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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Delalue King Francis, Shontay
. ASSUMED TO BE BLACK: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF BEING ASCRIBED A RACIAL STATUS ON A PREDOMINATELY WHITE CAMPUSFrolov, Angela
. REAL-TIME DATA DISTRIBUTIONFurey, Jenlyn
. EARLY VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT WITHIN A RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION FRAMEWORKGablinske, Patricia Brady
. A CASE STUDY OF STUDENT AND TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS AND THE EFFECT ON STUDENT LEARNINGGorelick, Susan Shim
. THE EFFECT OF LAKE WATER QUALITY AND WIND TURBINES ON RHODE ISLAND PROPERTY SALES PRICEGorraiz, Maggie L.
. CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT AND LATER ADULT FUNCTIONING: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLES OF PERSONAL RESILIENCY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESSGuerra, Cheri A.
. A STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES OF THE PHENOMENON OF EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIPGuertin, Stephanie L.
. A GENOMIC AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY OF PHOTORECEPTION IN THE EYELESS CNIDARIAN HYDRA VULGARISHammond, Samuel
. THE EFFECT OF ADDITIONAL LANE LENGTH ON ROUNDABOUT DELAYHeeder, Nicholas J.
. DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF TAILORED CARBONBASED MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITESHernandez, Robert
. SVM-BASED VOLITIONAL ARTIFICIAL LEG CONTROL VIA UBIQUITOUS SMALL AND LOW POWER ARCHITECTURESHurley, Gavin Forrest
. ARGUMENT, RHETORIC, AND TRANSCENDENCE: “THE ADHERENCE OF MINDS” WITHIN THE DISCOURSE OF SPIRITUALITYInsignares-Santos, Julie
. MARKET MECHANISMS FOR VALUING PUBLIC GOODSJohnson-Thornton, Renee
. STUDYING SCIENCE: STUDENTS GAINING ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESKafle, Achyut
. INCENTIVES, VALUES AND PROVISION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND RESTORATIONKantak, Abhishek A.
. CARBON-NITROGEN BOND FORMATION VIA TANDEM CARBON-HYDROGEN (C-H) AND NITROGEN-HYDROGEN (N-H) BOND FUNCTIONALIZATIONKaplan, Michael N.
. A CONSTRUCTIVE SEMANTICS FOR REWRITING LOGICKasaraneni, Varun K.
. FATE AND REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTKatepalli, Hari
. FORMATION AND STABILITY OF EMULSIONS: EFFECT OF SURFACTANT-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS AND PARTICLE SHAPEKazin-Boyce, Marjorie
. PORTRAITS OF NOVICE TEACHER LEARNING WITH MENTORS IN URBAN SCHOOLSKillian, Caroline Grace
. PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE TRADITIONAL BOTANICAL MEDICINE IRESINE CELOSIAKim, Huikwan
. PREDICTION OF STRUCTURE BORNE NOISE RADIATION AND PROPAGATION FROM OFFSHORE IMPACT PILE DRIVINGKnight, Brandon M.
. PC BASED ELECTROLYTES WITH LIDFOB AS AN ALTERNATIVE SALT FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIESLee, Jennifer C.
. OPTING-IN ONLINE: PARTICIPANTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC FORUM COMMUNITIESLiberty, Joshua W.
. DEVELOPING A TEST FOR RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS USING A SIMULATION OF THE HIERARCHICAL POTTS DIAMOND MODEL AT THE CRITICAL POINTLiu, Tingting
. THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND LAND USE CHANGEMabe, Monica
. VALIDATION OF A SOCIAL SKILLS CONSTRUCT USING MULTITRAIT MULTIMETHOD AND GENERALIZABILITY APPROACHESMa, Hang
. PHYTOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF GALLOTANNINS FROM RED MAPLE (ACER RUBRUM) SPECIESMalekar, Swapnil A.
. LIPOSOMES FOR THE CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF MULTIPLE DRUGSMartin, Scott D.
. RISK, PROMOTIVE, AND PROTECTIVE INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL USE MILESTONESMasse, Roger J.
. AMERICAN WOODCOCK ECOLOGY AND BIRD CONSERVATION IN RELATION TO FOREST MANAGEMENTMcFarland, Malcolm Neil
. IMPACT OF PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION ON MARINE PARTICULATE OPTICAL PROPERTIESMcGee, Heather Ann
. DEVELOPING A TYPOLOGY OF STRESS REACTION PATTERNS AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)McNally, Catherine Grace
. VALUES AND SERVICES OF A PROTECTED RIVERINE ESTUARY IN EAST AFRICA: THE WAMI RIVER AND SAADANI NATIONAL PARKMendes, Sebastian B.
