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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Ashraf, Muhammad Hasan. RECONCEPTUALIZING SUPPLY CHAIN FLOWS
Avant, Albert Hosia Jerriod. Muscadine: Poems
Baughman, Emma C.. MIDDLE CHILDREN OF HISTORY: MALE-AUTHORED POST-1960s FICTION & THE NIHILISM OF WHITE MALE PROTAGONISTS
Bishop, Ian W.. INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL OF SOUTHERN OCEAN PHYTOPLANKTON
Bosland, Julie. BEST MANAGEMENT AND EGG WASHING PRACTICES FOR SMALL-SCALE POULTRY PRODUCERS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY
Campo, Steven Anthony. HOW DOES THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH? A CASE STUDY IN EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND
Carvalho, Kristin. COMMUNITY BANK STRESS TESTING: WHY BANKS STRESS TEST AND THE IMPACT OF STRESS TESTING ON BANK CAPITAL AND PROFITABILITY
Chen, Xiaotian. DESIGN, DYNAMIC MODELING AND CONTROL OF SOFT ROBOTS
Cho, Youngji. THE (MIS)FORMATION OF IDENTITY IN JOSEPH CONRAD’S NOVELS: IDEOLOGY, COMMUNITY, AND THE SELF
Colavita, Matthew A.. HYDRODYNAMIC DRAG AND ADDED MASS FORCES ON BODIES UNDERGOING SHAPE CHANGE FOR USE IN PROPULSIVE AND MANEUVERING MODELS
Consilvio, Damiano. COMPUTATIONAL CLOSE READING: A CRITIQUE OF DIGITAL LITERARY METHODOLOGY
Crisalli, Alicia M.. A STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS OF CARCINOGENIC PROTEIN- AND DNA-BINDING CHEMICALS
Danilczyk, William C.. DIGITAL TWIN FOR INTELLIGENT CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
Dong, Luran. VALUING THE IMPACT OF WIND TURBINES ON HOUSING PRICES
Dorfman, Leah. THE EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY ON VALUE CONSISTENCY DURING A WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM
Duroha, Jesse. SUSTAINABLE ERGONOMICS FOR SOLAR INSTALLATIONS
Ferchichi, Mohamed Anis. DIAGNOSTIC BRAINS, EXPERIENTIAL MINDS AND METAMODERNISM: MCEWAN, SELF, AND MCCARTHY AS CASE STUDIES
Ferry, James A.. RESISTING ARREST: AN (AUTO-THEORETICAL) ESSAY ON PRISON LITERATURE
Forkus, Shannon. EXAMINING BIDIRECTIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL TRAUMA AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ARMY SOLDIERS
Forte, Michael B. Jr.. DID GASB 67 AND 68 IMPACT PUBLIC PENSION RISK TAKING?
Freeman, Matthew. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO- AND MICROPARTICLES FOR PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERY
Gallucci, Gina. MECHANISMS OF PPAR-ALPHA TARGETED THERAPY IN CHOLESTASIS: TRANSLATIONAL STUDIES
Goldstein, Silvi C.. RACE AND SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH AS MODERATORS OF HARM REDUCTION PHARMACOBEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR ALCOHOL USE DISORDER AMONG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
Gondola, Bobby G. Jr.. NAVIGATING THE HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE: ARTS-BASED PERSPECTIVES BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
Gonsalves, Andrea Jennifer. ENHANCING THE EFFICACY OF INHALABLE NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS USING BIOMIMETIC LUNG SURFACTANT
Grzybowski, Amy. A CASE STUDY OF NONCREDIT TO CREDIT PATHWAYS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Gutierrez, Esperanza. THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE OF LATINA MOTHERS FROM A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHY
Hagan, James Thomas. ADVANCING NANOPORE CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBOHYDRATES WITH CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS AND MACHINE-LEARNING
