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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 1995 1995

Donoghue, Michael. ARMY FOR PROGRESS : THE U.S. MILITARIZATION OF THE GUATEMALAN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CRISIS 1961-1969

Elling-Dodge, Jennifer. International Management of the Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery: Is There a Need for a CITES Listing?

Fanning, Thomas C.. A Feasibility Study for the Proposed Research Golf Course and Learning Center at the University of Rhode Island

Gorman, Stephen Robert. THE EFFECTS OF METHYLENE BLUE PRETREATMENT ON GLOBAL ISCHEMIA IN THE ISOLATED RAT HEART

Greenamoyer, Jennifer M.. An Investigation of Cadmium, Copper and Nickel in the Colloidal Size Range in Seawater

Greene, Karen Ellis. Assessing the Impact of Amendment 2 to the Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan: Implications of State-by-State Quotas for Vessel Operators

Hopkins, Tina. Effectiveness of Enacting Stories Versus Discussing Art Projects to Facilitate Story Comprehension and Recall

Jain, Sangeeta. RACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITYA GIS BASED SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

Lang, Tracy E.. Implementation of Harbor Management Plans: The Next Generation of Mooring Management Incorporates GPS and GIS

Lee, Patricia. Childhood Sexual Experiences and Adult Funtioning

Martin, Daniel R.. Liability Issues in the Development of Electronic Chart Display Information Systems

Michaud, Joanne M.. BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE BOG COPPER BUTTERFLY (LYCAENA EPIXANTHE) IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND PEATLANDS: A METAPOPULATION PERSPECTIVE

Moreau, Gerard. Prediction of Exercise Behavior Using the Exercise and Self-Esteem Model

Nair, Renuka. THIRD PARTY REIMBURSEMENT OF COMPOUNDED PRESCRIPTIONS

Pereira, Jennifer A.. Rapid Rural Appraisal of Household Adaptations to the Coastal Zone of Ecuador

Peterson, Mark. U.S. International Trade Law and Practice: Is It Consistent With GATT: The U.S.-Norwegian Salmon War

Praveenkumar, Sanigepalli. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HYPERBOLIC CLASS OF TIME-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS AND REMOVAL OF CROSS TERMS

Ronan, Ann M.. Personality Type and Medical Specialty Choice

Ruscetta, Mia. For the Sake of Truth: A Discussion of Heidegger's Thought on Art

Russell, Patricia. My Cambodian Son: Another Race: Another Culture

Scappini, Robert A.. AN INDELICATE BALANCE; ECONOMIC FACTORS IN THE MILITARY CAREER OF BENEDICT ARNOLD

Sturges, Cynthia. TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND KINGSTON CAMPUS

Sullivan, Kate. North American Sea Urchin Fishery Management Strategies: Their Applicability to the Maine Green Sea Urchin Fishery

Tobin, Stacy Resler. THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS: A CASE STUDY OF A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Williams, Carl Joseph. Ocean Transport of Containerized Liner Cargo in the United States-Mexico Trade

Young, Mark K.. A POLICY ALTERNATIVE FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO ACQUIRE (AND PRESERVE) OPEN SPACE

Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

Adachi, Megumi. The Effects of Ethanol and Fatty Acids on Intrasynptosomal Calcium Concentration

Ag, Ajoykumar. Consolidation and Permeability Behavior of High Porosity Baltic Seabed Sediments

Akella, Viswanath. A Study of Compression Failure in Unidirectional Composites

Almquist, Kurt R.. Performance Analysis of Multiprocessor Disk Array Systems Using Colored Petri Nets

Al-Qasmi, Adel M.. Physico-Chemical Characterization of Shark-Fins

Alsop, Frank. An Evaluation of the Open Object-Oriented Database

Andrew, Nancy G.. Demography and Habitat Use of Desert-Dwelling Mountain Sheep in the East Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California

Aniolek, Gregg E.. Thin Film Sensors for High Performance Silicon Nitride Ceramics

Archambault, William A.. A Marina Leasing Proposal for the State of Rhode Island

Archambault, William A.. A Marina Leasing Proposal for the State of Rhode Island

Basireddy, Sureshreddy. Experimental Method of Treating the Leachate Using Various Physical Chemical Processes

