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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Segal, Caroline. INTERPERSONAL SENSITIVITY, FRIENDSHIP, AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS AMONG VICTIMS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT
Sender, Maximillian. EFFECT OF SILICA NANOPARTICLE AGGRE-GATE STATE ON PICKERING EMULSION FOR-MATION AND STABILITY
Shores, Victorine. COLLEGE STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS EATING BEHAVIORS: A FORMATIVE EVALUATION
Simone, Marissa. I. FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CRYTPOHANE CAGES FOR XENON MRI II. VANADIUM CATALYZED OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF SP3 C – H BONDS TO HETEROARENES
Slader, Aaron. EVALUATION OF A SNAP-ED FAMILY MEAL BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Solomon, Farrah. MICROPLATE METHODOLOGIES APPLIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Sorensen, Donya. PREDICTORS OF SURROGATE INVOLVEMENT IN ADVANCE CARE PLANNING BEHAVIORS
Sridharan, Suboojitha. INTRODUCING SERENDIPITY IN RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE METHODS
Stander, Amy. REDOX STATUS OF FE IN SERPENTINITES OF THE COAST RANGE AND ZAMBALES OPHIOLITES
Stellfeld, Patrick. EMULSION-TEMPLATED SILICON/CARBON ANODES WITH REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE
Taetzsch, Amy. IMPACT ON NUTRITION RISK IN COMMUNITY DWELLING OBESE WOMEN WITH NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION
Tang, Stephanie. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE MATHUP CURRICULUM
Teiwes, Hanno. A PAPER‐BASED LATERAL FLOW DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF IαIP VIA ELISA
Tendhar, Thupten. INNER-PEACE AND PHYSICAL HEALTH: PEACE OF MIND AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AMONG RHODE ISLAND OLDER ADULTS
Van Asch, Patrick Cooper. PARENTAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE RHODE ISLAND EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM
Vandeputte, Elizabeth Gran. ASSESSMENT OF FOOD SAFETY HANDLING PRACTICES AT FARMERS’ MARKETS IN RHODE ISLAND
Wasserman, Staci A.. MODELING THE FOCUS OF ATTENTION AS A RANDOM PROCESS
Wei, Zhengxi. CADMIUM PROMOTES PROLIFERATION OF TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER CELLS THROUGH EGFR-MEDIATED CELL CYCLE REGULATION
Witt, Alan Nicholas. FRONTIER THEORY AND THE RECONQUISTA: THE ROLE OF LAWS IN DEFINING THE FRONTIERS OF MEDIEVAL SPAIN
Wyatt, Janan. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND STAGES OF CONSISTENT CONDOM USE IN SEXUALLY ACTIVE ADOLESCENT FEMALES
Xi, Aihong. CENTRIFUGATION-BASED ASSAY FOR EXAMINING NANOPARTICLE-LIPID MEMBRANE BINDING AND DISRUPTION
Yang, Sarah. WEDDING DRESS PURCHASE INTENTIONS OF TATTOOED BRIDES
Zimmer, Harrison. MODAL EXCITATION OF A FLEXIBLE CYLINDER UNDERGOING VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATIONS
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Adediran, Jimmy. MODIFICATION OF THE ESCHERICHIA coli NISSLE 1917 envZ GENE TO IMPROVE ITS PROBIOTIC POTENTIAL
Ahmed, Aseef H.. THE ABILITY OF POMEGRANATE TO AMELIORATE SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN AGED TRANSGENIC MICE
Airan, Ashish Gaurav. FIRST PRINCIPLES, UNSTRUCTURED, DYNAMIC MODEL FOR REGULATING CO2 AND pH IN BICARBONATE BUFFERED PERFUSION BIOREACTOR
Anderson, Elizabeth Jane. Are Full-Length mRNA In Bos taurus Spermatozoa Transferred to the Oocyte During Fertilization?
