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Open Access Dissertations

The University of Rhode Island archives and provides access to PhD dissertations through DigitalCommons@URI.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Trotman, April D.. Relationship and Power Dynamics in Women's Same Sex Abusive Couples

Tucker, Chelsea A.. Investigating the Influence of Word Properties on Vocabulary Outcomes of At-Risk Kindergarteners

Verma, Ruchi. Novel Methods for Delivering and Promoting the Endosomal Escape of Nucleic Acid Based Drugs: Chiral Polyamines and Hydrophobic Nanoparticle-Containing Liposomes

Vierra, David II. Insights Into Chromatin Modification and FANCD2 Phosphorylation in DNA Damage Repair

Viola, Marissa Grace. Direct Substrate Recognition by the ATP-Dependent Chaperone Protease CLPXP and Roles in Proteostasis

Visser, William. High Strain Rate Deformation Mechanisms of Body Centered Cubic Material Subjected to Impact Loading

Watters, Pamela. Measuring the Creativity of Architecture Students

Wegener, Johanna E.. Genetic, Demographic and Ecological Factors Contributing to the Evolution of Anolis Lizard Populations

Wharton, Kelly N.. Using Advanced Technologies to Assess Deterioration in Concrete Bridge Decks

Whelan, Julie Christine. Molecular-Level Design of Nanoscale Environments for Enhanced Single-Molecule Sensing

White, Charles E.. Asymptotic Stepwise Coupled Modes for Horizontally-Variable Acoustic Media

Wright, Jefferson Townsend. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Sandwich Structures Subject to Blast Loading

Wyatt, Linden C.. Using the Energy of Membrane-Associated Folding for Tumor Targeting and Intracellular Cargo Delivery

Yalcin, Mehmet G.. Supply Chain Ambidexterity (SCX)

Yan, Jun. Smart Grid Security Against Massive Blackouts

Ye, Yizhou. Cardiovascular Adverse Events in Patients Receiveing QT Interval Prolonging Medications

Yu, Degan. Three Essays on Mobile Application Developers’ Product Offering Strategies

Zhang, Bo. Investigation of Novel Electrolyte Additives in Lithium Ion Batteries at Elevated Temperatures

Zhang, Yuzi. Performance Analysis and Morphology of Lithium Ion Battery Anodes Prepared by Colloidal Processing

Zhong, Xiangnan. On-Line Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Feedback Control

Zhu, Zhenghan. Some Contributions to Radar Detection Theory

Zou, Chao. A Study of Chinese Consumer Preferences for Sustainably Farmed Seafood

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Ampadu, Gifty. Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior of Ghanaian American Immigrants

Anaya-Archila, Nelson M.. Nanoparticles Toxicity on Escherichia coli: Batch and Kinetic Approach

Armstrong, Addie. Degree-Limited Defective Three Colorings of Planar Graphs Containing No 4-Cycles or 5-Cycles

Baird, Grayson Luderman. Seizure Clusters in Patients with Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures

Bilgin, Arzu. Global Dynamics of Some Discrete Dynamical Systems With Applications

Bockus, Abigail Brittany. A Study of the Regulatory and Environmental Factors Affecting Trimethylamine Oxide Accumulation in Marine Organisms

Boslett, Andrew J.. Valuation of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

Burton, Katelyn Leigh. You Are What You Eat: Investigating Food Discourse and Digitally-Mediated Identities

Campbell, Alolade Oyinlola. Hurricane Emergency Evacuation Study for Coastal Regions of Rhode Island

Capraro, Karen L.. An Explanatory Case Study of the Implementation of Co-Teaching as a Student Teaching Method

Cogun, Fuat. Multimodal Moving Target Detection and Data Processing Via Distributed Sensors

Cooper, Jennifer Anne. Onsite Wastewarer Treatment Systems in a Changing Climate: Technology Robustness and Mechanisms

Costa, Russell. Information Geometric Probability Models in Statistical Signal Processing