Brusseau, Michael E.. ENVIRONMENTAL AND COASTAL LAND USE ANALYSIS: A PLAN TO REMEDIATE BACTERIAL POLLUTION IN RHODE ISLAND'S GREENWICH BAY

Burkholder, Gary J.. EDUCATION, ATTITUDES TOWARD GAY AND LESBIAN PERSONS, ANXIETY, AND HIV/ AIDS RISK

Carter, Elizabeth A.. Ethics and Emotions: A Comparison of Two Ethical Theories (A Critique of A.J. Ayer’s Emotivism in Light of Dietrich von Hildenbrand’s Theory of Affective Responses)

Gentile, Christopher J.. OUT OF THE COLD: A CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR ADJUSTMENT TO A POST COLD WAR SOCIETY

Iannucilli, Claudia P.. Clothing of New England Whalemen 1840-1869

Johnson-Dibb, Rebecca T.. Identification of Dyes on Textiles from RI-100 A Seventeenth Century Narragansett Burial Site

Marathe, Sudhanva R.. SYSTEMATIC STUDIES TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF VEHICLES ON THE IN VIVO DRUG DELIVERY TO THE SKIN

McCann, Jennifer. Incorporating Local Community Attitudes, Beliefs and Values, Into Coastal Zone Management Solutions: A Case Study Samana Bay, Dominican Republic

Myles, Stephen Robert. Undergraduate Student's Descriptions of Same-Gender and Cross-Gender Friendships

Palaniswamy, Suresh. FORMULATION OF AN ORAL MODIFIED RELEASEDOSAGE FORM OF AN ADRENERGIC DRUG

Pegram, Jeffrey L.. The Consequences of Gambling on Indian Reservations

Pickering, Meredith Emily. ENEMY LINES: THE ADVERSARIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND ELECTRICITY

Pimentel, Edward. A STUDY OF U.S. ROUTE 17-92 CORRIDOR, ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA

Pimplaskar, Harish K.. STUDY OF MICROENCAPSULATED PRODUCTS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR ABILITY TO PREVENT INCOMPATIBILITIES

Qanbar, Entifadh Kamal. Groundwater Flow and Seepage in the Beach Zone

Subramanya, Ravishankar. MODELING OF SHOALING AND BREAKING WAVES ON BEACHES

Taylor, James. MATHEWSON STREET URBAN DESIGN THEME DEVELOPMENT

Yatrakis, George. State Imposed Anchorage Laws: Legitimate Practice, or Unconstitutional Restriction of Navigation?

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Abrol, Vishal. Comparative Study of Parallel Multipliers Based on Recoding Techniques

Adina, Sridhar. Trace Driven Simulation of Cache Memories

Aitkenhead, Matthew. Design of Control Systems with Respect to Constrained Actuators

Allen, Jennifer L.. Heat Shock Proteins in Branchial Tissue in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

Arnold, Linda L.. Use of Invertebrates by Birds in Red Maple Forested Wetlands and Contiguous Forested Uplands in Southern Rhode Island

Baxter, Larry Patrick. DESEGREGATING SCHOOLS: FROM BROWN TO THE LITTLE ROCK CRISES 1954-1964

Bilotti, William. THE EFFECT OF THE OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1980 ON COST ISSUES RELATED TO THE PROCUREMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

Collins, Ivy-Teresa. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN PERCEIVED PHYSICAL COMPETENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, AND GENDER TRAITS IN FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Curley, Susan Loretta. Vocabulary Differences in Skilled and Less-Skilled Readers

Ding, Lin. The Effects of Sample Size, Reliability, Number of Indicators Per Factor and Estimation Method on Fit Indices

Fuller, Elizabeth Ann. Analysis of Factors Contributing to Environmental Activism: A Case Study of Beach Clean-Up Participants

Godin, Denise Anne. Career Decision-Making and Self-Esteem in College Honors Students

Gonzalez Poblete, Exequiel. Determining the Best Uses of Mangrove Areas: An Application of Dynamic Optimization to the Case of Shrimp Mariculture in Ecuador

