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Open Access Master's Theses

The University of Rhode Island archives and provides access to master's theses through DigitalCommons@URI. Theses prior to 2013 may or may not be available here. Please consult the URI library catalog to see all titles. For those theses available only in print, the library can usually scan a copy upon request.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Karas, Scott MacGill. The Synthesis of Rotaxane Probes for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Kashcooli, Yaser. NIR Light Activated Hollow Gold Nanoshell Structures Based on Layersome Template

Keefe, Anna Rose. Forgotten Fashions: Feather Pelerines of the Nineteenth Century

Kfoury, Ralph. Analysis of Effects of Shockwaves on Cholesterol-Containing Lipid Bilayer Models

Kresning, Boma. Far-Field Impacts of Tidal Energy Extraction and Sea Level Rise in the Gulf of Maine

Kretsch, Eric N.. Stakeholder Perceptions of Climate Adaptation Leadership Port of Providence Case Study

Lancellotti, Brittany Victoria. Performance Evaluation of Advanced Nitrogen Removal Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems

Lei, Wen. The Impact of International Online Debate on Intercultural Sensitivity, Intercultural Awareness, and Perception of Sustainability

Lopez, Chelsea. Temperature Effects on the Proteome of Ciona intestinalis

Ludwig, Fabian. Business Models Enabled by Industrie 4.0 and Internet of Things

Lyon, Sarina. Controlling Marine Debris: An Exploration of the Responsible Behavior of Recreational Users in Rhode Island

MacArthur, Michael Robert. Alkylresorcinols as Biomarkers of Whole-Grain Intake

Mahoney, Kayla. Validation of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for the Measurement of Appendicular Lean Mass in Older Women

Marranzino, Ashley. Flow Sensing in the Deep Sea: Morphology of the Lateral Line System in Stomiiform Fishes

Mathis, Katlynn. Effects of Physical Activity, Diet, & Self-Efficacy on Physical Function in Older Adults

Mayette, Gregory G.. Evaluating a Novel Device for Calorie Reduction: The Bite Counter Study

McCarthy, Kimberly I.. Electrical Response of Functionally Graded Graphene-Nylon Segregated Composites Under Quasi-Static Loading

McConeghy, Robert. Factors Associated With Sustained Release Psychostimulant Prescriptions for Pediatric ADHD

McLean, Erin Lyn. The Response of Molting Homarus Americanus to Ocean Acidification Projections

Merrick, Colin F.. Selective Sampling for Compression and Effective Reconstruction

Monteiro, Admir. Smart Fog Computing Interface for Healthcare Domain Applications

Moore, Amy Michelle. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Home-Based Intervention to Modify Maternal Food Parenting Practices

Murphy, Colin J.. Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling of Cellular Materials Under Dynamic Loading and Comparison to Experiments

Nelson, Eric. Predicting Body Fat and Blood Lipids with Sugars Intake

Norris, Stephen J.. A Novel Magnetics and IMU Based Design for Untethered and Hands-Free Human Computer Interaction

Otterbach, Laura E.. The Impact of the Healthy Children, Healthy Families Curriculum on Maternal Food Parenting Practices

Patrolia, Emily. Investigating Coastal Recreation and Climate in the Coastal Lagoons of Rhode Island, USA: A Multi-Methods Approach

Paulin, Chelsea. Nutritional Status, Cognition and Cardiometabolic Risk in Individuals with Neurological Disorders

Reh, Sebastian. Dynamic Behavior of Composite Subjected to Maritime Environments

Rodriguez, Isabel V.. Internalized Heteronegativity & Resilience in Relation to the Health of Sexual Minorities of Color

Saran, Sameer. Dairy Forecasting for Convenience Stores: A Case Study Approach

Saul, Southey F.. Predictors of Successful Behavior Change Within and Across Multiple Health Risk Behaviors

Schock, James J.. Measurement of Free Surface Elevation and Velocity Surrounding a Surface Piercing Foil

Schumacher, Jan. Assessment of Bridge-Structures Under Fired Impact: A Case Study Approach