. ELASTIC BENDING MOMENT AND SHEAR FORCE LIMIT STATES OF STEEL BRIDGE PLATE GIRDERS CONSIDERING FATIGUE CRACK GROWTHMisto, Kara
. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILIES’ PERCEPTIONS AND NURSES’ PERCEPTIONS OF FAMILY NURSING PRACTICEMorales-Velez, Alesandra Cristina
. EVALUATION OF FIELD BASED LIQUEFACTION APPROACHES FOR CALCAREOUS SANDS USING SHEAR WAVE VELOCITYMoster, Aviva N.
. REGISTERED PEDOPHILES' THOUGHTS ON THE EFFICACY, JUSTIFICATION, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF SORNA (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT) AND THEIR SENSITIVITY TO SEXUAL AND NON-SEXUAL VIOLENCENash, Jessica T.
. THE GREEN EATING PROJECT: WEB-BASED INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS EATING BEHAVIORSNie, Mengyun
. ANODE SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE (SEI) OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY CHARACTERIZED BY MICROSCOPY AND SPECTROSCOPYNugent, James
. DATA ALTERATION ATTACKS IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS: DETECTION AND ATTRIBUTIONOcteau, J. Christopher
. COMPARTMENTALIZED D2-DOPAMINE RECEPTORS: ROLES IN SIGNALING & POTENTIAL MECHANISM OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUG ACTIONOh, Donghood
. AMPHIPHILIC CYCLIC CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES AS DRUG DELIVERY VEHICLES AND ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDESOkwelum, Edson Ogochukwu
. THREE ESSAYS ON THE INCENTIVE STRUCTURE OF ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMSPhifer, Caitlin R.
. THE CYCLE INTERSECTION MATRIX AND APPLICATIONS TO PLANAR GRAPHS AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR POSTSECONDARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONPohl, Kari Ann
. BLACK CARBON CONCENTRATIONS, SOURCES, AND FLUXES IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEANPornsing, Choosak
. A PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION FOR THE VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMPrecourt, Elana
. INSTITUTIONAL TRADING OF SHARES OF DISTRESSED FIRMS AND ACQUISITION OF DISTRESSED FIRMS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INDEPENDENT REORGANIZATIONRamsdell, Paige Evelyn
. THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: DO TRANSITION PLANNING AND CLIMATE PERCEPTION RELATE TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS?Rege, Saumitra Vijay
. EVALUATING THE ROLE OF HYPOGLYCEMIA & COMORBID ILLNESS ON DIABETES MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORSRichmond, Daniel J.
. IMPLICITLY RESTARTED KRYLOV SUBSPACE METHODS FOR LARGE-SCALE LEAST-SQUARES PROBLEMSRoss, Sylvia P.
. INTRAPARTUM NURSES’ BELIEFS ABOUT CHILDBIRTH: A DESCRIPTIVE QUALITATIVE STUDY IN NURSES THAT PROVIDE CARE TO WOMEN IN LABOR AND BIRTHRudasill, W. Kent
. NEW RESULTS AND IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE STUDY OF MULTI-SPECIALIZATION WHIST TOURNAMENT DESIGNSSaleem, Sirine A.
. SUSTAINABILITY MODELING AND ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCT RECOVERY SYSTEMS - AN ENGINEERING APPROACH TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURESayeh, Naser Ali
. SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION OF AMPHIPHILIC PEPTIDES AS NANOSTRUCTURES AND DRUG DELIVERY TOOLSSchifman, Laura A.
. NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF AIR, SURFACE- AND GROUNDWATER IN RHODE ISLANDSchmidt, Courtney Elizabeth
. INVESTIGATION OF NITROGEN CYCLING USING STABLE NITROGEN AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RIScully, Kyle Robert
. THE ANTI-EPILEPSY POTENTIAL AND ANTAGONISM OF THE N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR BY DIAMINODIPHENYLSSeara, Tarsila
. IMPACTS OF MANAGEMENT ON FISHERIES DIVERSITY AS A FACTOR AFFECTING SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REGIONSillice, Marie Aline
. ASSESSING ENGAGEMENT AND SATISFACTION IN TWO RELATIONAL AGENT INTERVENTIONS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SUN PROTECTIONSingh, Ajay K.
. DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A TYPICAL COLLEGE CAMPUSSmith, Diana L.
. TOWARDS STEINBERG'S CONJECTURESpitzman, Emily
. SITUATED INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INTERACTIONSyuhada, Imam
. THE BIOLOGY AND POPULATION ECOLOGY OF DEEP-SEA RED CRABS, CHACEON SPP. IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEANTajalli Bakhsh, Tayebeh Sadat
. IMPROVEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS OF STATE-OF-THE-ART NUMERICAL MODELS FOR SIMULATING TSUNAMI HAZARDTek, Beth-Ann
. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTTewksbury, Elizabeth A.
