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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

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

Goodwin, Caitlin C.. ASPECTS OF NESTING ECOLOGY OF THE DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN (MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN) IN RHODE ISLAND

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

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

Bowen, Beverly Ann. THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY GARDENS ON NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEIR RESIDENTS

Briody, Marjorie L.. Lilacs in November

Castro Ortiz, Carlos Alfredo. Sea Level Rise and Its Impact on Bangladesh

Colby, Suzanne M.. Handling Missing Data in Time Series Analysis

Davey, Martha Josten. Planning and Policy for Household Hazardous Wastes at the Community Level

Desautels, Denise L.. State of Rhode Island Environmental Regulatory Jurisdiction Over Native American Lands

Duncan, James Gregory. Preserving Rural Landscape in the Midst of Suburban Sprawl

Gardiner, Erika Natalie. A COMPARISON OF THE SELF-CONCEPTS OF GIFTED PRE-ADOLESCENTS AND A NON-GIFTED PEER GROUP

Giordano, Lisa Rocchio. Moral Reasoning Related to Gender and Dilemma Content

Goff, Penelope Hope. The Jeovah Imperative: Images of Incest and Blood Sacrifice in Walpole's "The Castle of Otranto" and Flannery O'Connor's "Wise Blood"

Holcombe, Staci Rae. Evaluation of Potential Wildlife Habitat in Created and Restored Freshwater Wetlands in Selected New England States

Holland, Paige Elizabeth. Impacts of the Route 25 Bypass on the Cranberry Highway in Wareham, Massachusetts

Hutchins, Eric W.. The Potential Loss of Coastal Open Space Due to the Utilization of Privately Owned Wastewater Treatment Facilities: A Case Study in Gloucester, Massachusetts

Kelley, Laura. Mitigation Banking: A Potential Tool for Port Planners

Lay, Donna L.. Bioremediation: A Developing Technology for Waste Management

Lu, Litsong. The Coping Strategies of Taiwanese Students at an American University

Meservey, George Daniel III. Mill Preservation in the Blackstone River Valley

Peebles, Myralee. A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT OF GAY AND LESBIAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Rasinski, Jeffrey Michael. Sea-Surface Temperature Related Fisheries and Resource Markets

Reinhart, Claudia Anne. Tourism Management in the Galapagos Islands: A Social Carrying Capacity Study

Schiller, Maria. Assessment of Maternal Interaction Style as a Precursor to Attachment

Vel Ross, Julie. Equity Lending Practices and Home Mortgage Foreclosure in Selected Boston Inner-City Neighborhoods

Witcher, Pheamo R.. A Study of the Providence Historic District Commission

Wolfner, Glenn D.. College Student Depression During the Persian Gulf War