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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Castagno, Katherine A.
. CO-EVALUATION OF SUCCESS COMPONENTS IN SALT MARSH RESTORATION AND THE SHELLFISH INDUSTRY ON OUTER CAPE COD, MAChierico, Paulstephen
. AN INVESTIGATION INTO GROUND EFFECT FOR AN UNDERWATER BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED FLAPPING FOILChinthapatla, Harini
. MEASURING AND PREDICTING THE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERSISTENCE TO ANTIDEPRESSANT THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETESChu, Bie-Shuein
. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CO-SLEEPING AND SELF-REGULATION IN EARLY CHILDHOODCorrigan, Mary Elizabeth
. TEXTILES, COMMUNITY, AND UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENTCoulobme, Jordan
. “BY GOODLY RIVER'S UNINHABITED” WATERWAYS AND PLYMOUTH COLONYD'Ambra, Lauren Nicole
. A CASE STUDY OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SETTINGDavis, Drew P.
. COLLISION FREE PATH PLANNING OF AN OBJECT USING MULTIPLE ROBOT MANIPULATORSDesautel, Daniel T.
. DIGITAL STATE SPACE CONTROL OF THE QUADRUPLE-TANK PROCESSDevan-Song, Elizabeth Anne
. ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF THE BAMBOO PIT VIPER: NATURAL HISTORY, DEMOGRAPHY AND EFFECTS OF TRANSLOCATIONDietrich, Fabian C.
. EVALUATION OF THEORETICAL CAPACITY MODELS FOR PLATE ANCHORS IN SAND IN RELATION TO FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINESEgan, Justine
. MOOD AND VIOLENCE SENSITIVITY: USING AN EMOTION ELICITATION PARADIGM TO ASSESS PERCEPTIONS OF VIOLENCE SEVERITYEhrlich, Andraya Louise
. ELUCIDATING THE MOLECULAR RESPONSE OF MICROBIAL NITROGEN FIXATION IN ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS TO HYPOXIAEilbrecht, Jan
. TIME-OPTIMAL CONTROL OF AN UNMANNED OCEAN SURFACE VESSELFahr, Payam
. RESPONSE OF FILLED CORRUGATED SANDWICH STRUCTURES TO SHOCK LOADING AT HIGH TEMPERATURESFields, Sarah Beaton
. A RESPONSIVE PARTICLE COATING FOR EMULSION FORMATION AT THE OIL-WATER INTERFACEFlowers, Brian Adrian
. GRID-BASED OUTDOOR OBJECT RECOGNITION FOR AUGMENTED REALITYFonseca, Jacob A.
. EXTENSIBLE CYBER CHALLENGE PLATFORM CONTROL APPLICATIONFrady, Kristen
. DEPRESSION, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND SELF-RATED HEALTH IN OLDER ADULTSFranzblau, Michael
. PORTABLE MICROFLUIDIC FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF PROTEIN BIOMARKERS IN WHOLE HUMAN BLOODGahm, Meghan P.
. EVALUATION OF A TOPLESS BOTTOM-TRAWL DESIGN FOR FISH CAPTURE IN THE SUMMER FLOUNDER FISHERYGedikli, Ersegun Deniz
. EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF LOW MODE NUMBER CYLINDERS SUBJECTED TO VORTEXINDUCED VIBRATIONSGiampa, Joseph Robert
. INTERPRETATION OF SHALLOW HELICAL ANCHOR CAPACITY IN SANDGiannakos, Alexander
. DEVELOPMENT OF A PAPER BASED LATERAL FLOW DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF IαIP VIA COMPETITIVE ELISAGuastella, Alyssa L.
. THE ANXIOLYTIC EFFECTS OF EXERCISE AND MINDFULNESSGudmundsdottir, Bergljot Gyda
. THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE ADHD BELIEFS SCALE-REVISEDGuevara, Donaldo
. DATA COLLECTION AND TELEMETRY SYSTEM DESIGN FOR MARINE INSTRUMENTATION: THE SON-O-MERMAIDGu, Lucy L.
. FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & QR CODES: AN EXPLORATORY TRIAL EXAMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF SOCIAL MEDIA MECHANISMS FOR RECRUITING YOUTH PARTICIPATION TO AN ONLINE SURVEYHalik, Abdul
. EXPLORING SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS – A CASE OF INDONESIA‘S CORAL TRIANGLEHall, Lily
. EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN READING ABILITY AND READING SELF-CONCEPT IN DIFFERING SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCHOOLSHall, Lucy Williams
. THE LEGITIMATE CONSEQUENCES OF FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND NONPARTISAN BALLOTS IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONSHamilton, Paige
. UNDERSTANDING TEACHERS’ CONCURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF ASSESSMENT LITERACY AND CURRICULUM-BASED MEASUREMENTHuang, Yiya
. THE NO3-/-O2 RESPIRATION RATIO OF THE DEEP SEDIMENTARY BIOSPHERE IN THE PACIFIC GYRESHudson, Mary
. FISHERMEN’S PERCEPTIONS OF FISHERMAN-SCIENTIST RELATIONS IN MAINEHughes, Colin J.