Harder de Palma, Thaís. DEFINING THE ESSENTIAL GENOME OF HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE AND CONDITIONALLY ESSENTIAL GENES REQUIRED FOR ITS SURVIVAL IN BIOFILMS AND SERUM COMPLEMENT
Hasan, Md Tahsin. TESTING THE EFFICACY OF BEHAVIORAL NUDGES FOR REDUCING PLASTIC BAG USE AND PERCEPTION OF LEVY-BASED POLICY AMONG RETAIL CUSTOMERS IN BANGLADESH
Heidaribafroui, Hojat. MICROFLUIDIC PAPER-BASED DEVICES FOR THE DETECTION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
Holmes, Howard J.. THE EFFECTS OF NUDGES IN ACQUIRING NEW CLIENTS IN A WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIRM
Ivone, Ryan. DEVELOPMENT OF POLYMERIC NANO- AND MICROPARTICLE-BASED CONTROLLED RELEASE PLATFORMS
Jayasekara, Gethmini Kasunka. INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISM AND EXPANDING THE REACTIVITY OF CU(I)-CATALYZED [2+2] PHOTOCYCLOADDITION REACTIONS OF OLEFINS
Jones, Aubree E.. FORM AND FUNCTION OF THE LATERAL LINE SYSTEM IN THREE NORTH AMERICAN FISHES: DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTIONARY INSIGHTS, AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Jones, Megan C.. QUEER AND TRANS INCLUSION IN FINNISH TEACHER EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Kamat, Shweta. CHOOSING WISELY IN PROPHYLACTIC NEUROKININ-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST USE AMONG WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
Khaleghikarahrodi, Mehrsa. EXECUTING ADVANCED ALGORITHMS TO EXTRAPOLATE UNIQUE ELECTRIC VEHICLE USERS’ CHARGING BEHAVIORS
Khan, Tracy Amanda. FUN IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE
Kominia, Athina. SIGNATURE OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS UNDER PYROLYSIS AND AMBIENT CONDITIONS
Küster, Timo. MEASURING THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK: SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) DETECTION OF ANIONIC ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS
Landreth, Michael. WAITING TOO LONG TO MOVE AT GREEN LIGHTS
Larson, Albert Eric. FLUX TO FLOW: A CLEARER VIEW OF EARTH’S WATER CYCLE VIA NEURAL NETWORKS AND SATELLITE DATA
Lewis, Brittany. DESIGNING ACCESSIBLE COMPUTING DEVICE AUTHENTICATION FOR PEOPLE WITH UPPER EXTREMITY IMPAIRMENT
Li, Hepfeng. TRUST-REGION BASED POLICY OPTIMIZATION FOR EFFICIENT REINFORCEMENT LEARNING
Madawala, Hiranya Malshani. DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD, NANOEMULSION-INTEGRATED SINGLE-ENTITY ELECTROCHEMISTRY
McGrane, Christine. A GROUP RESPITE INTERVENTION FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Morrison, Josiah. BIOCHEMICAL AND GENETIC MECHANISMS UNDERPINNING ESCHERICHIA COLI CELL CYCLE AND GROWTH TRANSITIONS
Nickford, Sarah. Observations at the air-sea interface: quantifying carbon and heat exchange in the Gulf Stream region using uncrewed surface vehicles
Nowakowski, Catherine. PELAGIC-BENTHIC COUPLING IN THE GULF OF MAINE: MULTIDECADAL MOLECULAR ISOTOPE RECORDS OF ZOOPLANKTON AND DEEP SEA CORALS BIOARCHIVES
Nusrat, Farah. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF HYDROCLIMATIC VARIABLES IN FORECASTING GEOSPATIAL DIARRHEAL DISEASE RISK
O'Loughlin, Connor. The Global Dynamics of Some Rational Difference Equations Exhibiting Neimark-Sacker Bifurcation
Owens, Bridget A.. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN STRESS, INTUITIVE EATING, AND ADIPOSITY IN A COHORT OF MIDLIFE WOMEN
Page, Felicia M.. Stunned and stranded: Characterizing hypothermic threats to sea turtles in the northwest Atlantic and enhancing conservation by fostering community engagement
Palmer, Gillian N.. HOW DOES PRACTICING MINDFULNESS RELATE TO CONSUMER WILLINGNESS TO ATTEND EVENTS POST-PANDEMIC?
