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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Unger, Julia
. IS IT FREEDOM YOU WANT?: FEMINIST MORMON HOUSEWIVES “DEAR FMH” COLUMN AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE ETHICS OF CARE IN AMERICAN WOMEN’S ADVICE COLUMNSValentin, Patricia
. ASSESSING WELL-BEING IMPACTS OF SARGASSUM EVENTS IN PUERTO RICOVieira, Julia J.
. BEE VISITATION TO THREE CLOVER SPECIES (TRIFOLIUM SPP.), COMMON SELFHEAL (PRUNELLA VULGARIS) AND CREEPING THYME (THYMUS SERPYLLUM)Wagstrom, Lilith
. THE TREE-DEPTH AND CRITICALITY OF UNICYCLIC GRAPHSWallace, Thomas Kinser
. ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT HARD TICKS AND ASSOCIATED IXODES-BORNE PATHOGENS IN RHODE ISLANDWang, Shuang
. VARIABLE SELECTION AND ESTIMATION IN BAYESIAN CAUSAL MEDIATION ANALYSISWhaling, Isabel C.
. EVOLUTION OF COASTAL BARRIER SYSTEMS IN SOUTHWESTERN RHODE ISLAND IN RESPONSE TO STORMS AND ANTHROPOGENIC FORCINGYanishevsky, Tatyana
. CARBON FILTER EFFICIENCY IN REMOVING PFAS FROM DRINKING WATER IN BARNSTABLE, MAYonchak, Alexander
. DEVELOPMENT OF TARGETED DRUG COMBINATIONS BLOCKING MULTI-DRIVER ONCOGENESISYoung, Jordan E.
. POSITIVE FEEDING PRACTICES, TOTAL FRUIT INTAKE, TOTAL VEGETABLE INTAKE, AND OVERALL DIET QUALITY IN CHILDREN OF ETHNICALLY AND RACIALLY DIVERSE FAMILIESZhang, Ke
. CALDICELLULOSIRUPTOR BESCII GENOME-SCALE METABOLIC MODEL SERVES AS A PLATFORM TO REVEAL THE STRATEGIES TO INCREASE ETHANOL AND 2,3-BUTANEDIOL PRODUCTIONZhang, Ke
. POWER AND SAMPLE SIZE CALCULATIONS FOR EVALUATING SPILLOVER EFFECTS IN NETWORKS WITH NON-RANDOMIZED INTERVENTIONSTheses/Dissertations from 2022
Ameral, Natalie
. ASSESSING HORSESHOE CRAB (LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS) POPULATION STRUCTURE WITHIN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLANDBaez, Daniel
. CHANGES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE FOLLOWING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS IN SMOKERS WITH AND WITHOUT COPDBailey, Paige
. HOME GROWN: AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF HOME-METHODS OF MOLD REMOVAL ON TEXTILE SUBSTRATESBell, Katherine Elizabeth
. Seasonal hypoxia impacts nutrient fluxes and microbial communities in Narragansett Bay sedimentsBeshara-Flynn, Kevin
. Trade-offs among signal correlation, SNR, and number of snapshots for direction of arrival estimation using sparse arraysBottenus, Tyson
. Equity Impacts of Offshore WindBouchard, Kelly Lynn
. MATERNAL EXPERIENCES OF DISCUSSING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING IN PRIMARY CAREBruckner, Mark
. Proof of Concept Prototype for a Phased Array Radar with In-Sensor Neural Network PreprocessingBuglio, Matthew S.
. MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF CONSTITUENT MATERIALS USED IN PLAIN WEAVE NYLON REINFORCED INFLATABLE DROP STITCH STRUCTURESBurke, Noah Alexander
. WIRELESS TEMPERATURE SENSING USING TRANSIENT SINTERING BEHAVIOR OF GLASS CERAMICSCao, Wenqiu
. Estimating Optimal Treatment Regimes using Pairwise ComparisonCarney, Sarah
. The Home Literacy Environment's Effect on Language and Literacy Outcomes in Monolingual and Bilingual First and Second Grade StudentsCarper, Mary
. DIVING IN: LEARNING BEST PRACTICES FROM BELIZE’S MANAGED ACCESS PROGRAM FISHERIES POLICYCasteel, Isabella
. SHEAR WAVE INVERSION USING FIBER-OPTIC DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING ON THE SEAFLOORCeres, Emma
. CHILDHOOD MEDICAL TRAUMA AND ITS EFFECT ON EMERGING ADULT MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMESChaloux, Nicholas P.
