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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Jones, Annaliese Katrin
. ISOLATION, MOLECULAR & PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SULFATE-REDUCING, HETEROTROPHIC, DIAZOTROPHSKane, Mary
. Winter Vertical Distributions of Antarctic Krill as Seen Through a New Stereo Camera SystemKessner, Linda
. Characterization of Biofilm Formation, Chemotaxis, and the Genome of Aliiroseovarius crassostreaeKonstantinidis, George
. ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE EDITABLE DATABASEKorn, Maggie Arin
. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN IN FACTORS PREDICTING NEGATIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD EFFEMINACYKrebsbach, Craig Michael
. MODELING BRAIN DESYNCHRONIZATION BY EEG SENSOR VARIANCE IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTSLauro, Bianca M.
. EFFECTS OF GABAB LIGANDS ON THE GSH-INDUCED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HYPOSTOME IN HYDRALiebscher, Fabian
. DESIGNING A BIOSENSING DEVICE BASED ON WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE EMITTERSLim, Seonjoo
. Functional Site Based Protein Structure Analysis With Self-Organizing MapsLin, Laura
. ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT SELECTIVE THERMAL EMITTER DESIGNS FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMSLohmann, Hilary
. MEASURING SOCIAL VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COASTAL COMMUNITIESLong, Rebecca
. ORGANIC WASTE AMENDMENTS AS SOURCES OF CARBON AND FERTILITY FOR VEGETABLELungarini, Alyssa
. Parenting Styles and Their Relationship with Anxiety in ChildrenLyons, Marcia Kimberley
. Longitudinal Study of Physical Functioning in Adults with Chronic Neurological ConditionsMaggio, Daniel
. The Recreational Use of Provincetown Harbor and Attitudes Towards Shellfish AquacultureMarcotte, Melissa
. Individual Differences in Interpretations of Justified and Unjustified ViolenceMarkham, Erin
. EMERGING PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS) IN THE WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC AND ANTARCTIC BIOTAMatsko, Stephen V.
. Predictors of Treatment Completion and Study Retention of Smokers Across Three Population-Based, Tailored Multiple Risk Behavior InterventionsMuller, Manuel
. Enzymatic and Enzyme Inhibitory Activity on a Paper-Based Lateral Flow DeviceMurillo, Pamela
. Navigating College: The Educational Experiences of Hispanic Immigrant-English Language LearnersNavrkal, Brittany
. Fermentable Carbohydrate Intake and Differences in Health Parameters in US College StudentsNobles, Jennifer
. THE EFFECT OF A FAMILY-BASED DIETARY INTERVENTION ON DIETARY FIBER DENSITY IN CHILDREN AGES 6-11Nörmann, Nils
. Cost and Environmental Impacts in Manufacturing: A Case Study ApproachNorton, Christopher Joseph
. Development of a Portable Surface Wave Inversion System for Near-Surface Soil CharacterizationOster, Danielle R.
. COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIORPalmer, Matt
. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF A HYDRAULIC SNUBBER WITH RESPECT TO HISTORICAL TEST DATA AND AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS REQUIREMENTSPeddinti, Vijay Kumar
. ION-BOMBARDMENT OF NICKEL (110) AT ELEVATED TEMPERATUREPiserchia, Michael
. A Statistical Analysis and Modeling of Information Diffusion Across Online Social NetworksPonte, David C.
. Mechanics Framework of Pad Scratching in Chemical-Mechanical PlanarizationPurcell, Charlotte
. Effects of Intensive Speech Treatment for an Individual with Spastic Dysarthria Secondary to StrokePytka, Alex S.
. Development of a Lab-on-a-Chip Microfluidic System for the Detection of C-Reactive Protein in Whole Human Blood and an Antibody Biomarker for the Detection of Alzheimer's DiseaseRadin, David S.
. GPS SPOOFING DETECTION USING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS AND INDIVIDUAL SPACE VEHICLE PSEUDORANGESRathkey, Emma
. PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARINGRice, Matthew Aaron
. The Development of Guidance for Solving Polymer-Penetrant Diffusion Problems in Marine HardwareRoberts, 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 RegionRoy, Kevin R.
. SCHEDULE OPTIMIZATION WITH FLEXIBLE DURATIONSSanders, David John
. The Effect of Caffeine Supplementation on Muscular Power in Recreationally Trained College Aged MalesScott, Allie W.
. Growth Curve Analysis of the Situational Temptations Scale in a College SampleSherman, Daniel
. Developing and Testing a Novel Low Cost Force and Torque Sensor Suitable Robotic ApplicationsShillings, Christopher S.
. Dynamic Behavior of Materials Subjected to Extreme EnvironmentsSivarajah, Sven
. Experimental Study of a Flying Wing Anchor in Sand Under Pure LoadingSnyder, William
. Complementary Control Allocation For Over-Actuated Depth Control In Underwater VehiclesSpirdione, Justin
. Microstructure-Dependent Dynamic Flow Stress in Metallic AlloysStanley, Edward
. Uncovering Orthologous Genes of the Ciona Intestinalis Fanconi Anemia PathwaySun, Caoxin
. PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN THE ARCTIC, ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANSSzwaja, Sara A.