Palmer, Michelle G.. HYPOGLYCEMIA SCREENING IN TERM NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORNS: A RETROSPECTIVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD REVIEW
Pantano, Justin. STRATEGIES TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS WITH POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Panthi, Jeeban. GROUNDWATER DYNAMICS IN AN UNCONFINED COASTAL AQUIFER: GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MODELING
Perera, Rupasinghe. AUTOMATED SOLUTIONS FOR DYNAMIC SUBSET TARGET IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING
Picard, Kassie. PESTICIDES, POLYMERS, AND POLLUTION: USE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TO COMBAT THREATS TO POLLINATOR HEALTH
Piraino, Benjamin. Cell Stress, protein quality control, and activation of toxin antitoxin systems in Escherichia coli
Pokharel, Hem Kumar. IMPROVING QUALITY: EXPLORING CERAMIC WATER FILTERS IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES
Puri, Surendra R.. NANOSCALE ELECTROCHEMISTRY AT LIQUID/LIQUID INTERFACE FOR BIOMEDICAL AND ENERGY APPLICATIONS
Quiroz Santos, Esther Maria. THE IMPACT OF PEER SPECIALISTS ON CLIENT OUTCOMES: AN EXAMINATION OF MEDIATIONAL FACTORS
Rivera, Kevin. THIN FILM INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC SENSORS FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES (CMCs)
Ruiz, Elaine. ACCULTURATIVE STRESS, MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, AND SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG LATINO IMMIGRANTS
Ryu, Sangwoo. EVALUATION OF THE TOXICOKINETIC MECHANISMS OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES: ACCUMULATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND ELIMINATION
Sagna, Safietou. THE OUTSIDER WITHIN: THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN STUDENTS IN HIGER EDUCATION
Santos, Brenda. CULTURALLY SUSTAINING DISCIPLINARY HISTORY INSTRUCTION: TEACHERS EXPLORING A POSSIBILITY THROUGH PRACTICE
Sartori, Daniel D.. OSE and Matrix Filtering for SISA
Setta, Samantha Patricia. THE INFLUENCE OF NUTRIENT REGIME ON DIATOM DIVERSITY AND DIATOM DIAZOTROPH ASSOCIATIONS
Shen, Elaine Wang. The Social and Ecological Dimensions of Coral Reef Biomonitoring
Shepard, Emily. STUDY OF THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF COMMONLY USED MEASURES OF ADHD, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Shepard, Zachary. NANO/BIO INTERACTIONS FOR SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL NANOMATERIALS
Shomberg, Russell Joseph. ADVANCES IN DEEP-SEA IMAGING AND SOFT ROBOTICS
Shrestha, Shiva. THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE STRESSES IN WATER QUALITY OF AGRICULTURAL, URBAN AND FORESTED WATERSHEDS IN RHODE ISLAND
Smith, Delaney. CRANBERRY VINE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PERIPARTURIENT OVINE AND HER OFFSPRING
Smith, Melissa Ann. X-ray absorption spectroscopy as a technique to study environmentally sustainable materials
Sonnet, Virginie. Detection of coastal phytoplankton taxonomy, morphology and optical signals with machine learning and time series analysis
Strand, Emma. ELUCIDATING THE MECHANISMS OF STRESS TOLERANCE IN REEF-BUILDING CORAL HOLOBIONTS
Sylvester, Jeremy. FEMTOSECOND TIME-RESOLVED COHERENT RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY OF EQUILIBRIUM PHONONS IN CUBIC PEROVSKITES
Thompson, Lauren. EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING INTERVENTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ADHD: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Tilton, Craig. Fluid-Structure Interaction of Collapsing Volumes in Confined Environments
Toomey, Michael. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND PRODUCT PERFORMANCE IN THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY
Topper, P. Kevin. MISSING VOICES: A FORMATIVE EXPERIMENT TO IMPROVE DIALOGUE IN ONE ONLINE COLLEGE CLASSROOM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Townsend, Nikolas. High-Speed Cops and Robbers
Trautmann, Hannah. Heterogeneous ribosomes and bS21: An investigation of impacts and mechanisms of altered translation in Francisella tularensis
Trolle, Susan. DYNAMICS OF NON-AUTONOMOUS DISCRETE SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS TO EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS
Vanceylon, Jarron. THREE CHAPTERS ON THE ECONOMICS OF LAND CONSERVATION
Visca, Hannah. BIOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PHLIP AND PHLIP-CARGO CONJUGATES DEVELOPED FOR IMAGING AND THERAPY
Wanchoo, Piyush. CHARACTERIZATION & DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES TO AIR BLAST AND UNDERWATER SHOCK
Wang, Shuang. CHILDREN’S OUTCOMES AND MATERNAL OPIOID EXPOSURES DURING PREGNANCY
Wang, Zhenhua. DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF ISLANDED MICROGRIDS
Wei, Xiaozhuo. Seismological Investigation of the Hawaiian Volcanoes Following the 2018 Kilauea Eruption
Wright, Thomas James. MAKING AND BREAKING ESTERS: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS IN POLYMERS, LACTONES, AND PESTICIDES