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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.

For scanning requests and all other questions about theses in DigitalCommons@URI, contact Julia Lovett, Digital Initiatives Librarian, at .

For questions about URI's thesis submission process in general, contact Al Gerheim at or see https://web.uri.edu/graduate-school/academics/thesis-dissertation/formatting/.

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Schmidt, Paul David. Performance of a Novel Sustainable Binder Under Extreme Dynamic Loading Conditions

Schweig, Sarah. Variety Trials and Production Methods for Vegetable Amaranth in the Northeast

Serman, Emily A.. Identifying Regional Climatic and Human Influences on Dengue Fever Transmission in Puerto Rico

Slezak, Samuel. Effects of 10 Weeks of Periodized Resistance Training on Sarcopenia Classification in Older Women

Smith, Benjamin R.. Toxicant Isomers Characteized Using Fluorescence Emission of Coumarin Attached to Beta-Cyclodextrin

Stearns, Rachel B.. A High-Resolution Reconstruction of Late-Holocene Relative Sea Level in Rhode Island, USA

Sylvia, Richard Tucker. Interactions of Buoyant Upwellings with Subduction Induced Mantle Wedge Flow

Szura, Katelyn Ann. Impact of Chronic Nitrogen Loading on Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Coastal Wetlands

Torres, Marissa J.. A Coupled Wave-Surge Modeling Study in Rhode Island Coastal Waters

Tremper, Casey. Investigating the Relationship Between Tourism and Artificial Coral Reefs in New Providence, Bahamas

Tsai, Maggie You Ming. Diet Quality of Preschool Aged Children in Family Child Care Homes

Tzepos, Katherine. Associations Between Weight Dissatisfaction, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Physical Activity and Personality Traits

Varada, Keely. Distributed Cooperative Control of Heterogeneous Multi-Vehicle Platoons

Wagner, Fabian. Surveying and Projecting Sustainability and Urban-Water-Energy-Nexus Applications in Rhode Island

Walden, Margarete. Hibernal Phenology of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina

Wallin, Brenton. Implementation of Moving Magnet Actuation in Very Low Frequency Acoustic Transduction

Xu, Zhen. Flavin-Containing Monooxygenase-3 and 5: Tissue Distribution, Age-Related Expression and Regulation by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

Yopak, Regina R.. Visual Detection and Tracking Methods for E. superba (Antarctic Krill)

Zelaya-Rincón, Blanca. Structural Transformations in Diluted Micellar and Lamellar Systems

Zhang, Yichen. Development of Ceramic Water Filter Clays Selection Criteria

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Aljutayli, Abdullah. Effect of Disease State on Human Carboxylesterase 1 Expression and Activity

Amin, Daven. Risk Classification in High Dimensional Survival Models

Anderson, Allison M.. Comparison of Dry-Cleaning Sponges Used to Remove Soot from Textiles

Anderson, Sean. Growth, Grazing and Starvation Survival in Three Heterotrophic Dinoflagellate Species

Balcanoff, Jacob. Determining Gas Contents of Magmas That Produce Submarine Basaltic Balloons Eruptions: Foerstner 1891 and Socorro 1993

Blair, Austen. Evaluation of Updated MPIPOM-TC Ocean Model Initializing and Sea-State Dependent Mixing Scheme

Blucher, Justin. Sleep Quality, ADHD Symptomatology, and Executive Functioning in College Students

Brousseau, Sarah. Development of Aerosol Microparticles for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

Caron, Zachary. Novel Catalyst Development for Chemical Sensors

Casavant, Abigail E.. Convicts, Cargo, and Calamity: The Wreck of the Emigrant Ship Enchantress

Chapman, Navid. Spectroscopic Measurements of Ionic Association in Common Lithium Salts and Carbonate Electrolytes

Chappell, Kelsi. Evaluation of a Technology Utilizing Nutrition Curriculum on Dietary Intake

Chiriboga, Ximena. A Text Message Intervention to Increase Awareness of Sexual Assault on Campus

Corbett, Jacqueline. Acceptability, Short Term Impacts, and Relationships of Variables of a Processed Food Module

Cragan, Jennifer Anne. A Multi-Component Evaporation Model to Determine the Onset of Crude Oil Emulsification in Seawater

Crane, G. Edward. Leveraging Digital Communications Technology in Higher Education: Exploring URI’s Adoption of Google Apps for Education 2015