. APPLYING NEW METHODS IN RAPID PROTOTYPING TO ADVANCE LOW-COST DEEP-SEA EXPLORATIONCirella, Stephen M. Jr.
. EXAMINING EATING BEHAVIOR, BODY IMAGE, AND SOCIAL IDENTITY AMONGST NCAA STUDENT-ATHLETESClark, Austin
. AUTOMATED EXTRACTION OF FASTENERS USING DIGITAL TWIN ROBOTICS SOFTWARE AND DCNN VISION SYSTEMConley, Elizabeth
. ANGLER’S SENSE OF PLACE AS AN INDICATOR FOR PERCEPTIONS OF VULNERABILITY AND LIFE SATISFACTION RELATIVE TO SHIFTING STOCK DISTRIBUTIONSDeeb, Sandra
. Measuring and Modeling Turbulence Using Particle Image Velocimetry and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics; Applications to External FlowsDunton, Katie Lynn
. Differentiation of glutamatergic cortical neurons into transcriptionally defined subtypes during motor trainingEastus, Caroline
. FIVE YEAR CHANGES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL IN SMOKERS WITH AND WITHOUT CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASEElkus, Jenny
. Transnational Construction Site: Building American/Buying Chinese at the Panama Canal, 1885-1887Fateiger, Anna R.
. A SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE AMERICAN WOODCOCKFerreira, Dylan
. POPULATION MONITORING OF WHITE-TAILED DEER IN RHODE ISLANDFrink, Travis
. ENHANCED DEEP TEMPLATE-BASED OBJECT INSTANCE DETECTIONGezer, Emir Cem
. A Generic Guidance Navigation and Control Framework For Marine VehiclesGilboa, Roy
. DESIGN AND SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION OF A LOW-COST USV FOR COASTAL OBSERVATIONGjergji, Mikel
. Graph Learning from code for Heterogeneous Device MappingGraham, Kendra
. SWIMMERS’ BICEPS AND TRICEPS BRACHII ACTIVATION AND ELBOW ANGLE IN SWIMMERS WITH AND WITHOUT SHOULDER PAINGroetsch, Felix
. Assessing the impact of subaerial vegetation to mitigate coastal erosion during extreme stormsHaskell, Hannah
. DO ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT CONCENTRATIONS OF MICROPLASTICS POSE A THREAT TO THE EASTERN OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA?Heer, Maximilian Jakob
. Parallelized implementation of a Genetic Algorithm on a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) to provide heuristic solutions for the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (CVRP)Hill, Nicholas
. Bioconcentration of PFAS from AFFF Environmental Exposure: Evidence of Precursor Bioaccumulation in Fathead MinnowsHiltz, Jessica Marie
. EXPERT ELICITATION REGARDING EFFECTIVENESS OF RECENT NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE PROTECTION AGREEMENTHunter, Justin C.
. DEVELOPING A NOVEL SMALL-SCALE TEST TO PREDICT LARGE-SCALE EXPLOSIVITYJacobs, Derek
. PREDICTING PAIN PRESENCE IN ICU PATIENTS USING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALSJanoudi, Fidaa
. Predicting Carbon Stocks in Tidal Marsh SoilsJohnson, Casey L.
. CONTROL OF VARROA DESTRUCTOR USING POWDERED SUGAR AND HEATJohnson, Chloe Nicole
. DISTRIBUTION OF WOOD TURTLE (GLYPTEMYS INSCULPTA) POPULATIONS IN RHODE ISLANDKelly, Daniel
. TREPROSTINIL IMPROVES HEPATIC CYTOCHROME P450 METABOLISM DURING RENAL ISCHEMIA REPERFUSION INJURYKennedy, Rogan Daniel
. INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF WEAVE GEOMETRY ON THE MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF WOVEN FABRICSKenyon, Emily
. A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF ADOLESCENT CANNABIS USE AND RELATED PEER FACTORS OVER 12 MONTHSKiefer, Reina
. FROM CHILDHOOD ABUSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT: ALEXITHYMIA AND RISK PERCEPTION AS SERIAL MEDIATORSLachance, Alex
. Using Centered Kernel Alignment for Understanding and Pruning Neural NetworksLamy, Eric
. PREDICTORS OF EPI PROCOLON UTILIZATIONLee, Zachary A.
. THE EFFECTS OF AUDITORY PREDATION RISK CUES ON CATERPILLAR GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND FITNESSLeger, Matthew A.
