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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 2000 2000

Reynolds, Candace A.. Relationship of Maternal Age to Risk Factors and Infant Outcomes for Children of Young Mothers

Rosenblatt, Adam E.. Hydric Soil Patterns in Riparian Corridors of the Glaciated Northeast: Groundtruthing the Soil Geographic Data Base (SSURGO)

Saedlo, Renee M.. THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF RHODE ISLAND'S HOUSING AUTHORITIES IN FURTHERING COMMUNITY INTEGRATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Saravia, Lydia A.. The Colors and Shadows of My Word(s)

Schroeder, Cheryl L.. Population Status and Distribution of the Harbor Seal in Rhode Island Waters

Somerville, Jessica. A Comparison of Administration Procedures for the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure: Flow-Charts vs. Pen-Switching

Storti, Deidra J.. THE WATERSHED TRAIL: MELVILLE TO THE GLEN, A GREENWAY MASTER PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

Abel, Mary Beth. Morphological Variation of Champia Parvula (C. Agardh) Harvey in Syntheic Medium with Special Attention to the Influence of Bromide

Achanta, Anand S.. Elucidation of Hot Melt Wax Coating Systems

Adeyoye, Adedeji O.. Adsorbtion of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons Contaminated Water with Granular Activated Carbon

Agostinucci, Karen Ann. The Effect of Vitamin E Supplement on Liver Mitochondrial Profiles in Mice

Ain-Ai, Anchalee. Determination and Characterization of Water, Oil and Surfacant Induced Variations in Isotropic Domains of Plurololeique CC 497 / Labrasol System

Alberg, Stephen P.. Interactive Multireslution Curve Editing Using

Audette, Charles T.. STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION ON TETRASELMIS CHUII GROWTH AND MORPHOLOGY

Brynes, Keith A.. INDEPENDENCE CENTRE MASTER PLAN

Hawkins, Christopher V.. THE LINKS BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE: COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND WOODLAWN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP (COPC)

Heumberger, Erica G.. CONSERVATION GENETICS OF THE CRETAN WILD GOAT (Capra aegagrus cretensis)

Hevey, Cheryl. Assessing Self-Efficacy Among Incarcerated Women: Scale Development and Psychemetric Properties

Hu, Maowen. CHARACTERIZATION OF A PUTATIVE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR

Kommanaboyina, Brahmaiah. REGULATION OF STABILITY OF MARKETED PHARMACEUTICALS

Macrae, Alison. RESIDENTIAL PERCEPTION OF TOURISM IN TOWNS NEIGHBORING CANCUN, MEXICO

Marsis, Elizabeth. The Foundation of Radical Ecological Philosophy in Karl Marx’s View of Nature

Martinez, Catalina M.. THE REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF THE GOOSEFISH, LOPHIUS AMERICANUS

McFadden, Janee K.. A Study of Academic Procrastination in College Students

McGovern, Douglas G.. THE ANALYSIS OF THE FORESTRY PRACTICES REFERENDA IN THE STATE OF MAINE IN 1996 AND 1997

Miller, Nicholas A.. Landscape and Habitat Predictors of Canada Warbler (Wilsonia Canadensis) and Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) Occurrence in Rhode Island Swamps

Mirsky, Elena Sylvie. Parental Socialization and the Child's Development of Internal Concepts of Self and Others

Momin, Soyal R.. THE EFFECT OF DEMOGRAPHICS AND PLAN CHARACTERISTICS ON THE COST OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN A PRIVATE THIRD-PARTY PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM

Pagliarini, John A. Jr.. TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS: A LEGAL BLUEPRINT FOR THE TOWN OF BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND

Roberts Clarke, Ivory. Predicting Smoking Cessation In Pregnant Latina and White Women

Sandorf, Jennifer A.. LAND-USE IMPACTS ON GROUND-WATER QUALITY IN A FRACTURED BEDROCK AQUIFER

Stevenson, William R. Jr.. Marine Resource Management on Anguilla: The Human Dimension

Stiles, Paula Regina. BETWEEN TWO FAITHS: THE ARABIZATION OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR DURING THE CRUSADES