. AIR-SEA MOMENTUM FLUX IN A COUPLED OCEAN-WAVE MODEL AND ITS IMPACT ON THE OCEAN RESPONSE TO A HURRICANEHu, Yue
. THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL CRINGE ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN CHINAJones, Uchenna
. PREDICTING READINESS TO SEEK MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN COLLEGE STUDENTSJung, Yu Seon
. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBOPTIMAL SAFETY LABORATORY OF METFORMIN THERAPYKang, Minho
. MULTI-SPECIES INTERACTIONS IN FISH POPULATIONS ON THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC COASTAL SHELFKarsli, Ibraham Burak
. BOOTSTRAP AGGREGATING BRANCH PREDICTORSKar, Suvrajyoti
. A ROTATIONAL ISOMERIC STATE APPROACH TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING ELASTOMER CHAIN CONFORMATIONS IN TIRESKerr, Evan William
. THE IMPACT OF HIGH AND LOW FODMAP CONDITIONS ON BLOOD GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONS IN HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTSKfoury, Ralph
. DEVELOPING AND OPTIMIZING A METHOD TO ANALYZE SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY OF TYROSINE KINASESKillea, Lauren
. MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION OF MARINE BIOFILMS IN A NORTHERN TEMPERATEKorpacz, Danika
. EFFECTS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON INDIVIDUALS’ RESULTS OF 12-WEEKS OF CARDIAC REHABILITATIONKrebsbach, Craig Michael
. BOOTSTRAPPING WITH SMALL SAMPLES IN STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING: GOODNESS OF FIT AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALSKrueger, Sean C.
. INFLUENCE OF A WITHIN MEAL EATING RATE INTERVENTION ON OVERALL DIET QUALITY IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE WOMENKurz, Alexander Yuki
. AGENT-BASED MODELING AND SIMULATION OF COOPERATIVE DRIVINGKutcher, Thomas E.
. BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS FOR ASSESSING FRESHWATER WETLAND CONDITION IN RHODE ISLANDLaLiberty, Ryan P.
. AURAL (RE)POSITIONING AND THE AESTHETICS OF REALISM IN FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER GAMESLiVolsi, Frank
. RESPONSE OF MARINE COMPOSITES SUBJECTED TO NEAR FIELD BLAST LOADINGLi, Yanan
. FORECASTING STOCK MARKET RETURNS VOLATILITYLoBuono, Dara Lyn
. THE NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSLogan, Luke Andrew
. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF AN UNDERWATER WIRE FLYING PROFILING VEHICLELovely, Ann
. THE EFFECTS OF SEA ICE ON GAS TRANSFER VELOCITIES AND GAS PARTITIONING BETWEEN WATER AND SEA ICEMackinson, Brendan L.
. ESTIMATES OF MICRO-, NANO-, AND PICOPLANKTON CONTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICLE EXPORT IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFICMallin, Daniel
. INCREASING THE SELECTIVITY AND SENSITIVITY OF GAS SENSORS FOR THE DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVESMaris, Stephen
. THE EFFECTS OF TAI CHI, RESISTANCE TRAINING, AND DIET ON PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN OBESE OLDER WOMENMasterson, Daniel P.
. CREATING REUSABLE VIRTUAL MACHINES TO SIMULATE NETWORKS FOR CYBER CHALLENGESMauzole, Yackar L.
. SEA SPRAY IMPACT ON MOMENTUM EXCHANGES AT THE AIR-SEA INTERFACE DURING HIGH WIND CONDITIONSMena, Noereem Zenaida
. CONTEXTUAL AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON PARENTAL FEEDING PRACTICES AND INVOVLEMENT IN CHILD-CARE CENTERS AMONG HISPANICSMiller, Octavia C.
. AN INTENSIVE TOTAL SPEECH TREATMENT USING PRINCIPLES OF MOTOR LEARNING IN AN INDIVIDUAL WITH DYSARTHRIAMorison, Francoise
. EARLY SPRING PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS IN THE SUBPOLAR NORTH ATLANTIC: THE INFLUENCE OF HETEROTROPHIC-PROTIST HERBIVORYMorissette, Cameron E.
. PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND PALEOLANDSCAPE RECONSTRUCTIONS OF GREENWICH BAY REGION, RIMunro, Bailey
. IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF THE NEUROPEPTIDE RFAMIDE IN THE HYPOSTOMAL NERVE NET OF HYDRA VULGARISMurphy, Andrew
. CORROSION PROTECTION OF AL5086 AND SENSITIZED AL5086 USING A TITANATE BASED CONVERSION COATINGMurphy, Kelly
. THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT ATHLETIC PLAYING SURFACES ON JUMP HEIGHT, FORCE AND POWERNelson, Pilar Juliet
. LEUKOCYTE RECRUITMENT TO THE PERITONEUM OF CULTURED SUMMER FLOUNDER (PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS) DURING BACTERIALNicoll, Justin
. THYROID HORMONES, PERFORMANCE, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES ON OVERTRAINING IN FEMALE DISTANCE RUNNERSO'Connell, Brooke
. THE EVALUATION OF DOCTOR OF PHYSICALTHERAPY STUDENTS’ CONFIDENCE AND SATISFACTION USING HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATIONOkruta, Matthew
. THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF STATICALLY LOADED POROUS AND MULTI-PHASE STRUCTURESO'Toole, James
. EFFECT OF HIGH- AND LOW-FODMAP DIET INSTRUCTION ON FODMAP INTAKE AND DIETARY QUALITY IN HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTSPagano, Giovanni
. STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND EVOLUTION OF PHOSPHOPROTEIN P0 AND ITS UNIQUE INSERT IN TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILAPaquin, Gregory J.
. AUTOMATIC OR STANDARD: CAN WE SHIFT IMPLICIT RACIAL ATTITUDES?Payne, Justin Heath
. STILL HOPEFUL IN THE ELEVENTH HOUR: A CRITICAL CULTURAL STUDY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND’S KINESIOLOGY DEPARTMENTPemmaraju Venkata, Bhanu Priya
. DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF 5′-O-DICARBOXYLIC AND POLYARGININE FATTY ACYL DERIVATIVES OF ANTI-HIV NUCLEOSIDESPhelps, Peter Thomas
. STUDY OF THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF MINIMUM WEIGHT STRUCTURESPoenitz, Richard
. ASSESSING GLOBAL PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY OF CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS – DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED APPROACHPotter, Elaine
. LIFE CYCLE DYNAMICS OF THE HARMFUL BLOOM FORMING MACROALGAE ULVA SPP. IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RIProcopio, Andrew M.
. IMPACT OF RESISTANCE TRAINING ON BONE MINERAL DENSITYAND PERFORMANCE IN COMPETITIVE FEMALE GYMNASTSPryor, Christina
. THE EFFECT OF AN IPAD APPLICATION ON THE QUALITY OF LUNCHES BROUGHT FROM HOME BY MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDRENQuintanilla, Dinah
. EFFECTS OF COMBINED TAI CHI, RESISTANCE TRAINING AND DIET ON PERCENT BODY FAT IN OBESE OLDER WOMENRauworth, Samuel L.
. DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERWATER FLAPPING FOIL TOW-TEST SYSTEMReilly-Collette, Marina Iizuka
. PREDICTION METHOD OF THE VORTEX INDUCED VIBRATION OF A ONE DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SPRING-MASS SYSTEM.Roberts, Travis
. THE ROMAN NATION: RETHINKING ANCIENT NATIONALISMScarboro, Travis
. FORENSICS STEADY STATEScavuzzo-Duggan, Tess
. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CELLULOSE SYNTHASE CLASS SPECIFIC REGION IN PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENSScheimer, Jaclyn
. INTENSIVE TREATMENT OF DYSARTHRIA IN AN ADULT WITH A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURYSchubert, Eike M.
. THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS – ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT APPROACHESSchulze, Fabian
. CLASSIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND SIMULATION FOR INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGYSchumacher, Justin D.
. EPIGENETIC MODIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF NATURAL PRODUCT GENE CLUSTERS TO ENHANCE DRUG DISCOVERY FROM BACTERIAScott, Emily
. SOCIAL NETWORKS AND STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS: THE RI SHORELINE CHANGE SPECIAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLANScott, Tabetha Juliann
. HABITABILITY OF ULTRABASIC, SERPENTINITE-ASSOCIATED WATERS FROM COAST RANGE AND PHILIPPINES OPHIOLITESSegal, Caroline
. INTERPERSONAL SENSITIVITY, FRIENDSHIP, AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS AMONG VICTIMS OF CHILD MALTREATMENTSender, Maximillian
. EFFECT OF SILICA NANOPARTICLE AGGRE-GATE STATE ON PICKERING EMULSION FOR-MATION AND STABILITYShores, Victorine
. COLLEGE STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS EATING BEHAVIORS: A FORMATIVE EVALUATIONSimone, Marissa
. I. FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CRYTPOHANE CAGES FOR XENON MRI II. VANADIUM CATALYZED OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF SP3 C – H BONDS TO HETEROARENESSlader, Aaron
. EVALUATION OF A SNAP-ED FAMILY MEAL BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION CURRICULUMSolomon, Farrah
. MICROPLATE METHODOLOGIES APPLIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGYSorensen, Donya
. PREDICTORS OF SURROGATE INVOLVEMENT IN ADVANCE CARE PLANNING BEHAVIORS