Grant, Susan. REWRITING THE BODY POLITIC: THE ART OF ILLNESS AND THE PRODUCTION OF DESIRE IN THE DIARIES AND JOURNALS OF ALICE JAMES AND ACHSA SPRAGUE

Hart, Mary-Beth Gadzik. User Perceptions of the Environmental Quality and Governance System of Narragansett Bay

Harwood, Ronald A.. COASTAL PROCESSES, SEDIMENTATION PATTERNS, AND SEA-LEVEL RISE ALONG A BARRIER ISLAND AND UPLAND SHORELINE, NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND

Hoffman, Wesley. Conflicting Interpretations of Nietzsche's Will to Power

Howard, Galen. Denitrification and the Effects of Nitrate Dosing on Carbon and Nitrogen Pools in an Aquifer Beneath a Riparian Forest

Johnson, Donna. Gender and Attitudes Toward Casual Sex as Predictors of Risky Sexual Behavior of Undergraduates

Lee, Elaine C.. A Comparison of War-Related Stressors to Other Stressors in 5th and 7th Grade Children

Lund, Amy C.. Art and Textile Design: The Onondaga Silk Company's "American Artist Print Series" of 1947

Martin, Rosemarie A.. Latent Transition Analysis for the Stages of Change

Martin, Sean Lawrence. ENVIRONMENTAL LINKAGE FEES: The Impact Fees of the Future

Mello, Christine A.. PRESERVING THE DIAMOND BASEBALL STADIUM/BALLPARK DESIGN: CASE STUDY OF FENW A Y PARK IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Mixie, Joseph R.. The Atheist Trap, or the Argument from Design and Scientific Falsification

O'Connell, Cynthia A.. The Relationship of Birth-Order and Sex of Infant to Mothers’ Helping Behavior and Home Environment

Pino, Raquel D.. The Transtheoretical Model: An Assessment of Readiness to Change HIV-Risking Behaviors in a High-Risk Sample of Adolescents

Quattromani, Thomas L. Jr.. INDUSTRIAL SITE SURVEY FOR THE TOWN OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND

Raymond, Katherine. A LAND USE PLAN FOR NOISE COMPATIBILITY NEAR QUONSET STATE AIRPORT NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND

Reed, Gabrielle Richards. The Transtheoretical Model and Exercise Behavior: A Comparison of Five Staging Methods

Richards Reed, Gabrielle. The Transtheoretical Model and Exercise Behavior: A Comparison of Five Staging Methods

Spizuoco, William J.. PRO-ACTIVE MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION, AND APPORTIONMENT OF CONJUNCTIVE WATER USES IN THE CHIPUXET AQUIFER AND RIVER

Taylor, David Hagan. Gentrification of the Inshore Finfisheries

Tsoh, Janice Yusze. Motivation and Stages of Change Among Drug Addicts in Drug Abuse Treatment Programs

Witkowski, Virginia Marueen. Study of an Endangered Species Enhancement Program in Coastal Wetlands: Public Perceptions and Management Strategies

Zhuang, Liangzhong. Source and Sink of Ammonia in the Marine Boundary Layer

Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992

Abell, Michael W.. Influence of Microhabitat on the Local Distribution of White Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) and Red-Backed Voles (Clethrionomys gapperi) in Red Maple (Acer rubrum) Swamps and Contiguous Uplands in Rhode Island

Adeyinka, Olumide Adedamola. Development of a Prototype Pavement Management System for Municipal Maintained Roads and the Integration with a Geographic Information System

Alias, Mohd Norazmi. Some Applications of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Allen, Monica. An Intellectual History of the Common Heritage of Mankind as Applied to the Oceans

Amore, Anthony R. Jr.. *Baby Shoe Tattoo*: A Film Script and Critical Preface

Andamari, Retno. The Prevelance of Disease in the Oyster Crassotrea virginica in Rhode Island

Baker, Pamela Barrick. Effects of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve (Belize) on Associated Coral Reef Finfish Populations

Balassiano, Katia. Contingency Theory: A Description of Planning Practice in Rhode Island

Beal, Christina L.. Rhode Island Marine Debris Pilot Project