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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Palmer, Michelle G.
. HYPOGLYCEMIA SCREENING IN TERM NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORNS: A RETROSPECTIVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD REVIEWPantano, Justin
. STRATEGIES TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS WITH POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSPanthi, Jeeban
. GROUNDWATER DYNAMICS IN AN UNCONFINED COASTAL AQUIFER: GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MODELINGPerera, Rupasinghe
. AUTOMATED SOLUTIONS FOR DYNAMIC SUBSET TARGET IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKINGPicard, Kassie
. PESTICIDES, POLYMERS, AND POLLUTION: USE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TO COMBAT THREATS TO POLLINATOR HEALTHPiraino, Benjamin
. Cell Stress, protein quality control, and activation of toxin antitoxin systems in Escherichia coliPokharel, Hem Kumar
. IMPROVING QUALITY: EXPLORING CERAMIC WATER FILTERS IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITIESPuri, Surendra R.
. NANOSCALE ELECTROCHEMISTRY AT LIQUID/LIQUID INTERFACE FOR BIOMEDICAL AND ENERGY APPLICATIONSQuiroz Santos, Esther Maria
. THE IMPACT OF PEER SPECIALISTS ON CLIENT OUTCOMES: AN EXAMINATION OF MEDIATIONAL FACTORSRivera, Kevin
. THIN FILM INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC SENSORS FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES (CMCs)Ruiz, Elaine
. ACCULTURATIVE STRESS, MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, AND SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG LATINO IMMIGRANTSRyu, Sangwoo
. EVALUATION OF THE TOXICOKINETIC MECHANISMS OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES: ACCUMULATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND ELIMINATIONSagna, Safietou
. THE OUTSIDER WITHIN: THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN STUDENTS IN HIGER EDUCATIONSantos, Brenda
. CULTURALLY SUSTAINING DISCIPLINARY HISTORY INSTRUCTION: TEACHERS EXPLORING A POSSIBILITY THROUGH PRACTICESartori, Daniel D.
. OSE and Matrix Filtering for SISASetta, Samantha Patricia
. THE INFLUENCE OF NUTRIENT REGIME ON DIATOM DIVERSITY AND DIATOM DIAZOTROPH ASSOCIATIONSShen, Elaine Wang
. The Social and Ecological Dimensions of Coral Reef BiomonitoringShepard, Emily
. STUDY OF THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF COMMONLY USED MEASURES OF ADHD, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTSShepard, Zachary
. NANO/BIO INTERACTIONS FOR SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL NANOMATERIALSShomberg, Russell Joseph
. ADVANCES IN DEEP-SEA IMAGING AND SOFT ROBOTICSShrestha, Shiva
. THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE STRESSES IN WATER QUALITY OF AGRICULTURAL, URBAN AND FORESTED WATERSHEDS IN RHODE ISLANDSmith, Delaney
. CRANBERRY VINE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PERIPARTURIENT OVINE AND HER OFFSPRINGSmith, Melissa Ann
. X-ray absorption spectroscopy as a technique to study environmentally sustainable materialsSonnet, Virginie
. Detection of coastal phytoplankton taxonomy, morphology and optical signals with machine learning and time series analysisStrand, Emma
. ELUCIDATING THE MECHANISMS OF STRESS TOLERANCE IN REEF-BUILDING CORAL HOLOBIONTSSylvester, Jeremy
. FEMTOSECOND TIME-RESOLVED COHERENT RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY OF EQUILIBRIUM PHONONS IN CUBIC PEROVSKITESThompson, Lauren
. EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING INTERVENTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ADHD: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEWTilton, Craig
. Fluid-Structure Interaction of Collapsing Volumes in Confined EnvironmentsToomey, Michael
. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND PRODUCT PERFORMANCE IN THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRYTopper, P. Kevin
. MISSING VOICES: A FORMATIVE EXPERIMENT TO IMPROVE DIALOGUE IN ONE ONLINE COLLEGE CLASSROOM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMICTownsend, Nikolas
. High-Speed Cops and RobbersTrautmann, Hannah
. Heterogeneous ribosomes and bS21: An investigation of impacts and mechanisms of altered translation in Francisella tularensisTrolle, Susan
. DYNAMICS OF NON-AUTONOMOUS DISCRETE SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS TO EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICSVanceylon, Jarron
. THREE CHAPTERS ON THE ECONOMICS OF LAND CONSERVATIONVisca, Hannah
. BIOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PHLIP AND PHLIP-CARGO CONJUGATES DEVELOPED FOR IMAGING AND THERAPYWanchoo, Piyush
. CHARACTERIZATION & DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES TO AIR BLAST AND UNDERWATER SHOCKWang, Shuang
. CHILDREN’S OUTCOMES AND MATERNAL OPIOID EXPOSURES DURING PREGNANCYWang, Zhenhua
. DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF ISLANDED MICROGRIDSWei, Xiaozhuo
. Seismological Investigation of the Hawaiian Volcanoes Following the 2018 Kilauea EruptionWright, Thomas James
. MAKING AND BREAKING ESTERS: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS IN POLYMERS, LACTONES, AND PESTICIDESYue, Weizhou
. DEVELOPMENT OF LOCALIZED DRUG DELIVERY STRATEGIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASESZhang, Jingting
. MODELING, DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL OF COMPLEX NONLINEAR UNCERTAIN DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS: FROM ALGORITHM DESIGN TO PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTTheses/Dissertations from 2022
Abdelatti, Marwan Fouad
. Empowering Industrial IoT Systems with GPU-Powered Optimization Algorithms and Cybersecurity ToolsAlbarakati, Noura
. ANALYZING FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ATTRITION OF UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCEAlesio, Jessica
. Protein Pairing and Lipid Linking: Physicochemical Properties of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Influence Their Interactions with MacromoleculesAlmeida, Eric Ganeto
. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE CORYNEBACTERIUM MATRUCHOTII HAS WITHIN SUPRAGINGIVAL PLAQUE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION AND ITS RESPONSE TO ORAL STREPTOCOCCI AND SALIVAAnik, Muzahidul Islam
. MULTIFUNCTIONAL PLASMONIC AND MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES GUIDED BY SELF AND DIRECTED ASSEMBLYAnsong, Rachel A.
. THE TEXT(TILES) OF ADINKRA SYMBOLS: WEST AFRICAN ART, GENDER, & POETIC TRANSLATIONSAstorini, Angela
. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INCLUSIVE THREE-ITEM GENDER INSTRUMENTBasley, Sandra A.
. THE EXPERIENCES OF NURSES AS DOUBLE DUTY CAREGIVERS FOR A FAMILY MEMBER AT THE END OF LIFE: INTERPRETIVE DESCRIPTIONBaumann, Nathan L.
. LONGITUDINAL CLUSTERING OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS WITHIN THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDYBaylor, Chiquita K.
. I SEE YOU!: CENTERING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF COLLEGIATE BLACK WOMEN ENGAGED IN ACTIVISMBechard, Andrew
. Three Essays on the Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal BloomsBentil, Helena
. DIETARY MAGNESIUM INTAKE AND RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN GHANAIAN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGEBernardo, Nicholas D. Jr.
. MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEM CONDITIONS ON U.S. ELECTIONS THROUGH SIMULATIONBorgheai, Seyyed Bahram
. INCORPORATING HEMODYNAMIC COGNITIVE NEUROMARKERS FOR PERSONALIZED ASSISTIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYBrent, Sarah E.
. PROBABILISTIC VISION ONLY LOCALIZATION IN SINGLE AND MULTIPLE MOBILE ROBOT SYSTEMSBrewer, Pamela L.
. Hypertension, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Hypothyroidism in Women Born Preterm of the Women's Health InitiativeBusby, Taylor Sandoval
. Energetic Materials: Synthesis to DetonationCao, Wenqiu
. Risk Prediction of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) using Electronic Health RecordsCapobianco, Karin L.
. MSW GRADUATES PROCESS OF READINESS FOR THE SOCIAL WORK FIELDCashman, Michaela A.
. ADVANCED DETECTION OF MICROPLASTICS AND PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN SEDIMENTS FROM THE NARRAGANSETT BAY WATERSHEDCay, Gozde
. DESIGN OF A WEARABLE MULTI-SENSORY BASED CHEST BELT INTEGRATED WITH IOT FUNCTIONS FOR RESPIRATION MONITORINGChakravarty, Tomali
. UNDERSTANDING THE ROLES OF HETEROGENOUS SWI/SNF COMPLEXES IN REGULATION OF DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSIONChevalier, Robert
. CHEMICALLY TUNED SERS SENSORS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR MARINE SENSINGCromwell, Benjamin B.
. AN EXPLORATION IN DETECTION OF SMALL OXYGEN CONTAINING ANALYTES USING PHTHALOCYANINE DYES AND PIEZOCATALYTIC THINDavis, Mark
. LEARNING TO VISUALIZE: MIDDLE-LEVEL LEARNERS ANALYZING AND DESIGNING SCIENCE INFOGRAPHICSDe Jesus Villanueva, Christina N.