. Introduction and Establishment of Three Parasitoids of the Lily Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris lilii, (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in North AmericaTisch, Roxanne
. CRITICAL INQUIRY IN DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICSTisdale, Jacqueline Michele
. PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION TO SCHOOL TRANSITIONS: EXAMINING PROFESSIONAL PERCEPTIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND FIDELITYValanejad, Leila
. TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF ALDO-KETO REDUCTASE 1D1Vaziri, Masoud
. DECISION-MAKING FOR STRATEGIC SPARE PARTS PRICING LEVELS: AN EVALUATION OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS SUSTAINABILITYVinuales, Gema
. ESSAYS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND BRANDINGWalsh, Emily Ann
. MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND CONNECTIVITY WITHIN AND BETWEEN OCEANIC AND MARINE SEDIMENTARY COMMUNITIESWard, Daniel
. NUTRITIONAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF SOY-BASED DIETS FOR SUMMER FLOUNDER (Paralichthys dentatus) AQUACULTUREWeiss, Marissa
. THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE OF COMMUTER STUDENTS AND THE CONCEPTS OF PLACE AND SPACEWhittaker, Kerry A.
. BIOGEOGRAPHY AND NESTED PATTERNS OF GENETIC DIVERSITY IN THE DIATOM THALASSIOSIRA ROTULAXu, Lifang
. STRUCTURAL AND CONFORMATIONAL INSIGHTS INTO BULKY ARYLAMINE-INDUCED MUTAGENESISYoung, Benjamin Thomas
. ELECTRONIC AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SURFACE AND INTERFACIAL ZONESYoussef, Rouba A.
. THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND ATTENTION ON EYE MOVEMENTS, AND CHOICE REACTION TIMEZhao, Wenjing
. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PROBIOTIC MECHANISM OF PHAEOBACTER GALLAECIENSIS S4 AGAINST BACTERIAL PATHOGENSZhu, Yihai
. MULTIFACETED ATTACK ANALYSIS ON POWER GRIDSTheses/Dissertations from 2013
Abotula, Sandeep
. Dynamic Response of Aerospace Materials under Extreme EnvironmentsAdwan, Lina I.
. Pharmacodynamic Mechanisms of Tolfenamic Acid Induced SP1 Degradation Relative to Alzheimer's Disease PathologyBaumann, Matthew S.
. Seasonal Particle and Carbon Dynamics in the Eastern Bering SeaBedre, Prakash
. Applying QbD and Pat in Biological Manufacturing for “Continued Process Verification”Blanchette, Matthew David
. Effects of Ciona Intestinalis Distal-Less-B Nonexpression and Overexpression on Phenotype and Downstream TargetsBlaney, Cerissa
. Application of the Transtheoretical model to Behavioral Health Professionals' Readiness to Practice Integrated Primary CareBledsoe, Carey Delauder
. Girl Talk: Analyzing Discourse Among Urban Middle School GirlsBrown, Shelley Marie
. Using Molecular Tools to Elucidate Controls on Microbes Driving the Nitrogen Cycle in Marine SedimentsBryan, Kevin
. Video Steganalysis for Digital Forensics InvestigationBuckingham, Christian E.
. Ubiquitous Zonal Bands in Subtropical Oceans Observed From SpaceBunz, Thomas Joseph
. Associations Between Patient Characteristics and Utilization in a Commercial Schizophrenia PopulationCaudill, Stephanie Amanda
. Assessment of Mammal Biodiversity in Coffee-Dominated Landscapes of India and Costa RicaChung, Hyun Jin
. Examing the Associations Between Attention, Reading and Language Abilities in Young AdulthoodChu, Yun
. SOLID STATE GAS SENSORS FOR DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIVE PRECURSORSConvey, Christian J.
. Towards Efficient Stochastic Optimization of Functions of Convex SetsCook, Nathan E.
. IMPACT OF RACE ON JUVENILE FORENSIC ASSESSMENT: CLINICIAN PERCEPTIONS OF ADEQUATE TEST NORMSCostigan, Rosemary A.
. Positive Nurse-Resident Relationships a Focused Ethnography in a Nursing HomeCreamer, Claire M.
. EXPLORING THE HEALTH OF WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS DURING ADOLESCENCEDonepudi, Ajay Chowdary
. Effect of Metabolic Disease and Xenobiotic Exposure on Hepatic ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Drug Transporter Expression