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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Tharmrasan, Arthiha
. CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION - LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSTreacy, Collin P.
. TARGETED ENERGY TRANSFER IN A BISTABLE ROTARY NONLINEAR ENERGY SINKVad, Nicolas Maximilian
. TOTAL HYDROGEN EMISSIONS OF THE U.S. HYDROGEN SUPPLY CHAIN: CURRENT INVENTORY AND FUTURE PROJECTIONSVaillancourt, Robert
. RESPONSE OF FLUID FILLED DOUBLE HULL STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVE LOADINGVallaro, Michael F.
. MARKERLESS MOTION CAPTURE FOR DUAL-HANDED TELEPORTATION OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTSWellington, Kevin
. AUTOMATED ROBOTIC FASTENING OF NUTS USING FORCE FEEDBACKZarka, Kelly L.
. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN FATTY ACID STATUS AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN GHANAIAN WOMEN AT 6 MONTHS POSTPARTUM: A SECONDARY DATA ANALYSISTheses/Dissertations from 2023
Ahorklo, Reuben Mawuena Kwadzo
. Classification Models for Predicting Mouse Spinal Motoneuron Physiological Type based on their Electrical PropertiesAlbertson, Shawn
. REAL TIME PHASE RESOLVED WAVE FORECASTING FOR THE ACTIVE CONTROL OF FLOATING BODIESAltobelli, Kent H.
. PATH PLANNING FOR ROBOT NAVIGATION IN SPARSELY OBSERVABLE ENVIRONMENTSBanas, Daniel Alexander
. ANTIBIOTIC TOLERANCE IN QUIESCENT UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLIBeason, Jordan W.
. TOWARDS LOW COST REAL-TIME SEAFLOOR FEATURELESS VISUAL ODOMETRYBecker, Thomas
. NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF HYDRO- AND MORPHO-DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL REEF DESIGNSBejin, Eli
. PUTTING ON A GRAVE FACE: THE TRANSITION OF MOURNING DRESS FROM 1900 TO 1920Beyer, Robert
. HUMAN-INSPIRED VISION-BASED REACHING AND GRASPING FOR ASSISTIVE ROBOTIC ARMS WITH REINFORCEMENT LEARNINGBissonnette, Lauren
. REGIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR APPLICATION IN NEW ENGLANDCantón Leal, José Miguel
. ReBoot: A wearable sensing system for in-home Parkinon's motor assessmentsCarcieri, Alysia
. THE MODERATING ROLE OF SERVICE UTILIZATION BETWEEN NEWBORN MOTHERS FINANCIAL WORRIES AND DEPRESSIONCass, Letty
. A CASE STUDY OF WHITE SHARK TOURISM IN CAPE COD: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR A GROWING INDUSTRYCharpentier, Alexis R.
. APPLICATION OF SECONDARY CONTROL FOR MICROGRID RESILIENCEChiappelli, Julia
. DESIGNING FUNCTIONAL 3D PRINTED FURNITURE MADE FROM PLASTIC WASTE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRINCIPLESCirella, Stephen M. Jr.
. HEALTH PERCEPTIONS OF NCAA STUDENT-ATHLETESCirivello, Rowan Murphy
. ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF PHYTOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE AND COMMUNITY SIZE COMPOSITION ACROSS THERMAL REGIMES IN THE U.S. NORTHEAST CONTINENTAL SHELF ECOSYSTEMClavette, Nicholas
. A SAMPLE EFFICIENT OFF-POLICY ACTOR-CRITIC APPROACH FOR DISCRETE ACTION ENVIRONMENTSColandré, Camila
. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING UTILIZATION IN DISADVANTAGED AND NON-DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIESCousens, Virginia
. A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ROLE OF PRECIPITATION AND AIR-SEA GAS EXCHANGE OF CIRCUMPOLAR WATERS IN THE EASTERN AMUNDSEN SEA, ANTARCTICACrawley, Evan
. THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL QUALITIES ON MESSAGE COMPREHENSION AND LIKING IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRYCrowther, Savanna
. INVESTIGATING AND TESTING HISTORIC METHODS FOR THE CREATION OF IMITATION PEARLSCute, Zoe Rina
. CHRONIC ILLNESS AMONG PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE HOLDERS IN ADULTS OF POVERTY STATUSDamato, Nikol J.
. AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH FOR EVALUATING COMPLIANCE WITH VESSEL REGULATIONS TO REDUCE DISTURBANCES TO KILLER WHALES (ORCINUS ORCA)Daye, Daniel
. PREDICTING HABITAT SUITABILITY OF MIGRATORY SHARKS USING MACHINE LEARNING METHODSDay, Susan E.
. HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF A BALTIMORE ALBUM QUILT TOPDeBossu, Charlotte A.
