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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.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

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

Pytka, 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 Disease

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 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

Benvenuto, Jonathan P.. COMPUTATION OF BUOY MOORING CHAIN WEAR

Bernstein, Michael. ANTICIPATORY SOCIAL ANXIETY AND ALCOHOL USE: AN ECOLOGICALLY VALID LABORATORY EXPERIMENT

Bissett, Callum R.. Mathematical Models for Eco-Industrial Networks

Blackstock, Sarah. ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF THE MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL ECOLABEL: A GLOBAL ANALYSIS

Bruns, Alexander C.. ASSESSING GLOBAL PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY – DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED APPROACH

Burgos-Rodriguez, Jhoset A.. EFFECTS OF INTRODUCED GREEN IGUANAS (IGUANA IGUANA) ON TROPICAL PLANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH SEED DISPERSAL AND GERMINATION

Carter, Lauren E.. A COMPARISON OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATERAL LINE CANAL PORES IN TWO SPECIES OF CICHLID FISHES WITH FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCT CANAL MORPHOLOGIES

Castagno, Katherine A.. CO-EVALUATION OF SUCCESS COMPONENTS IN SALT MARSH RESTORATION AND THE SHELLFISH INDUSTRY ON OUTER CAPE COD, MA

Chierico, Paulstephen. AN INVESTIGATION INTO GROUND EFFECT FOR AN UNDERWATER BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED FLAPPING FOIL

Chinthapatla, Harini. MEASURING AND PREDICTING THE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERSISTENCE TO ANTIDEPRESSANT THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES

Chu, Bie-Shuein. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CO-SLEEPING AND SELF-REGULATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Corrigan, Mary Elizabeth. TEXTILES, COMMUNITY, AND UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT

Coulobme, Jordan. “BY GOODLY RIVER'S UNINHABITED” WATERWAYS AND PLYMOUTH COLONY

D'Ambra, Lauren Nicole. A CASE STUDY OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SETTING

Davis, Drew P.. COLLISION FREE PATH PLANNING OF AN OBJECT USING MULTIPLE ROBOT MANIPULATORS

Desautel, Daniel T.. DIGITAL STATE SPACE CONTROL OF THE QUADRUPLE-TANK PROCESS

Devan-Song, Elizabeth Anne. ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF THE BAMBOO PIT VIPER: NATURAL HISTORY, DEMOGRAPHY AND EFFECTS OF TRANSLOCATION

Dietrich, Fabian C.. EVALUATION OF THEORETICAL CAPACITY MODELS FOR PLATE ANCHORS IN SAND IN RELATION TO FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES

Egan, Justine. MOOD AND VIOLENCE SENSITIVITY: USING AN EMOTION ELICITATION PARADIGM TO ASSESS PERCEPTIONS OF VIOLENCE SEVERITY

Ehrlich, Andraya Louise. ELUCIDATING THE MOLECULAR RESPONSE OF MICROBIAL NITROGEN FIXATION IN ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS TO HYPOXIA

Eilbrecht, Jan. TIME-OPTIMAL CONTROL OF AN UNMANNED OCEAN SURFACE VESSEL

Fahr, Payam. RESPONSE OF FILLED CORRUGATED SANDWICH STRUCTURES TO SHOCK LOADING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES

Fields, Sarah Beaton. A RESPONSIVE PARTICLE COATING FOR EMULSION FORMATION AT THE OIL-WATER INTERFACE

Flowers, Brian Adrian. GRID-BASED OUTDOOR OBJECT RECOGNITION FOR AUGMENTED REALITY

Fonseca, Jacob A.. EXTENSIBLE CYBER CHALLENGE PLATFORM CONTROL APPLICATION

Frady, Kristen. DEPRESSION, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND SELF-RATED HEALTH IN OLDER ADULTS

Franzblau, Michael. PORTABLE MICROFLUIDIC FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF PROTEIN BIOMARKERS IN WHOLE HUMAN BLOOD

Gahm, Meghan P.. EVALUATION OF A TOPLESS BOTTOM-TRAWL DESIGN FOR FISH CAPTURE IN THE SUMMER FLOUNDER FISHERY

Gedikli, Ersegun Deniz. EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF LOW MODE NUMBER CYLINDERS SUBJECTED TO VORTEXINDUCED VIBRATIONS

Giampa, Joseph Robert. INTERPRETATION OF SHALLOW HELICAL ANCHOR CAPACITY IN SAND

Giannakos, Alexander. DEVELOPMENT OF A PAPER BASED LATERAL FLOW DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF IαIP VIA COMPETITIVE ELISA

Guastella, Alyssa L.. THE ANXIOLYTIC EFFECTS OF EXERCISE AND MINDFULNESS

Gudmundsdottir, Bergljot Gyda. THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE ADHD BELIEFS SCALE-REVISED

Guevara, Donaldo. DATA COLLECTION AND TELEMETRY SYSTEM DESIGN FOR MARINE INSTRUMENTATION: THE SON-O-MERMAID

Gu, Lucy L.. FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & QR CODES: AN EXPLORATORY TRIAL EXAMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF SOCIAL MEDIA MECHANISMS FOR RECRUITING YOUTH PARTICIPATION TO AN ONLINE SURVEY

Halik, Abdul. EXPLORING SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS – A CASE OF INDONESIA‘S CORAL TRIANGLE

Hall, Lily. EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN READING ABILITY AND READING SELF-CONCEPT IN DIFFERING SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCHOOLS

Hall, Lucy Williams. THE LEGITIMATE CONSEQUENCES OF FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND NONPARTISAN BALLOTS IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Hamilton, Paige. UNDERSTANDING TEACHERS’ CONCURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF ASSESSMENT LITERACY AND CURRICULUM-BASED MEASUREMENT

Huang, Yiya. THE NO₃^-/-O₂ RESPIRATION RATIO OF THE DEEP SEDIMENTARY BIOSPHERE IN THE PACIFIC GYRES

Hudson, Mary. FISHERMEN’S PERCEPTIONS OF FISHERMAN-SCIENTIST RELATIONS IN MAINE

Hughes, Colin J.. AIR-SEA MOMENTUM FLUX IN A COUPLED OCEAN-WAVE MODEL AND ITS IMPACT ON THE OCEAN RESPONSE TO A HURRICANE

Hu, Yue. THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL CRINGE ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN CHINA

Jones, Uchenna. PREDICTING READINESS TO SEEK MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS

Jung, Yu Seon. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBOPTIMAL SAFETY LABORATORY OF METFORMIN THERAPY

Kang, Minho. MULTI-SPECIES INTERACTIONS IN FISH POPULATIONS ON THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC COASTAL SHELF

Karsli, Ibraham Burak. BOOTSTRAP AGGREGATING BRANCH PREDICTORS

Kar, Suvrajyoti. A ROTATIONAL ISOMERIC STATE APPROACH TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING ELASTOMER CHAIN CONFORMATIONS IN TIRES

Kerr, Evan William. THE IMPACT OF HIGH AND LOW FODMAP CONDITIONS ON BLOOD GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONS IN HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS

Kfoury, Ralph. DEVELOPING AND OPTIMIZING A METHOD TO ANALYZE SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY OF TYROSINE KINASES