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Aljain, Corrie Modell. Characterizing Enso with Nonlinear Dynamics

Allen, James H.. Isolation of the Virulence Gene(s) in the New, Live, Oral Vaccine Candidate Salmonella typhimurium SR-11 Fad

Almahayni, Jihad Z.. LogicCity: On-Line Digital Logic Simulator

Archibald, Thomas Edwin. Crack Propagation and Damage Mechanics in Particle-Matrix Composites

Benisovich, Sonya V.. ASSESSING PREDICTORS OF SMOKING CESSATION: AN APPLICATION OF SIGNAL DETECTION METHODOLOGY

Boulet, Judah. LIDOCAINE METABOLISM IN ENDOTOXIN INDUCED SEPSIS

Cameron, S. Kai. PARENT PARTICIPATION IN THE PROVIDENCE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CODE OF BEHAVIOR PROCESS

Curran, Gail M.. Relationship Between Attachment and Out-of-Home Placements in Emotionally and Behaviorally Disordered Male Adolescents

Diehl, Steven Kenneth. An Exploratory Study of Attachment Styles and Their Relationship to Emotional Intelligence in a Young Adult Population

Duarte, Cecilia Maria. Examining Cultural Identity in the Prediction of High-Risk Behavior in Latino and Latina Adolescents

Dumanli, Inayet. CHARACTERIZATION OF GELLING PHENOMENON OF A LIPID BASED FORMULATION

Gursahani, Tina. PREDICTORS OF COMPLIANCE OF AIDS PATIENTS ON PROTEASE INHIBITORS

Hooper, Sari. Short Term Memory for Tempo in a Motor Timing Experiment

Karachintsev, Andrey V.. OBSERVATIONS OF NONLINEAR WAVE SPECTRA IN OPEN OCEAN AND SHALLOW COASTAL WATERS

Lamphere, James M.. KAISER/MOSAICO NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Lutke, Jennifer M.. NORTH STONINGTON VILLAGE: ENSURING A SENSE OF PLACE

MacDaniel, R. William B.. LAND USE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS: AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE RHODE ISLAND CENTRAL LANDFILL

MacLeod, Scott C.. An Assessment of Underground Storage Tanks at Massachusetts' Public Use Airports

Mendoza, Jorge A.. A STUDY OF THE RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SOME OF THE GELS COMMONLY USED IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL, FOOD AND COSMETIC INDUSTRIES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON MICROBIAL GROWTH

Michaud, Scott Charles. EVALUATION OF DARCIAN CONTINUUM PRECEPTS FOR DESCRIBING GROUND-WATER FLOW IN A FRACTURED-BEDROCK AQUIFER

Murray, Jennifer T.. Crime Reduction in Low-Income Neighborhoods: A Strategy for Newhallville, New Haven, Connecticut

Pellerin, Rebecca J.. A Farmland Preservation Strategy for the Town of North Stonington

Plummer, Brett A.. An Application of Dynamic Factor Analysis: An Examination of Smoking Habit Strength Measures

Ragsdale, Brian L.. Developing a Theoretical and Empirical Ethnocultural Model Toward Predicting Crying Behavior in White College Women

Savetsky, Eric. REFINING LOCAL SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE GOOD DEVELOPMENT IN NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS

Scanlon, Kevin R.. Urban Design Study for Downtown Taunton, Massachusetts

Scott, Margaret K.. RADIUM-226 AS A TRACKER OF GROUND WATER INPUT TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND

Wolanski, Ronald M.. LAND USE REGULATION, TAKINGS LEGISLATION, AND THE WISE USE MOVEMENT IN SIX STATES

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

Addy, Kelly L.. Groundwater Nitrate Removal in Forested and Suburban Vegetated Riparian Wetland Soils: A Mesocosm Mass Balance Approach

Allard, Gregory. Errors in Scoring Objective Personality Tests

Alves, David. Investigations into the Causes of Early Larval Mortality in Cultured Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus L.)

