. An examination of collaborative practice in anesthesia care team settings and occupational stress in nurse anesthetists
Barton-Burke, Margaret. Breast cancer experiences: Women's reflections years after diagnosis
Benz, Marcel. The fundamental study of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and its application in a pyroelectric IR sensor device
Bintz, Joanne C.. The ecology and morphology of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) and its associated macrophyte community in relation to environmental variables
Borkman, David Gerald. Analysis and simulation of Skeletonema costatum (Grev.) Cleve annual abundance patterns in lower Narragansett Bay 1959 to 1996
Browdy, Angeleah Arlene. The regulation and function of inositol phosphorylceramide synthase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Brush, Mark James. Development of a numerical model for shallow marine ecosystems with application to Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island
Cannon, Gerardine. A study of the relation between reading achievement and less-than-proficient urban adolescent readers' world view of reading
Capalbo, Linda Greene. Peer group instructional conversation: Collaboration in context
Cheng, Meng. New one-dimensional ruthenium polymers
Chiang, Kuan-Pin. Why all clicks are not created equal: Consumer information search in the Web-based marketspace
Collis, Leon Paul. Regulation and mechanisms of excitation-contraction coupling in the ventricular myocardium of the surf clam, Spisula solidissima
Coppa, Denise Ann. The internal process of therapeutic touch as nursing action
Cornelius, Michael Gary. A friend of Edward's: Identity, homosexuality, and the literature of Edward II, 1300-1630
Curtin, Alicia J.. An exploratory study of the effects of a training program on the ability to prepare a breakfast meal by clients with mild Alzheimer's disease
Diehl, Steven Kenneth. Adult Attachment Patterns: The Relationship Between Security of Attachment and Adjustment to Prison and Separation From Loved Ones
Duarte, Cecilia Maria. Help-seeking behaviors among Latino and Latina college students
Dumanli, Inayet. MECHANISTIC STUDIES TO ELUCIDATE THE ROLE OF LIPID VEHICLES ON SOLUBILITY, FORMULATION AND BIOA VAILABILITY OF POORLY SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS
Dumanli, Inayet. Mechanistic studies to elucidate the role of lipid vehicles on solubility, formulation and bioavailability of poorly soluble compounds
Farrell, Mary E. McGinn. An exploration of the nature of nursing practice related to the presence of visitors in the critical care setting
Frolov, Sergey Alexander. A numerical study of Gulf Stream meandering and associated physical processes
Gable, Frank Joseph. THE SCIENCE/POLICY OF THE CONTEMPORARY COASTAL CHALLENGE OF VULNERABILITY FROM CLIMATE CHANGE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE WIDER CARIBBEAN
Gauthier, Benoit George Jr.. Demand-based configuration of modular product architecture
Gionta, Dana Anne. A proposed model of medical staff-family communication in the context of cancer: Psychometric, model and mediational testing
Gudmundsson, Eyjolfur. Market information and fisheries management: Improving efficiency in private property right management systems
Guo, Ruiguang. An alternate to chromate conversion coatings for the corrosion protection of aluminum 2024-T3
Hermsen, Jerome Michael Jr.. Effects of mobile fishing gear on the benthic megafauna and production of Georges Bank
He, Xubin. Design and performance evaluation of networked storage architectures
Holmes, Sarah Catherine. Leftist literature and the ideology of eugenics during the American Depression
Hsieh, Chih-Jou. The short-run and long-run performance of Singapore initial public offerings
Kenyon, Lisa Renee. Digging up roots in "Gardens of Eden": Michelene Wandor's feminist midrash
Kingsley, Richard Hale. The geochemistry of basalts from the Easter microplate boundaries and the western Easter-Salas y Gomez seamount chain: A comprehensive study of mantle plume-spreading center interaction
Kobokovich, Linda Jean. The nature of infant relinquishment as described by two voices: The relinquishing mother and the obstetrical nurse
Kochurov, Alexander Gennadievich. The ocean response to atmospheric intraseasonal variability in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Ko, Seok-Bum. Efficient FPGA realizations based on AND/XOR expressions
Lacroix, Shirley E.. The effect of an integrated curriculum on fourth graders' achievement in and attitude toward music instruction
Lazarevich, Peter. Lagrangian studies of oxygen variability in the North Atlantic Ocean
Leite-Morris, Kimberly Anne. GABA B receptors in the ventral tegmental area regulate morphine-induced motor sensitization and accumbal fos expression in C57BL/6 mice
Li, Wenguang. Studies of inter-polymer complexes of conducting polymers
Luo, Meifeng. Container transportation service demand simulation model for United States coastal container ports
Managi, Shunsuke. Technological change, depletion and environmental policy in the offshore oil and gas industry
Mashikian, Sonia C.. Quality of discourse organization on a story-reconstruction task in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and normally developing peers
McGovern, Charles Eugene. Fish landmarks for chromosome 11 of Bombyx mori: An in situ analysis
Mirsky, Elena. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN TODDLER EMOTION COPING: THE IMPACT OF TEMPERAMENT AND SOCIALIZATION EXPERIENCES ON REGULATION DEVELOPMENT
Mogawer, Hanan S.. Corrosion protection of aluminum alloys using a chromate conversion coating
Murray, Lynne Dawn. MMPI-2 Scores as a Predictor of Outcomes on the Phase II Profile Integrity Inventory
Osterman, Paulette Anne. A participant observation study of experienced nurses' presence in daily care
Pacheco, Andrada Ioana. Papers in spatial analysis of regional economic growth
Perez Brunius, Paula. The North Atlantic current-subpolar front system: A study combining float data and historical hydrography
Quigley, M. Patricia Burnside. Female coping with cardiac rehabilitation after a cardiac event: A qualitative study