. THE IMPACTS OF THE INVASIVE GREEN IGUANA (IGUANA IGUANA) ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND THE COMMUNITIES OF PUERTO RICO — AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENTDelaney, Daniel
. SIMULTANEOUS ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE: ASSOCIATIONS WITH ALCOHOL CONSEQUENCES AMONG AT-RISK YOUTHDe Pace, Gabriel
. Concept Maps for Middle School Computer Science AssessmentDiFonte, Maria Catherine
. FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF THE EBB AND FLOW PARENTING PROGRAMDing, Meiwen
. TREPROSTINIL, A PROSTACYCLIN ANALOG, PROTECTS KIDNEY FROM RENAL ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY: PRECLINICAL STUDIES IN A RAT MODEL OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURYDoner, Sami
. PERFORMANCE-BASED MULTISCALE TUNING OF INCLUSION-MODIFIED AND 3D PRINTED COMPOSITES FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE UNDER STATIC AND DYNAMIC LOADING CONDITIONSDrohan, Megan M.
. RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OPIOID USE AFTER IN-PATIENT DETOXIFICATIONDubnicka, Mara A.
. INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF XANTHENE DYES FOR ANALYTE DETECTION AND THIN FILM SENSOR DEVELOPMENTEngome Tchupo, Dominique
. Quantitative Methods for Analyzing Team Communication PatternsFenn, Natalie
. DO GOOD TO FEEL GOOD? INVESTIGATING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG NON-COLLEGE YOUNG ADULTSFiore, Erika R.
. GENDER-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN UNDERGRADUATE STEM STUDENTS IN ONLINE MATHEMATICS COURSES DURING A PANDEMICForsythe, Desiree
. USING CONSTRUCTIVIST GROUNDED THEORY TO UNPACK HOW WHITE WOMEN IN STEM BECOME COMMITTED TO RACIAL JUSTICEGamache, Kyle Normand
. THE BOLSTERING EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTSGoncharenko, Svetlana
. LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND EMOTIONDRIVEN IMPULSIVITYGrassian, Benjamin
. ACOUSTIC AND OPTICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR CHARACTERIZING ANIMAL DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE PELAGIC OCEANGraupe, Cristian Eric
. Automated Acoustic Arrival Matching for Long Range Subsurface Positioning of Autonomous SeaglidersGyllinksy, Joshua V.
. WEARABLE USER-CENTRIC ZERO-CONFIGURATION HAPTIC FEEDBACK SYSTEM DESIGN IN CONNECTED ENVIRONMENTSHarrington, Erin R.
. COLLABORATION IS KEY: USING INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE, AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS IN RHODE ISLANDHashmi, Syed Fayaz Ul Haq
. THE MECHANISTIC AND ETIOLOGICAL LINK BETWEEN BILE ACID DYSREGULATION AND PRETERM BIRTHHasselbrink, Carson Lawrence
. Synthesis and application of novel trisresorcinarenes and investigation of new photochemical processes of chromophoresHe, Bing
. DETECTING SLOW SLIP EVENTS FROM SEAFLOOR PRESSURE DATA USING MACHINE LEARNINGHong, Leo
. BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: PERFORMANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVEHrytsenko, Yana
. CLUSTERING OF CANCEROUS GENOMES USING EFFICIENT DISTANCE CALCULATIONSHuizenga, Kristin
. THE AMERICAN LOBSTER (HOMARUS AMERICANUS) IN NARRAGANSETT BAY DURING A TIME OF ECOSYSTEM FLUX: TEMPERATURE, PREDATION, AND LARVAL DYNAMICSJames, Ciara
. COGNITIVE REAPPRAISAL VS. ACCEPTANCE: A COMPARISON OF EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ANXIETYJames, Eileen M.
. BLACK FEMINIST AUTOETHNOGRAPHY: HOW IDENTITY CAN AFFECT PEER REVIEW PRACTICES IN THE COLLEGE WRITING CLASSROOMJayawardana, Chamithri
. INVESTIGATION OF LI-ION BATTERY ELECTROLYTE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE AND LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONSJonas, Tim
. DEFINING PATTERNS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE USER CHARGING BEHAVIOR: URBANICITY & SERVICEKatkov, André V.
. TO SCALE DRAGONS: COMPRISING THINGS LOST AND TWO ESSAYS ON FANTASYKenney, Timothy
. CHRONICLING A PANDEMIC: UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS DURING THE MARCH 2020 SHUTDOWNKurtz, Kayla
. BIOFOULING OF SENSORS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLANDLawal, Oluwadolapo D.
. AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS VERSUS WARFARIN IN CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE, AND AFTER ANTICOAGULANT-RELATED MAJOR BLEEDINGLi, He-Wen-Xuan
. ON DATA-DRIVEN FATIGUE DAMAGE MONITORING AND PREDICTION IN NONLINEAR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS