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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
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
Halik, Abdul. EXPLORING SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS – A CASE OF INDONESIA‘S CORAL TRIANGLE
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
Killea, Lauren. MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION OF MARINE BIOFILMS IN A NORTHERN TEMPERATE
Korpacz, Danika. EFFECTS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON INDIVIDUALS’ RESULTS OF 12-WEEKS OF CARDIAC REHABILITATION
Krebsbach, Craig Michael. BOOTSTRAPPING WITH SMALL SAMPLES IN STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING: GOODNESS OF FIT AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS
Krueger, Sean C.. INFLUENCE OF A WITHIN MEAL EATING RATE INTERVENTION ON OVERALL DIET QUALITY IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE WOMEN
Kurz, Alexander Yuki. AGENT-BASED MODELING AND SIMULATION OF COOPERATIVE DRIVING
Kutcher, Thomas E.. BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS FOR ASSESSING FRESHWATER WETLAND CONDITION IN RHODE ISLAND
LaLiberty, Ryan P.. AURAL (RE)POSITIONING AND THE AESTHETICS OF REALISM IN FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER GAMES
LiVolsi, Frank. RESPONSE OF MARINE COMPOSITES SUBJECTED TO NEAR FIELD BLAST LOADING
Li, Yanan. FORECASTING STOCK MARKET RETURNS VOLATILITY
LoBuono, Dara Lyn. THE NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
Logan, Luke Andrew. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF AN UNDERWATER WIRE FLYING PROFILING VEHICLE
Lovely, Ann. THE EFFECTS OF SEA ICE ON GAS TRANSFER VELOCITIES AND GAS PARTITIONING BETWEEN WATER AND SEA ICE
Mackinson, Brendan L.. ESTIMATES OF MICRO-, NANO-, AND PICOPLANKTON CONTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICLE EXPORT IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
Mallin, Daniel. INCREASING THE SELECTIVITY AND SENSITIVITY OF GAS SENSORS FOR THE DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES
Maris, Stephen. THE EFFECTS OF TAI CHI, RESISTANCE TRAINING, AND DIET ON PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN OBESE OLDER WOMEN
Masterson, Daniel P.. CREATING REUSABLE VIRTUAL MACHINES TO SIMULATE NETWORKS FOR CYBER CHALLENGES
Mauzole, Yackar L.. SEA SPRAY IMPACT ON MOMENTUM EXCHANGES AT THE AIR-SEA INTERFACE DURING HIGH WIND CONDITIONS
Mena, Noereem Zenaida. CONTEXTUAL AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON PARENTAL FEEDING PRACTICES AND INVOVLEMENT IN CHILD-CARE CENTERS AMONG HISPANICS
Miller, Octavia C.. AN INTENSIVE TOTAL SPEECH TREATMENT USING PRINCIPLES OF MOTOR LEARNING IN AN INDIVIDUAL WITH DYSARTHRIA
Morison, Francoise. EARLY SPRING PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS IN THE SUBPOLAR NORTH ATLANTIC: THE INFLUENCE OF HETEROTROPHIC-PROTIST HERBIVORY
Morissette, Cameron E.. PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND PALEOLANDSCAPE RECONSTRUCTIONS OF GREENWICH BAY REGION, RI
Munro, Bailey. IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF THE NEUROPEPTIDE RFAMIDE IN THE HYPOSTOMAL NERVE NET OF HYDRA VULGARIS
Murphy, Andrew. CORROSION PROTECTION OF AL5086 AND SENSITIZED AL5086 USING A TITANATE BASED CONVERSION COATING
Murphy, Kelly. THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT ATHLETIC PLAYING SURFACES ON JUMP HEIGHT, FORCE AND POWER
Nelson, Pilar Juliet. LEUKOCYTE RECRUITMENT TO THE PERITONEUM OF CULTURED SUMMER FLOUNDER (PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS) DURING BACTERIAL
Nicoll, Justin. THYROID HORMONES, PERFORMANCE, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES ON OVERTRAINING IN FEMALE DISTANCE RUNNERS
O'Connell, Brooke. THE EVALUATION OF DOCTOR OF PHYSICALTHERAPY STUDENTS’ CONFIDENCE AND SATISFACTION USING HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATION
Okruta, Matthew. THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF STATICALLY LOADED POROUS AND MULTI-PHASE STRUCTURES
O'Toole, James. EFFECT OF HIGH- AND LOW-FODMAP DIET INSTRUCTION ON FODMAP INTAKE AND DIETARY QUALITY IN HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS
Pagano, Giovanni. STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND EVOLUTION OF PHOSPHOPROTEIN P0 AND ITS UNIQUE INSERT IN TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA
Paquin, 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 DEPARTMENT
Pemmaraju Venkata, Bhanu Priya. DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF 5′-O-DICARBOXYLIC AND POLYARGININE FATTY ACYL DERIVATIVES OF ANTI-HIV NUCLEOSIDES
Phelps, Peter Thomas. STUDY OF THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF MINIMUM WEIGHT STRUCTURES
Poenitz, Richard. ASSESSING GLOBAL PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY OF CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS – DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
Potter, Elaine. LIFE CYCLE DYNAMICS OF THE HARMFUL BLOOM FORMING MACROALGAE ULVA SPP. IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI
Procopio, Andrew M.. IMPACT OF RESISTANCE TRAINING ON BONE MINERAL DENSITYAND PERFORMANCE IN COMPETITIVE FEMALE GYMNASTS
Pryor, Christina. THE EFFECT OF AN IPAD APPLICATION ON THE QUALITY OF LUNCHES BROUGHT FROM HOME BY MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN
Quintanilla, Dinah. EFFECTS OF COMBINED TAI CHI, RESISTANCE TRAINING AND DIET ON PERCENT BODY FAT IN OBESE OLDER WOMEN
Rauworth, Samuel L.. DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERWATER FLAPPING FOIL TOW-TEST SYSTEM
Reilly-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 NATIONALISM
Scarboro, Travis. FORENSICS STEADY STATE
Scavuzzo-Duggan, Tess. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CELLULOSE SYNTHASE CLASS SPECIFIC REGION IN PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS
Scheimer, Jaclyn. INTENSIVE TREATMENT OF DYSARTHRIA IN AN ADULT WITH A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Schubert, Eike M.. THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS – ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES
Schulze, Fabian. CLASSIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND SIMULATION FOR INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
Schumacher, Justin D.. EPIGENETIC MODIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF NATURAL PRODUCT GENE CLUSTERS TO ENHANCE DRUG DISCOVERY FROM BACTERIA
Scott, Emily. SOCIAL NETWORKS AND STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS: THE RI SHORELINE CHANGE SPECIAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Scott, Tabetha Juliann. HABITABILITY OF ULTRABASIC, SERPENTINITE-ASSOCIATED WATERS FROM COAST RANGE AND PHILIPPINES OPHIOLITES