. An Evaluation of Object Detection Algorithms Applied to Oceanographic Midwater ImageryDeFrancesco, Joey La Neve
. THE GASPEE AFFAIR: SLAVERY, TRADE, AND ELITE REBELLION IN COLONIAL RHODE ISLANDDejesus, Gianni
. A CULT CLASSIC: SNEAKER CULTURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CONSUMER BEHAVIORDeus, Lauren
. AUGMENTED REALITY FOR ADVANCED PROSTHETIC TRAINING IN NON-AMPUTEESdeWardener, Zachary Anthony
. Defining the Digital Twin for Industry 4.0Ellison, Tyler-Ann
. THE ROLE OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ON IDENTITY EXPLORATION STRATEGIES AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG EMERGING ADULT WOMENElloso, Andrew
. QUANTITATIVE RESPONSE OF METALS POST HEAT TREATMENTGaluska, Michael
. UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVE BUBBLE INTERACTION WITH A FLAT ADJACENT WATER-BACKED STRUCTUREGarrison, Julian
. HOME IS WHERE THE HABITAT IS: MODELING SHORTFIN MAKO HABITAT SUITABILITY VIA MACHINE LEARNING METHODSGartland, Lindsey
. THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN INTER-PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP QUALITY AND PATERNAL CLOSENESS AT AGE 9 ON RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AT AGE 15Girard, Rachel
. THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FAMILY DISAPPROVAL OF SUBSTANCE USE AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN ADOLESCENTSGrantham-Coogan, Nathan
. DYNAMIC BUCKLING BEHAVIOR OF 3D-PRINTED POLYMER STRUCTURESHall, Emily
. BLUE CARBON AND MICROPLASTIC SEQUESTRATION IN COASTAL HABITATS OF THE PHILIPPINESHanifah, Farrah
. LINKING TEMPERATURE OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC AND ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION (AMOC)Harkins, Shaina
. THE RESPONSE OF BENTHIC COMMUNITIES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY TO CHANGING NITROGEN INPUT AND TEMPERATUREHasan, Mennatullah
. OPIOIDS AND OPIOID USE DISORDER TREATMENT IN PREGNANCY: SPONTANEOUS ABORTION AND CHILDHOOD NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERSHernandez Valencia, Evelyn
. VALIDITY OF THE DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF ADVERSITY AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ACROSS RACE/ETHNICITY AND GENDERHumphreys, Ryan
. RECOVERING THE FULL NETWORK USING A SAMPLING BIAS ADJUSTMENT IN SAMPLED NETWORKJarvis, Timothy R.
. GREEN NATION: STATE FORESTRY AND ITS FAILURES IN THE ATLANTIC PYRENEES, 1827-1848Johnson, Alexandra
. IDENTIFICATION OF A FUNGAL PATHOGEN OF INVASIVE SWALLOW-WORTS AND EXPLORATION OF THE IMPLICATIONS FOR HYPENA OPULENTA, A BIOCONTROL AGENT OF SWALLOW-WORTSKafiKang, Maryam
. ANALYSIS OF TURKEY REOVIRUS USING MACHINE LEARNINGKennelly, Melissa Jane
. PATCHING HOLES IN FASHION HISTORY: AN INVESTIGATION INTO QUEER DESIGNER, CHESTER WEINBERG, IN HISTORICAL TEXTILE COLLECTIONS IN RELATION TO THE AIDS EPIDEMICKlassen, Angela
. NEURAL NETWORK BASED GENERATION OF RADAR HEATMAPS FOR ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (ADAS)Lawrence, Thomas
. EVALUATING THE OCEAN STATE OCEAN MODEL FOR STUDYING COASTAL DYNAMICS OF RHODE ISLAND SOUNDLeahy, Annabelle
. EXPLORATORY ANALYSES OF AMERICAN LOBSTER HABITAT PREFERENCES AND CATCHABILITY IN VENTLESS TRAP SURVEYSLeung, Michelle
. SOLVENT GELS FOR TEXTILE CONSERVATIONLi, Jessica
. Exploring CLIP Feature Vectors for Improved Out-of-Distribution DetectionLintz, Caleb
. COMPARISON OF CONCURRENT MEASUREMENT OF RAYLEIGH WAVES USING A DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSOR AND GEOPHONESLopez, Miguel Alessandro
. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF A TUBULAR FUEL ELEMENT IN THE CENTRIFUGAL NUCLEAR THERMAL ROCKETMaciolek, William
. 3D PRINTING MULTIFUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES WITH ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL CAPABILITIESMaio, Justin P.