Da Silva, Chelsey Leigh. The Influence of Planned Physical Activity in Preschoolers on Subsequent Energy Balance

DeiTos, Kristin Morgan. The Art of Removal: An Analysis of Deaccessioning in Clothing and Textile Teaching Collections

Desbonnet, Elise. An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Application Method, Concentration, and Antimicrobial Efficacy of an Antimicrobial Finish After Accelerated Laundering

Dong, Xiaonan. Proportional Integral Observer (PIO) Design for Linear Control Systems

Dwyer, Joseph. Perceptions of the Block Island Wind Farm Process: Perspectives From Those Involved

Dyer, Megan C.. Evaluating the Effect of Minimal Risk Natural Products for Control of the Tick, Ixodes scapularis

Eason, Jessica. Immunohistochemical Localization of RF-Amide and GABAA Receptors in the Hypostome and Tentacles of Hydra vulgaris

Ehrenborg, Adam. A Study of the Increased Risk of Bleeding Events in Patients with Blood Clotting Disorders, Associated with Antidepressant Medication Use

Elles, Dane. Analysis of Force Production by a Biologically Inspired Underwater Flapping Foil Near Solid Boundaries in Three Dimensional Flow

Engel, Jan. Development Perspectives of Lithium-Ion Recycling Processes for Electric Vehicle Batteries

Fallon, Megan N.. Exploring Self-Reported and Observed Feeding Practices of Rhode Island Head Start Teachers

Fallon, Pauline R.. Impact of Nutrition Education on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in an Urban School District

Fava, Edwin M. III. Biosolids as a Roadside Soil Amendment

Fertmann, Stefan. Profitable Remanufacturing Processes in Small and Medium Sized Companies: A Case Study

Flickinger, Sarah. Thalassiosira Community Composition and Diversity in Narragansett Bay

Frediani, Matthew. Building Resilience: Marina Owners' Priorities

Frenz, Justus. Vulnerability Assessment of Steel Bridges Due to On-Deck Blasts

Gabriele, Emma. Situating Genre on YouTube: We Rant, We Laugh, We Conquer?

Gárate, Melanie H.. Nitrogen and Warming Effects on Nitrous Oxide Production Associated with Coastal Macroinvertibrates

Garg, Tripti. Graphical User Interface for Antimicrobial Peptide Database

Gauvin, Mark. The Effect of Caffeine Supplementation on Muscular Endurance in Recreationally Active College Age Males

Gayle, Crystal Nicole. Factors Graduate Students of Color Find Supportive and Challenging and the Coping Strategies They Utilize

Gebel, Alexander. Backup Strategy for Failures in Robotic U-Shaped Assembly Line Systems

Gerlach, Matthew. Reconstructing Common Era Relative Sea-Level Changes on the Gulf Coast of Florida

Gillie, Richard Bowen. The Impact of Social Network Sites on International Student Adjustment on a US College Campus

Goodell, Kevin A.. Dynamic Analysis of Multi-Degree-Of-Freedom Systems Using a Pole-Residue Method

Görgen, Marvin Alexander. Feasibility Study of Renewable Energy Systems for Off-Grid Islands: A Case Study concerning Cuttyhunk Island

Grayson, Christopher. Applications of Optimal Subspace Estimation

Griffin, Matthew. Fifteen Years of Rhode Island Oyster Restoration: A Performance Evaluation and Cost-Benefit Analysis

Groenewold, Finn. Comparison of SASW Systems for Coastal and Offshore Applications

Hansen, Laura. Stakeholder Perceptions of the Benefits and Limitations of Shellfish Aquaculture Management in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

Harrison, Katharine Van Nostrand. Dropping Behavior in the Pea Aphid: How Does Environmental Context Affect Anti-Predator Responses?

Herrera, Abraham. Web Based Bioinformatics Tool for Contributing Content to the Anti-Microbial Peptide Editable Database

Hill, Danielle C.. Intimate Violence as it Relates to Risky Sexual Behavior Among At-Risk Females

Hoglund, Laura K.. Rail Ports: The Collaboration of Railroad & Coastal Steamboat Companies in New England in the 1840s

James, Robin A.. Account-Making by Victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Javier, Carlos. Airway Wall Deformation Under Smooth Muscle Contraction

Jodoin, Mathew Thomas. An Electrochemical Process for Simultaneous Treatment of Metal and Cyanide Bearing Wastewater

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