Aribisala, Henry A.. IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEM
Armitano, Cortney. Effectiveness of a Surfing Intervention on Children with Disabilities
Ashmankas, Cristin. A History of Sea Ice in the Cenzoic Arctic Ocean
Aydin, Hakan. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A CLOSED-CYCLE OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM WITH SOLAR PREHEATING AND SUPERHEATING
Baffer, Brian A.. Relationship Between Small Strain Shear Modulus and Undrained Shear Strength in Direct Simple Shear
Balaban, Jordan. THE MORPHOLOGY AND BIOMECHANICS OF JAW STRUCTURES IN CHONDRICHTHYES
Barr, Simon P.. Networked Differential GPS Methods
Becker, Alissa H.. Soil Quality in Rhode Island Pastures Grazed by Different Types of Livestock
Becker, Emily Anne. The Distribution and Ontogeny of Neuromast Receptor Organs and a Comparison of Methods for Chemical Albation of the Lateral Line System in Two Cichlid Fishes
Becker, Martin. Identification of Salivary Antigens from the Deer Tick Ixodes Scapularis as Novel Vaccine Candidates
Behrend, Moritz. MULTIPLE BRINE PRODUCTION AND STORAGE FACILITY LOCATION PROBLEM FOR SNOW REMOVAL
Bekke, Jillian M.. Effects of a Community-Based Tai Chi and Dietary Weight Loss Intervention on Body Composition in Obese Older Women
Bennett, Erin. Trends in the Use of Preventive Care by Women in the U. S. General Population
Beuth, Joshua M.. BODY COMPOSITION, MOVEMENT PHENOLOGY AND HABITAT USE OF COMMON EIDER ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST
Bone, Rachel Michelle. Pathological Effects of Soybean Anti-Nutritional Factors on Summer Flounder (Paralichthys Dentatus) Tissues
Bowman, Alexandrea. Using a GIS Site Suitability Analysis to Locate Springs in Mantle Units of Ophiolites
Bregnard, Thomas Andrew. EFFECTS OF POSITION AND ORIENTATION ON PAX6 UPSTREAM ENHANCERS IN CIONA INTESTINALIS
Brick, Leslie Ann Daline. Testing Theory-Based Quantitative Predictions with New Behaviors
Brown, Garrick. Green Eating and Dietary Quality in University Students
Carnevale, Daniel C.. Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Coast Range Ophiolite in California
Casagrande, David S.. REAL-TIME FEATURELESS VISUAL ODOMETRY FOR SEA FLOOR IMAGING WITH A LAGRANGIAN FLOAT
Chopy, Katelyn Patricia. A Qualitative Study of the Perceived Value of Membership in the Oley Foundation by Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Consumers
Cirello, Amanda. Phytochemicals from the Roots of Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium Corymbosum)
Clark, John. Effects of Climate Change on the Habitats of the Invasive Species Ailanthus altissima Along the Appalachian Trail
Clavet, Christopher D.. Beauveria bassiana and Elisa Determination of Neonicotinoids to Improve Management of Listronotus maculicollis
Costa, Jeffrey Michael. Cyclic Loading of Soils: A Study of Resilient Modulus and Cyclic Liquefaction
DeAngelis, Nicole. Rhode Island Aquaculturists' Perceptions of Eco-Labeling Certification Programs
DeCuollo, Samantha C.. SEPARATING THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND COMMUNITY COMPOSITION ON THE MAGNITUDE OF HETEROTROPHIC PROTIST GRAZING RATES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY
DeRensis, Thomas P.. A ROBUST LINEAR DYNAMIC POSITIONING CONTROLLER FOR A MARINE SURFACE VEHICLE
Dobling, Michael Lowell. CYCLIC RESISTANCE - SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY RELATIONSHIPS FOR MONTEREY AND CABO ROJO CARBONATE SAND
Donohue, Jessica L.. Assessment of Housing Density Impacts on Groundwater Quality: Integration of Water Quality Data into a GIS-Based Model for Estimating Groundwater Nitrate Concentrations
Drew, Jonathan M.. DESIGNING EFFECTIVE MESSAGES FOR INCREASING READINESS TO USE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION
Duarte, Ronald. Improving Performance of Data-Parallel Applications on CPU-GPU Heterogeneous Systems
Duszkiewicz, Adam. USING COMPOSITE FUELS AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR STANDARD FUELS FOR COMBUSTION