. The Role of Mantle Residuum in Subduction-Driven Circulation: Implications for the Cascades SystemTalbert, William
. Flourescence-Based Detection of Pesticides via Conjugated Polymer NanoparticlesTortolani, Erica
. DUAL IMAGES OF THE “MONSTROUS FEMININE” IN THREE HORROR FILMSTower, Johanna
. "Fresh and Fashionable Goods": The Daybooks of Elijah Boardman, Connecticut Shopkeeper, 1784-1811Treadaway, Victoria
. Measurement of Formic and Acetic Acid in Air by Chemical Ionization Mass Spectroscopy: Airborne Method DevelopmentTrueman, Rebecca J.
. LANDSCAPE PATTERN AND CHANGE THROUGH INTEGRATION OF REMOTE SENSING AND STONE WALL FEATURE IDENTIFICATIONTucker, Chelsea A.
. Examining Instructional Behaviors for Improving At-Risk Kindergarten Student Vocabulary OutcomesTurner, Cathleen
. VERIFICATION OF PH FLUCTUATIONS IN NARRAGANSETT BAYTurner, Gregory Alan
. A Novel Method for Direct Solder Bump Pull Testing Using Lead-Free SoldersVasta, Maria
. SHELLFISH FARMS AS AGRITOURISM DESTINATIONS: THE GROWERS' PERSPECTIVEVezele, Yasah
. GARCINIA KOLA: PHYTOCHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND FORMULATION STUDIESVoorhees, Taylor M.
. Epidemiology of Puffy Snout Syndrome in TunaWeiss, Lena
. MODELING PARTICIPATION IN CITIZEN SCIENCE: RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN IN MASSACHUSETTSWhipple, Kaitlyn
. ATTENDANCE AT TYPE 1 DIABETES CAMP IMPROVES NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTSWigginton, Sara
. The Effects of Reduced Mowing in Roadside Medians on Stormwater Filtration and Invasive Species ManagementWilcox-Levine, Meredith
. Dressing History: Costume as Communication in Massachussetts Historical ToursWinrich, Brandon
. Training and Source Code Generation for Artificial Neural NetworksYang, Si
. A BAYESIAN ZERO-INFLATED GENERALIZED GROWTH MIXTURE MODEL FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORSZhang, Qingfen
. MODELING THE PROBABILITY OF MORTGAGE DEFAULT VIA LOGISTIC REGRESSION AND SURVIVAL ANALYSISZhang, Xinyu
. Thermal Efficiency Enhancement of an A/C System Using Computer SimulationsZhu, Zonghao
. Effect of Average Happiness for Twitter on the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return VolatilityTheses/Dissertations from 2014
Abtahi, Mohammadreza
. AUTOMATIC HIGH-FREQUENCY OSCILLATION DETECTION FROM TRIPOLAR CONCENTRIC RING ELECTRODE SCALP RECORDINGAguirre, Danielle
. DELETION OF ANTIBODY ENCODED TOLEROGENIC SIGNALS TO IMPROVE A DENDRITIC CELL TARGETED VACCINE DELIVERY PLATFORM SYSTEMAlcusky, Matthew J.
. EFFECT OF HOSPITALIZATION ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE MEDICATION REGIMEN IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUSAlmeida, 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 ENVIRONMENTSAzzinaro, Paul A.
. IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL FANCD2 INTERACTING PROTEINS VIA IMMUNOPRECIPITATION AND MASS SPECTROMETRYBaker, Aaron M.
. IMPACT OF NON-INFORMATIVE ALTERATION IN ASSESSMENT: IDENTIFICATION AND CORRECTIVE PROCEDURESBaker, Hilary
. THE USE OF “ROBES” BY AMERICAN DRESSMAKERS: A. & L. TIROCCHI, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLANDBarruos, Joel
. EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL NAVIGATION IN A 3D UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT BASED ON REAL-WORLD BATHYMETRYBenvenuto, Jonathan P.
. COMPUTATION OF BUOY MOORING CHAIN WEARBernstein, Michael
. ANTICIPATORY SOCIAL ANXIETY AND ALCOHOL USE: AN ECOLOGICALLY VALID LABORATORY EXPERIMENTBissett, Callum R.
. Mathematical Models for Eco-Industrial NetworksBlackstock, Sarah
. ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF THE MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL ECOLABEL: A GLOBAL ANALYSISBruns, Alexander C.
. ASSESSING GLOBAL PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY – DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED APPROACHBurgos-Rodriguez, Jhoset A.
. EFFECTS OF INTRODUCED GREEN IGUANAS (IGUANA IGUANA) ON TROPICAL PLANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH SEED DISPERSAL AND GERMINATIONCarter, Lauren E.
. A COMPARISON OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATERAL LINE CANAL PORES IN TWO SPECIES OF CICHLID FISHES WITH FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCT CANAL MORPHOLOGIESCastagno, 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 REALITY