Scott, Bradley. Three-Dimensional Kinematics of the Jaws and Hyoid During Feeding in White-Spotted Bamboo Sharks

Scott, Zachary. Native Bee Diversity and Pollen Foraging Specificity in Cultivated Highbush Blueberry (Ericaceae: Vaccinium corymbosum l.) Plantings in Rhode Island

Shaw, Alex J.. Effect of Coastal Erosion on Storm Surge: A Case Study in the Southern Coast of Rhode Island

Shelby, Michael R.. Modeling Tsunamis for Improved Hazard Assessment and Detection

Silva, Angela Elena. The Perceived Ability to Cope and Adapt to Management Changes in Young and Old Fishers in Two New England Fishing Ports

Sims, James Christopher. An Implementation of Deep Belief Networks Using Restricted Boltzmann Machines in Clojure

Sladen, Stephen A.. Cell Capacitance Estimation and Detection

Smith, Rachel. Cogenerative Dialogue's Communicative Effectiveness in Higher Education Entry-Level College Courses

Stott, Alexander Robert. Development and Testing of a Pressure Sensor Integrated Foil

Telinoiu, Carmen Monica. Measuring Adherence with Antidepressant Medication: Comparison of HEDIS and PDC Methodologies

Tilton, Craig. Dynamic Response of Aerospace Materials Subjected to Extreme Environments

Tran, Holly. Characterizing Alternative Polyadenylation in Male Germ Cells Using Poly(A)-seq

Vaccaro, Anna. Executive Function, Parent Involvement, and Children with Hearing Impairment

Wadland, Katelyn. Phylogenetic Analysis of a Cryptic Microscopic Red Alga

Waggoner, Ashley. Effects of Residual Waste Material as Agricultural Soil Amendments on Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes

Wilson, Claire M.. Long-Term Impacts of Invasive Herbivores on Tree Physiology, Growth, and Phenology: A Whole-Tree Perspective

Wulff, Friederike. Use of Surface Wave Techniques for the Identification of Shallow Rock

Wu, Zidan. Network-Based Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Stock Returns

Ye, Yizhou. Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis for Biologic Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis

You, Sangmin. Bile Acids and Premature Labor in Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Adesanoye, Damilola Tejumola. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Bronchodilator Prescribing in COPD and Cardiovascular Comorbidity

Antonova, Anna S.. FAIR FISHING HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN BILATERAL FISHING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE EU AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Armendarez, Joseph J.. Video Game Use Among Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Audette, Castine Elizabeth. The Effects of Environmental Education on the Public's Attitudes and Level of Policy Support for Habitat Restoration in Narragansett Bay

Aviles-Rodriguez, Kevin J.. DO URBAN ENVIRONMENTS INFLUENCE ANTIPREDATOR AND FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF THE LIZARD ANOLIS CRISTATELLUS?

Bao, Kehan. DETECTING AND VERIFYING MICROSATELLITE MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE RESISTANCE IN CULTURED POPULATIONS OF EASTERN OYSTERS, CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA

Bennett, Anna Nelson. “BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT BE GOVERNED”: MEDIEVAL WOMEN, POWER, AND THE POLITICIZATION OF WITCHCRAFT

Berwise, Clifton. Assessing the Influence of Black Racial Identity on Perceived Discrimination and Professional Success

Bigdeli, Arash. Initial Validation of Surface Ocean Properties in MITgcm Arctic Regional Model

Blake, Matthew S.. Synthesis of 2-Amino-α-Carboline and Analogues Relevant for Structural Investigations of the Corresponding DNA Adducts

Breithaupt, Nikolaus Benedikt. Dynamic Penetration of a Flying Wing Anchor in Sand in Relation to Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

Brooks, Jessica Rose. Durability of Water-Repellent Finishes to Accelerated Laundering

Caccioppoli, Brian J.. Reconstructing Submerged Paleoenvironments: Mud Hole, RI Sound and Greenwich Bay, RI

Calberry, Valerie. FOOD SAFETY AND SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM

Callaghan, Christine Lee. The Real and the Ideal in RI National Guard Uniform Practices

Canesi, Kelly. COMMUNITY COMPOSITION OF THE MORPHOLOGICALLY CRYPTIC DIATOM GENUS SKELETONEMA IN NARRAGANSETT BAY

Capron, Kelley. A Master's Degree in Fashion Merchandising: A Valuable Investment?

