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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

Jaegle, Stephen H.. Plat: A Web Based Protein Local Alignment Tool

Jaladhanki, Sindhura. Epidemiology of Browser-Based Malware

Johnson, Abigail M.. Mineral Identification and Preliminary Mapping of Organic Compounds in Serpentinite-Related Lithologies Using μFTIR

Johnstone, Julia W.. Investigating Lateral Line Canal Morphogenesis as a Bone Remodeling Process in Lake Malawi Cichlids

Josephs, Lauren I.. Social Outcomes of Coastal Ecosystem Management: The Role of Stakeholder Values and Norms

Kando, Nathan. Testbed for Trajectory Control of a Two-Wheeled Robot

Kanter, Moritz. Use of Ground-Penetrating Radar for Monitoring Bridge Scour and the Identification of Shallow Bedrock

Killion, Bryana E.. Moderating Effects of Gender and Coping Style on the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Social Anxiety

Kim, Sylvia Minjee. Metatranscriptomic Analysis of Co-Occurring Phytoplankton Species in the Ross Sea Polynya

Kinney, Heather. Aquaculturists' Perceptions of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)

Kohr, Elizabeth. A Comparison of SERS and MEF of Rhodamine 6G on a Gold Substrate

Kovach, Shannon. The Effect of Coaching on the Ability to Identify and Pass a Measure of Insufficient Effort

Kowlasky, Daniel. Quantifying Behavioral Impacts on Electric Vehicle Efficiency

LaPorte, Jason. Biocontrol of Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND)

Laurent, Wendy K.. Field Study of Scour Critical Bridges in Rhode Island

Lepe, Silvia X.. Process of Evaluation of an EFNEP-Enhanced PSE Intervention in Urban Schools

Levine, Rebecca M.. Interactions of Polymers and Energetic Materials

Liu, Tasia. Predictors of Infection in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Agents

Li, Zhi. The Impact of Communication Technology: The Influence of Task Type on Group Performance

Lobach, Anton. Bubble Modeling by Mixed Casual-Noncausal Autoregressive Processes

Lonngren, Karalyn. Effect of Birdsfoot Trefoil on Exsheathment of Haemonchus contortus in Rumen Fistulated Sheep

Lyu, Haifeng. Multivariable Control of a Rolling Spider Drone

Mallinger, Mary M.. A Native Lepidopteran is Impacted by Host Defenses Induced by Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae)

Marczak, Marek Matczynski. Circadian Rhythm: A Functional Connection Between SHP and DEC1 Transcription Factor

Mason, Irene McIvor. Increasing Pediatric Health Care Providers' Referrals to Early Intervention Services

Ma, Yiping. The Impact of Social Media Use Motives on Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of International Students

Mei, Jie. Shortest Connection Networks on Triangular Grids

Miller, Tracy-Lee. Content Validation of a Home Parenteral Nutrition Patient Reported Outcomes Questionnaire

Morley, Peter John. Multi Threaded Pattern Searching of Large Files Using Limited Memory

Muniz, Joshua A.. Predictors of Alcohol Use Among Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians

Paolucci, Andrew James. Assessing Dynamic Soil Properties in Southern New England Using an Ecological Site Framework

Redmond, Neil. Assessment of Fluid Imaging for Determination of Diatom Assemblage Composition and Biometrics of Southern Ocean Sediment

Rejeleene, Rick. Kodai: A Software Architecture and Implementation for Segmentation

Renna, Emily. Relationship Between Arthritis and Muscular Strength in Older Women with Symptoms of Sarcopenia

Riedel, Johannes. Evaluation of Geospatial Features for Forecasting Parking Occupancy Using Social Media Data

Ross, Bianca N.. Assessing Hydrology, Carbon Flux, and Soil Spatial Variability Within Vernal Pool Wetlands

Roy, Chelsea. Determination of Age and Size at Sexual Maturation of Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the NW Atlantic Ocean

Ruginski, Marissa Christina. Associations Between Nighttime Eating and Total Caloric Intake in College-Aged Students

Salisbury, Bryan. Portable Wireless Measurement and Control System

Santos, Cláudia Yang. Resting-State Cardiac Workload in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease

Sardana, Nupur. Development of a Dyed Verification Standard

Schambach, Lauren. A Comparison of Wave and Erosion Modeling Methods for the 100-Year Storm in Southern Rhode Island

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