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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
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
Jones, Annaliese Katrin. ISOLATION, MOLECULAR & PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SULFATE-REDUCING, HETEROTROPHIC, DIAZOTROPHS
Kane, Mary. Winter Vertical Distributions of Antarctic Krill as Seen Through a New Stereo Camera System
Kessner, Linda. Characterization of Biofilm Formation, Chemotaxis, and the Genome of Aliiroseovarius crassostreae
Konstantinidis, George. ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE EDITABLE DATABASE
Korn, Maggie Arin. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN IN FACTORS PREDICTING NEGATIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD EFFEMINACY
Krebsbach, Craig Michael. MODELING BRAIN DESYNCHRONIZATION BY EEG SENSOR VARIANCE IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS
Lauro, Bianca M.. EFFECTS OF GABAB LIGANDS ON THE GSH-INDUCED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HYPOSTOME IN HYDRA
Liebscher, Fabian. DESIGNING A BIOSENSING DEVICE BASED ON WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE EMITTERS
Lim, Seonjoo. Functional Site Based Protein Structure Analysis With Self-Organizing Maps
Lohmann, Hilary. MEASURING SOCIAL VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COASTAL COMMUNITIES
Long, Rebecca. ORGANIC WASTE AMENDMENTS AS SOURCES OF CARBON AND FERTILITY FOR VEGETABLE
Lungarini, Alyssa. Parenting Styles and Their Relationship with Anxiety in Children
Lyons, Marcia Kimberley. Longitudinal Study of Physical Functioning in Adults with Chronic Neurological Conditions
Maggio, Daniel. The Recreational Use of Provincetown Harbor and Attitudes Towards Shellfish Aquaculture
Marcotte, Melissa. Individual Differences in Interpretations of Justified and Unjustified Violence
Markham, Erin. EMERGING PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS) IN THE WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC AND ANTARCTIC BIOTA
Matsko, Stephen V.. Predictors of Treatment Completion and Study Retention of Smokers Across Three Population-Based, Tailored Multiple Risk Behavior Interventions
Muller, Manuel. Enzymatic and Enzyme Inhibitory Activity on a Paper-Based Lateral Flow Device
Murillo, Pamela. Navigating College: The Educational Experiences of Hispanic Immigrant-English Language Learners
Navrkal, Brittany. Fermentable Carbohydrate Intake and Differences in Health Parameters in US College Students
Nobles, Jennifer. THE EFFECT OF A FAMILY-BASED DIETARY INTERVENTION ON DIETARY FIBER DENSITY IN CHILDREN AGES 6-11
Nörmann, Nils. Cost and Environmental Impacts in Manufacturing: A Case Study Approach
Norton, Christopher Joseph. Development of a Portable Surface Wave Inversion System for Near-Surface Soil Characterization
Oster, Danielle R.. COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR
Peddinti, Vijay Kumar. ION-BOMBARDMENT OF NICKEL (110) AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE
Piserchia, Michael. A Statistical Analysis and Modeling of Information Diffusion Across Online Social Networks
Ponte, David C.. Mechanics Framework of Pad Scratching in Chemical-Mechanical Planarization
Purcell, Charlotte. Effects of Intensive Speech Treatment for an Individual with Spastic Dysarthria Secondary to Stroke
Radin, David S.. GPS SPOOFING DETECTION USING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS AND INDIVIDUAL SPACE VEHICLE PSEUDORANGES
Rathkey, Emma. PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING
Rice, Matthew Aaron. The Development of Guidance for Solving Polymer-Penetrant Diffusion Problems in Marine Hardware
Roberts, Elwood Scott. Evaluating Seedlings of Eastern Hemlock Resistant to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae)
Rosburg, Kellen C.. Three-Dimensional Model-Observation Intercomparison in the Loop Current Region
Roy, Kevin R.. SCHEDULE OPTIMIZATION WITH FLEXIBLE DURATIONS
Sanders, David John. The Effect of Caffeine Supplementation on Muscular Power in Recreationally Trained College Aged Males
Scott, Allie W.. Growth Curve Analysis of the Situational Temptations Scale in a College Sample
Sherman, Daniel. Developing and Testing a Novel Low Cost Force and Torque Sensor Suitable Robotic Applications
Shillings, Christopher S.. Dynamic Behavior of Materials Subjected to Extreme Environments
Sivarajah, Sven. Experimental Study of a Flying Wing Anchor in Sand Under Pure Loading
Snyder, William. Complementary Control Allocation For Over-Actuated Depth Control In Underwater Vehicles
Spirdione, Justin. Microstructure-Dependent Dynamic Flow Stress in Metallic Alloys
Stanley, Edward. Uncovering Orthologous Genes of the Ciona Intestinalis Fanconi Anemia Pathway
Sun, Caoxin. PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN THE ARCTIC, ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS
Szwaja, Sara A.. The Role of Mantle Residuum in Subduction-Driven Circulation: Implications for the Cascades System
Talbert, William. Flourescence-Based Detection of Pesticides via Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles
Tortolani, Erica. DUAL IMAGES OF THE “MONSTROUS FEMININE” IN THREE HORROR FILMS
Tower, Johanna. "Fresh and Fashionable Goods": The Daybooks of Elijah Boardman, Connecticut Shopkeeper, 1784-1811
Treadaway, Victoria. Measurement of Formic and Acetic Acid in Air by Chemical Ionization Mass Spectroscopy: Airborne Method Development
Trueman, Rebecca J.. LANDSCAPE PATTERN AND CHANGE THROUGH INTEGRATION OF REMOTE SENSING AND STONE WALL FEATURE IDENTIFICATION
Tucker, Chelsea A.. Examining Instructional Behaviors for Improving At-Risk Kindergarten Student Vocabulary Outcomes
Turner, Cathleen. VERIFICATION OF PH FLUCTUATIONS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY
Turner, Gregory Alan. A Novel Method for Direct Solder Bump Pull Testing Using Lead-Free Solders
Vasta, Maria. SHELLFISH FARMS AS AGRITOURISM DESTINATIONS: THE GROWERS' PERSPECTIVE
Vezele, Yasah. GARCINIA KOLA: PHYTOCHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND FORMULATION STUDIES
Voorhees, Taylor M.. Epidemiology of Puffy Snout Syndrome in Tuna
Weiss, Lena. MODELING PARTICIPATION IN CITIZEN SCIENCE: RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN IN MASSACHUSETTS
Whipple, Kaitlyn. ATTENDANCE AT TYPE 1 DIABETES CAMP IMPROVES NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Wigginton, Sara. The Effects of Reduced Mowing in Roadside Medians on Stormwater Filtration and Invasive Species Management
Wilcox-Levine, Meredith. Dressing History: Costume as Communication in Massachussetts Historical Tours
Winrich, Brandon. Training and Source Code Generation for Artificial Neural Networks
Yang, Si. A BAYESIAN ZERO-INFLATED GENERALIZED GROWTH MIXTURE MODEL FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS
Zhang, Qingfen. MODELING THE PROBABILITY OF MORTGAGE DEFAULT VIA LOGISTIC REGRESSION AND SURVIVAL ANALYSIS
Zhang, Xinyu. Thermal Efficiency Enhancement of an A/C System Using Computer Simulations
Zhu, Zonghao. Effect of Average Happiness for Twitter on the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Volatility
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Abtahi, Mohammadreza. AUTOMATIC HIGH-FREQUENCY OSCILLATION DETECTION FROM TRIPOLAR CONCENTRIC RING ELECTRODE SCALP RECORDING
Aguirre, Danielle. DELETION OF ANTIBODY ENCODED TOLEROGENIC SIGNALS TO IMPROVE A DENDRITIC CELL TARGETED VACCINE DELIVERY PLATFORM SYSTEM
Alcusky, Matthew J.. EFFECT OF HOSPITALIZATION ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE MEDICATION REGIMEN IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
Almeida, Robert. INVESTIGATION OF GENES CONTRIBUTING TO WHOLE PLANT SENESCENCE IN SOYBEAN (GLYCINE MAX)
Ausfresser, Gabriel. ANALYZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ACTIVITY ANALYZER FOR GUIDED INDEPENDENT LIVING ENVIRONMENTS
Azzinaro, Paul A.. IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL FANCD2 INTERACTING PROTEINS VIA IMMUNOPRECIPITATION AND MASS SPECTROMETRY
Baker, Aaron M.. IMPACT OF NON-INFORMATIVE ALTERATION IN ASSESSMENT: IDENTIFICATION AND CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES
Baker, Hilary. THE USE OF “ROBES” BY AMERICAN DRESSMAKERS: A. & L. TIROCCHI, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Barruos, Joel. EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL NAVIGATION IN A 3D UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT BASED ON REAL-WORLD BATHYMETRY