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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 2014 2014

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

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

Sun, Qihua. TUMOR-PENETRATING ACETALATED DEXTRAN NANOPARTICLES CAPABLE OF TANDEM DELIVERY OF AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER

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

Yang, Si. A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF ZERO-INFLATED DATA ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATION IN HEALTH SURVEYS

Zhu, Liwei. IDENTIFICATION OF SECONDARY METABOLITE GENE CLUSTERS OF BACTERIA FROM SOUTH PACIFIC GYRE SUBSEAFLOOR SEDIMENT

Zimmer, Harrison. MODAL EXCITATION OF A FLEXIBLE CYLINDER UNDERGOING VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATIONS

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 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