. OPTIMIZING AUTONOMOUS MULTI-AGENT SEARCH PATTERNS USING SWARM INTELLIGENCEManetta, Joseph Vincent
. DISTRIBUTION AND VARIABILITY OF BLUE CARBON IN TIDAL MARSH SOILS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLANDManzella, Emma
. EFFECT OF WIND-WAVE MISALIGNMENT ON DRAG COEFFICIENTMcCarron, Brendan
. POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF AMORPHOUS CALCIUM CARBONATE (ACC) IN WATER TREATMENT OPERATIONSMcCormick, Declan James
. EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF AMERICAN LOBSTERS (HOMARUS AMERICANUS) IN COASTAL SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WATERSMcDonagh, Shalan
. ON THE UTILITY OF MULTI-SPECIES FORAMINIFERA-BOUND δ15N RECORDS FOR SUBTROPICAL FRONT MIGRATION ANALYSISMesquita, Pedro
. MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR MICROPLASTICS SEPARATION AND IDENTIFICATIONMiller, Andria M.
. IMPACTS OF SEASONAL VARIATIONS ON PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH AND GRAZING IN NARRAGANSETT BAYMiller, Hannah
. EFFECTS OF INSTALLATION ON THE MONOTONIC STATIC UPLIFT CAPACITY OF HELICAL ANCHORSMiller, Jami Marie
. THE IMPACT OF ARTISANAL FISHERS ON FOOD SECURITY AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IN RHODE ISLANDMorgan, Gregory
. RESPONSE OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES TO DYNAMIC AND EXTREME LOADING CONDITIONSMorris, James Michael
. INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC SENSING FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF O-RING SEALSMucci, Nicole
. Benthic nutrient fluxes response to seasonal hypoxia in coastal zonesNaguib, Merna
. ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESSNaprstek, Rebecca
. DAWN OF THE CENOZOIC: VERTEBRATE-BEARING POST-DINOSAUREXTINCTION PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF CORRAL BLUFFS, CO, USANeilitz, Stephanie
. CREATING MUSEUM CURRICULUM: ENSLAVED PEOPLE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION C. 1775-1865Neugebauer, Philipp
. GREEN ERGONOMICS: A DECADE’S CALL UNANSWERED? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEWOlogunowa, Abiodun John
. REAL-WORLD MEDICATION MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASEOtte, Leonie Samira
. ANALYSIS OF VOTE-BY-MAIL PROCESSING AND TABULATION: A TIME STUDY FROM SALT LAKE CITYParisi, Phillip M.
. FURTHERING USABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF MASSIVELY PARALLEL GAUSSIAN PROCESS REGRESSION AS APPLIED TO MULTI-BEAM SONAR DATAPauley, Elizabeth
. AN EVALUATION OF METHODS FOR HANDLING MISSING DATA IN RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS WITH OMITTED MODERATION EFFECTSPelletier, Corey
. BROOK TROUT HABITAT SELECTION AND MOVEMENT RESPONSE TO CRITICALLY HIGH TEMPERATURES IN FRAGMENTED STREAM NETWORKSPerle, Sebastian
. A MULTI-LAYER PREFETCHER INTERACTION ANALYSIS: TOWARDS AN IMPROVED PREFETCHER SYSTEM DESIGNPetit, Hannah
. EFFECTS OF MATE CHOICE ON THE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAILS (SYLVILAGUS TRANSITIONALIS)Pham, Thao Nguyen Ngoc
. CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR CLASSIFICATION TEEG AND EEGPlacido, Owen
. ADVANCED SEPTIC SYSTEMS CONTRIBUTE NITROGEN AND PER AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES TO COASTAL GROUNDWATERPotter, Michael Shawn II
. HARD CLAM (Mercenaria mercenaria L.) RESPONSE TO A WARMING ENVIRONMENT: A MESOCOSM EXPERIMENTQuevedo, Jose D.
. IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF GENETIC ALGORITHMS USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING.Rahman, Muhammad Akif
. STUDY OF ANISOTROPIC THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GAS ADSORBED TWO DIMENSIONAL COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORKSRichards, Skye
. EXAMINING THE METABOLIC REQUIREMENTS AND PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES OF ACTIVE-ASSISTED AND RECUMBENT CYCLING IN HEALTHY OLDER ADULTSRivera, Kevin
. PLANAR PASSIVE WIRELESS TEMPERATURE AND STRAIN SENSORS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONSRothstein, Melissa C.
. IMPULSIVITY FACETS ASSOCIATED WITH CO-USE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOL AND CANNABIS VIA PERCEIVED NORMSRunyan, Alexandra T.
. DEVELOPING A LOW-COST STEREO IMAGING SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE VISUAL MODELING OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTSSapronov, Alexander
. MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF GYROIDS UNDER DYNAMIC LOADSSchmidt, Sierra
. EXAMINING THE REGULATION OF THE BS21 HOMOLOGS IN FRANCISELLA TULARENSISSenerchia, Maria
. THE COPING SKILLS OF LABORATORY SCHOOL DIRECTORS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON JOB ENGAGEMENTSherlock, McKensie
. COMPACT FIBERID READER USING OPTICAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (OFDR)Simmons, Andrew
. "Fewer and Better Doctors:" Medical School Admission in the United States, 1900-1970