Amaral, Mark. Initiating Coastal Management in Kenya and Zanzibar, Tanzania: a strategic approach

Andreozzi, Lynne M.. Maternal-Infant Interaction in Infants with Colic

Andrews, James Emery. Water Column Stratification and Mixing Events in Narragansett Bay During Winter and Spring

Beagle, Jonathan M.. WAVES OF CHANGE: WOMEN, WORK, WAR, AND WEDLOCK IN COLONIAL NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, 1750-1775

Butet, Nurlisa A.. Distribution of Quahog Larvae Along a North-South Transect in Narragansett Bay

Collins, Beth Ashman. EVALUATING URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONES AS A POLICY FOR INNER-CITY MINORITY COMMUNITIES

Cronan, Roseann Hegarty. PLANNING IN CONTROVERSY A CASE STUDY

Delvaille, Christopher. STRATEGIC PLANNING: A CASE ILLUSTRATION

Dirnberger, Kristen Anne. SHARING THE IMPACTS: ENVIRONMENT RACISM AND THE RHODE ISLAND FREIGHT RAIL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Dzurenko, Stephen Michael Jr.. DEVELOPMENT OF A REAL TIME GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TOOLBOX FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY DATA ACQUISITION, MONITORING, AND PROCESSING

Esquilin, Roberto. HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE MATUNUCK HILLS PONDS SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND

Jabba, Richard J.. SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR DETERMINING NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE

Keller, Bruce E.. IMPROVING OPEN-SPACE SUBDIVISIONS IN CHARLTON, MASSACHUSETTS: CONNECTING BACK TO THE LAND

Klein, Ilene. An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship of Leaders’ Gender to Multiple Aspects of Organizational Functioning in Community Coalitions

Kung, Hao-Ying. EFFECTS OF MOLECULAR WEIGHT, POLYDISPERSITY AND SOLUTION VISCOSITY OF CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE ON PROPERTIES AND RELEASE CHARACTERISTICS OF ASCORBYL PALMITATE MICROCAPSULES

Lee, Sharon A.. AN URBAN DESIGN STRATEGY FOR THE MAIN STREET STUDY AREA, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS

Lucht, James A.. Myths and Facts About Cluster Development: A Case Study of Two Rhode Island Towns

Maddock, Jason Edward. Development and Validation of Decisional Balance and Processes of Change Inventories for Heavy, Episodic Drinking

Martin, Elizabeth K.. THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASEBALL UMPIRES' UNIFORMS, 1846-1996

McKiernan, Kristen A.. The Effects of Practice on Auditory Vigilance Task Performance

Murray, Kathleen M.. LOCAL EFFORTS FOR GROUNDWATER PROTECTION: AN ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGIES WITHIN THE STATE AND FEDERAL CONTEXT SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND

Padgett, Rebekah Resnick. The U.S. National Marine Sanctuary Program: Effectiveness of Diver Education in the Florida Keys

Paglia, James. Enhancing Social Service to At-Risk Children

Ranaldi, Albert V. Jr.. PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS: An Examination of Current Issues Associated with Public Play Facilities

Reeve, Nancy J.. A Comparison of Continuous Performance Tasks Using Cognitive Versus Sensory Stimuli

Roy, Amrita. A STRATEGIC RECYCLING PLAN FOR U.R.I

Samokar, Heidi L.. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MAC

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

Abbott, Andrew. Design for Disassembly and Environment

Allaire, Normand Edouard. Molecular Genetic Analysis of Senescence and the Reversal of Senescence in Soybean Cotyledons [Glycine max (L.) Bass]

Andersson, Francis. Neural Network Implementation of Non Linear Control Using Radial Basis Functions

Andes, Theodore H.. Designing Products for End-of-Life

Asadorian, Eric. Applying the Concept of Recreational Specialization to Rhode Island Alliance Anglers

Asadorian, Eric. Applying the Concept of Recreational Specialization to Rhode Island Alliance Anglers

Boreri, Karla M.. A Partnership for Coral Reef Protection: A Case Study of the International Coral Reef Initiative

Brahmachari, Abhijit. Background Research snd Recommendations to Improve the Quality of Life in the City of Central Falls, Rhode Island

Cute, Kevin Robert. Limits to Private Aquaculture on Cape Cod