Cotton, Brandi Parker. Residential Mobility and Delinquent Behaviors in Adolescence

D'Aloisio, Brooke Elise. Investigating Predictors of Academic Success in a Foundational Business Mathematics Course

Daniels, Jennifer L.. Synthesis, Characterization, and Tumor Targeting of Novel pH Sensitive Nanoparticles

Denette, Erin. Minimal Cantor Sets: The Combinatorial Construction of Ergodic Families and Semi-Conjugations

Deshazer, Garron. Improved Modeling of Image-Guided Thermal Ablation Procedures Towards Patient-Specific Treatment Planning Applications

Deshpande, Chinmay. Healthcare Costs and Impact of Medication Adherence on Outcomes in Patients on Novel Anticoagulant Therapy

DiBari, Julie A.. Studying School Improvement Teams to Analyze Multiple Stakeholder Engagement in Decision-Making in Public Education

DiFilippo, Nicholas M.. Framework for the Automated Disassembly of Electronic Waste Using the Soar Cognitive Architecture

Dipippo, Mark. Global Dynamics of Some Quadratic Difference Equations

Dong, Yingnan. Exploration of Additives for Improving Performance of High Voltage LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄/Graphite Cells (Applied)

Duan, Jingyi. The Antecedents and Consequences of Consumption-Related Posting Behavior on Social Media

Dzaugis, Mary Elizabeth. Water Radiolysis and Chemical Production Rates Near Solid-Water Boundaries

Egan, Justine N.. Prescriptions of Intergroup Conflict: The Role of Implicit and Explicit Associations of Violence

Eid, Aseel. Epigenetic Pathways Involved in Response to Lead (PB) Exposure in the Aging Brain: Relevance to Alzheimer's Disease

Faust, Kyle Aaron. Applying the Transtheoretical Model to Problematic Digital Game Use

Feltane, Amal. Time-Frequency Based Methods for Non-Stationary Signal Analysis with Application To EEG Signals

Flinders, Ashton F.. A Multidisciplinary Study on the Crustal Nature of Volcanic Conduits and Magma Reservoirs

Gaibor, Nikita. Technical and Management Aspects and Socio-Cultural Perceptions of Sea Turtle Bycatch in Ecuador

García-Ramírez, Grisel M.. Victim, Perpetrator and Bystander Perspectives: Vatiations in Language Usage, Empathy and Violence Sensitivity

Gauch, Erin. Experimental and Computational Study of the Response of Composite Structures to Extreme Loading

Greene, Rebekah C.. Exquisite Clutter: Material Culture and the Scottish Reinvention of the Adventure Narrative

Greene-Smith Keefe, Rosaleen. “A Peculiar Power of Perception”: Scottish Enlightenment Rhetoric and the New Aesthetic of Language

Guiérrez Núñez, Andres H.. Development and Validation of Immunoinformatics Tools for Swine Vaccine Development

Halloran, Katherine M.. Head Start Teacher Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes and Diet as Predictors of Classroom Mealtime Behaviors with Children

Hamilton-Read, Paige. Evaluating the Implementation Quality and Utility of Response to Intervention Practices

Hardy, Sarah. Kindergarten Story Retell: Considering the Influence of Vocabulary on Quality of Production

Hirth, Brittany B.. Absurdity and Artistry in Twentieth Century American War Literature

Hobbs, Niels-Viggo Schou. Agonistic Behavior and Costs of Aggression in Decapod Crustaceans

Hospod, Thomas J.. World Class(ed) Talk: The Reflective Discourse of Pell Grant Students About Their Study Abroad Experience

Iba, Wa. The Potential of Indonesian Microalgal Strains to Support Eastern White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Aquaculture

Jessen, Brita Juliet. Ecological Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on a Coastal Fringe Mangrove Forest

Kane, Jason. Research Into Computer Hardware Acceleration of Data Reduction and SVMS

Kruse, Sarah E.. The Color of Grammar and the Surface of Language: 20th Century Avant-Garde Poetics in Gertrude Stein, Mina Loy, and Blaise Cendrars