Eddy, Elizabeth N.. CHARACTERIZING THE BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES OF THE MIXED-COARSE INTERTIDAL HABITAT IN BOSTON HARBOR
Faella, John. On Performance of GPU and DSP Architectures for Computationally Intensive Applications
Feliu, Jose L.. USE OF REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (RL) FOR PLAN GENERATION IN BELIEF-DESIRE-INTENTION (BDI) AGENT SYSTEMS
Filimon, Michael A.. Site Planning and On-Board Collision Avoidance Software to Optimize Autonomous Surface Craft Surveys
Foley, Catherine M.. A Difference in Perspective: A Comparison of Ecosystem and Single-Species Focused Fisheries Management
Föllscher, Wilke. Development of a Platform for Lateral Flow Test Devices with the Capability of Using Multiple Fluids
Forbes, Timothy. Mouse HCI Through Combined EMG and IMU
Foun, Elaine. Tuning Intermolecular Interactions to Enhance Solid-State Nanopore Force Spectroscopy
Frechette, Jennifer Ann Dupont. UNDERSTANDING THE HOME LITERACY ENVIRONMENT OF A LOW-INCOME URBAN COMMUNITY
Gerbers, Roman. Development of Enhanced Lateral Flow test Devices for Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Giard, Jennifer L.. An Inversion Scheme for Shear Wave Speed Using Scholte Wave Dispersion
Gokbayrak, N. Simay. Exploring Predictors of Relapse and Maintenance Among Smokers
Gonda-King, Liahna. False Ring Formation in Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) After Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) and Elongate Hemlock Scale (Fiorinia externa) Feeding
Goni Rodrigo, Miguel Angel. THE ULTRASONIC PULSE-ECHO IMMERSION TECHNIQUE AND ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT OF PARTICULATE COMPOSITES
Gottfried, Amy E.. Fine-Scale Assessment of Habitat Characteristics of Two Cottontail Species in Southern New England
Habegger, Leigh C.. Managing Conflict and Compatibility of Use: A Case Study of Stakeholder Groups Associated with Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus) in Coastal North Carolina
Hartwell, Anne M.. A Reconstruction of δ15N of Deep Ocean Nitrate in the Past Using Pore Fluid
Henderson, M. Elisabeth. IMPACTS OF CHANGING INSHORE WATER TEMPERATURES ON PHENOLOGY AND THERMAL PREFERENCES OF FISH SPECIES
Jaffe, Ian Morrison. MYOSTATIN AND TGF-Β FUNCTION IN THE REGULATION OF MYOGENESIS IN RAINBOW TROUT (Oncorhynchus mykiss), A BASAL TELEOST
Julian, Anthony James. A Strain-Based Procedure to Screen for Wave-Induced Pore Pressure Generation in the Seabed
Kaufman, Melissa R. S.. Evaluating Ocean Model Resolution and Initialization Under Hurricane Conditions
Kelly, Donna. NICU Sodium Administration to Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: Relationships with Recommendations and Growth
Kelly, Joshua. 1891 AD Submarine Eruptive Processes and Geochemical Studies of Floating Scoria at Foerstner Volcano, Pantelleria
Kleinfeldt, Lennart Max. AN EMULSION-BASED ROUTE TO GENERATE MAGNETIC CAPSULES FOR CONCRETE APPLICATIONS
Knorr, Kelly I.. Distribution, Variability, and Trends in Wind Characteristics in New England Coastal Areas
Larson, H. Elsa. Predictors of Non-Vaccination Against Human Papillamovarius Among Us Women Aged 18-26
Lengyel, Nicole L.. Characterizing the Spread and Impacts of the Invasive Colonial Tunicate Didemnum Vexillum on Georges Bank
Letendre, Jonathan M.. The Combined Effect of Tai Chi and Weight Loss on Physical Function in Community Dwelling obese Older Wommen
Liauw, Indrawati. Examining Trends in Adolescents' Future Orientation Across 33 Years
Lockrem, Sarah. Impacts of the Financial Crisis on Luxury Apparel and Mass Apparel Companies from 2008 to 2011
Lopez, Miranda. ECOLOGY OF MENIDIA MENIDIA LARVAE IN TWO TEMPERATE ESTUARINE LITTORAL HABITATS
Lubiner, Anna G.. Locus of Control as a Predictor of Maternal Feeding Style
Mabe, Monica. Progress Monitoring for Prerequisite Social Skills: A Generalizability Study For Measure Development
Mackey, Courtney. Self-Objectification in Group Exercise Participants: The Role of Reasons for Exercise and Modality
Madanchi, Nadine. A RAPID ASSESSMENT TOOL TO ASSESS FACTORY SUSTAINABILITY
Marraccini, Marisa E.. College Students' Perceptions of Professor Bullying