Chang, Joanna K.. Tolfenamic Acid: A Potential Modifier of Tau Protein in Alzheimer's Disease

Colantuono, Bonnie. Inducing Heterochronic Shift in Ciona Intestinalis

Cole, Daphne J.. Migration experiences of Sierra Leoneans: Acculturation and Psychological Adjustment

Coupland, Catherine M.. Estimating daily primary production and nighttime respiration in estuaries by an in situ carbon method

Curtis, Ambrose. RHETORIC OF FLAT DESIGN AND SKEUOMORPHISM IN APPLE'S iOS GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

Da Lomba, Thomas. Development of State Legal and Overweight Live Load Models

Dash, Miriam Erline. Human Tau Gene Expression in a Transgenic Animal Model Altered by Developmental Pb Exposure

DelSesto, Caitlin Jessica. Assessing the Pathogenic Cause of Sea Star Wasting Disease in Asterias Forbesi Along the East Coast of the United States

Dunbar, Eva-Molly Petitto. AN EXAMINATION OF SEQUENTIAL AND SIMULTANEOUS BEHAVIOR CHANGE WITHIN TWO MULTIPLE HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE CONDITIONS

Dunne, Andrew. Low Power Underwater Acoustic DPSK Detection: Theoretical Prediction and Experimental Results

Edwards, Anne Therese. Examining Eating Rate in Women Recruited From Low-Income Sites

Farrow, Michael L.M.. Childhood Trauma and Autonomy in College Students: Does Anxiety Mediate This Relationship?

Flynn, Rebecca Loberg. BOAT ANCHORING CONTRIBUTES TO CORAL REEF DEGRADATION IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

Fong, Michael Warren. INVESTIGATING THE INTRASPECIFIC EFFECT OF CELL CONCENTRATION IN MEDIATING OXYRRHIS MARINA SWIMMING BEHAVIORS

Francis, Alyssa. Playground Use and Executive Function Development During Preschool Years

Fuller, Sarah A.. DISTRIBUTION OF TEPHRA FROM THE 1650 AD SUBMARINE ERUPTION OF KOLUMBO VOLCANO, GREECE

Gentes, Zoe. Near-Primary Mantle Melts and Their Implications for the Mechanism of Island Arc Basalt Oxidation

Gent, Gerald W.. Cloud Signature Creator: An Application to Establish Cloud-Computing Application Artifacts

Ghatee, Rosa. Injectable Conductive Hydrogels for Use in Neuroprosthetic Intervention

Giannini, Nicholas J.. Vulnerable Web Application Framework

Gieschen, Rebekka Gisela. Including Wind Resource Trends in a Micrositing Optimization of the Block Island Wind Farm, RI, USA

Glickman, Jessica A.. A War at the Heart of Man: The Structure and Construction of Ships Bound for Africa

Hardy, Sarah. EXPLORING CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR AND VOCABULARY LEARNING OUTCOMES IN KINDERGARTEN

Harper, Sarah La Roque. TARGETING OBESOGENIC BEHAVIORS: PILOT TESTING A MODIFIED RHODE ISLAND EFNEP CURRICULUM

Harry, Charles Thomas II. LINKAGES BETWEEN NEW ENGLAND DOLPHIN STRANDING FREQUENCY AND NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION VARIABILITY

Heidtman, Emma. "A Great and Terrible Event": Historical Evidence for the 551 CE Tsunami at Akko, Israel

Hickin, Mauri. Effects of Light and Water Availability on the Performance of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges Tsugae)

Hong, Kyungwan. Effects of intensified care management activities and diabetes medication copayment reduction on medication adherence and health care costs

Huang, Xinkai. Forecasting the US Unemployment Rate with Job Openings Index