Larson, H. Elsa. Effects of HIV Behavioral Interventions for Men Who Have Sex With Men - United States, 1988-2014

Laurent, Amy C.. Parent Behaviors in Relation to Characteristics of Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

MacFarlan, Reuban James-Allen. The Fishery and Ecology of Cittarium pica in the West Indies

MacLean, Elizabeth Anne. Retrospective Cohort Study of Tobacco Dependence Treatment Patterns in a US Commercially Insured Population

Marshall, Diana M.. “Missing a Crucial Asset”: Minoritized Students’ Experiences of Race and Racism During the Internship

McGill, Brenda Renee. The Impact of a Student Success Course on Developmental Students' Retention

Mclean, Elizabeth Layli. Local Ecological Knowledge of Fishermen in Rhode Island and the Dominican Republic: State of Their Fisheries, Changes and Adaptations

Meek, Michele. Consent Puzzles: Narrative Ambiguities of Girls' Sexual Agency in Literature and Film from the 1990s

Morgan, Jessica N.. The Effects of Spatial Resolution on Impervious Cover Classification in Watersheds and Riparian Zones in Vermont

Morison, Françoise. Linking Protistan Herbivory to Environmental and Biotic Controls

Munro, Bailey. Prescription Stimulant Misuse: The Relationship Between Executive Functioning and Academic Outcomes

Naik Parrikar, Prathmesh. Characterization of Novel Materials Under Extreme Dynamic Loading Conditions

Nasrollahishirazi, Arash. A Novel Genetic Algorithm and its Application to Optimize Manufacturing Schedules

Niesen, Daniel B.. Isolation, Synthesis, and Metabolism of Polyphenols: Stilbenoids, Gallotannins and Ellagitannins

Ober, Gordon. The Effects of Climate Change on Macroalgal Growth, Trophic Interactions and Community Structure

Ortiz-Frontera, Yarimar. Development and Validation of the Assessment of Racial Microaggressions in Academic Settings (ARMAS) Scale

Ounanian, Kristen. In Place of Fishing: Coastal Communities in Transition

Palka, Thomas A.. Bounds and Algorithms for Subspace Estimation on Riemannian Quotient Submanifolds

Papa, Erin L.. A Photovoice Study of the Relationships and Tensions Among the Home, Community, and School Linguistic and Social Practices of Cambodian and Guatemalan Youth

Paquin, Gregory J.. Can Self-Affirmation Decrease Blame Toward a Victim of Sexual Assault?

Pawar, Ajinkya. Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Protective Effects of Statins in Bacteremic Patients

Pereira, Mohan C.. Design and Development of pH Sensitive Nanomedicine for Targeted Drug Delivery

Phillips, Brennan Theodore. The Influence of Hydrothermal Plumes on Midwater Ecology, and a New Method to Assess Pelagic Biomass

Piecuch, Christopher Gilbert. Understanding Tide Gauge Mean Sea Level Changes on the East Coast of North America

Pinto, Michael A.. Experimental Investigation of Free-Field and Shock-Initiated Implosion of Composite Structures

Poindexter, Brittney C.. Discrimination, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Among First-Time Juvenile Offenders

Preiss, Matthew Ryan. Lipid Nanoparticle Interactions and Assembles

Reilly, Sean M.. WaveQ3D: Fast and Accurate Acoustic Transmission Loss (TL) Eigenrays, in Littoral Environments

Richard, Justin Thomas. Correlating Behavior with Non-Invasive Physiological Measures to Evaluate Mating Strategies in Belugas

Ryder, David E.. The Impact of Deep-Brain Stimulation on Speech Comprehensibility and Swallowing in Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

Shea, Karen Pierce. John Dewey's Letters from Asia: Implications for Redefining "Openness" in Rhetoric and Composition

Signore, Amy Adolfo. Piloting an Intervention to Provide Tailored Feedback on Health Behaviors to Adolescents in Pediatric Primary Care