. PERFORMANCE OF CURVED ALUMINUM STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONSLeone, Alexa
. PREDICTING MORPHODYNAMIC LONG-TERM CHANGES ALONG THE SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND SHORELINE IN THE NEXT DECADESLyons, Kaitlyn
. EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF MUSCLE ASYMMETRY ON PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMENMadsen, Bastian A.
. PERFORMANCE OF FLAT ALUMINUM STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO IN-CONTACT UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONSMartinez, Julianna
. Effects of Marine Environments on the Mechanical Response of Polymeric CoatingsMartin-Jourdenais, Luke Norman
. ESTIMATING TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND EMISSIONS OF RECYCLABLES IN RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPALITIES USING A GIS, ROUTING MACHINE, AND GENETIC ALGORITHMMartins, Alexia
. RAPID AUTOMATIZED NAMING (RAN) AND REAL WORD READING FLUENCY: AN EYE-TRACKING STUDYMendillo, Nick
. THE ALICE ATOM COMPENDIUMMeyer, Laura
. COASTAL INUNDATION DUE TO SEA LEVEL RISE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE BARRINGTON BRIDGE, BRISTOL COUNTY, RIMichel, Rebecca
. THE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE AND ANXIETYMikhalyuk, Irena
. VALIDITY OF DSM-5 CROSS CUTTING SYMPTOM MEASURE AS IMPLEMENTED IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SETTINGSMurray, Cameron
. REMOTE SENSING OF WATER COLOR TO ASSESS WATER QUALITY IN A CHANGING CLIMATEMussotter, Moritz
. Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Retrofitting Strategies for Residential Buildings in Rhode IslandNeville, Kaitlin
. Welding Personal Protective Equipment: Survey, Interview, and Anthropometric Measurement StudyNilsen, Daniel O.
. STAYING IN THE 90s: THE PROCESS OF NOSTALGIC CONSUMPTION THROUGH A TERROR MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKOberg, Nina
. Modeling Rhode Island Food Production Potential Under Different Production ScenariosO'del, Jenna Nadia
. DEFINING EVOLUTIONARY AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNS OF LATERAL LINE SCALE MERISTICS AMONG TELEOSTSOlearnick, Sarah
. An Exploration of Instagram as an Active Learning Tool for Gaining New Political KnowledgePanoutsopoulos, Panagiotis
. A HIGH-RESOLUTION TEMPERATURE-INDICATING PAINT SYSTEM FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTSParab, Poonam
. THE STRUCTURE, CONSTRAINTS, AND SUGGESTIONS OF THE INDIAN MEDICAL TEXTILE PRODUCT INDUSTRY WITH A FOCUS ON FABRIC MANUFACTURERSPresley, Andrew
. DECIPHERING BIOGENIC SILICA PRODUCTION TRENDS IN PICOPLANKTON OF THE SUBARCTIC NORTH PACIFIC USING NOVEL DNA BARCODING METHODSProws, Broderick
. PREDICTING NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES WITH CRY ACOUSTIC DATARathore, Surbhi
. MODEL AGNOSTIC FEATURE SELECTION FOR FAIRNESSRock, Michael
. THE QUANTIFICATION AND REDESIGN OF A GRANULAR JAMMING GRIPPER WITH INTERNAL PRINTED HYDRAULICSRossell, Valentina
. THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF A THIN METALLIC AIR-BACKED PLATE TO A NEARFIELD UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONRoss, Melodie
. A SELF-NOISE ANALYSIS OF A SEAGLIDER AUV USING A PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORSacco, Allegra
. COVID-19 VACCINATION: APPLICATIONS OF THE TTM WITH CONSIDERATION FOR MYTHS AND BARRIERSSadhu, Shejar
. CARE-PORTAL: A CLINICIAN-CENTERED DIGITAL HEALTH PORTAL FOR WEARABLE DATA ANALYTICSSchuh, Elin
. ASSESSING THE MORPHO-DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF A NEW ENGLAND BEACH-BARRIER SYSTEM TO ARTIFICIAL REEFSShahidi Masouleh, Darya
. ANALYZING LAND COVER AND LAND USE CHANGES DETECTION IN THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER BASINShepard, Emily
. DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH ADHD: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TREATMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFESierra, Teresa
. A PROTEOMIC APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING REGULATORY PATHWAYS IN NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD)Singamaneni, Anusha
. Anti-Microbial Peptide DatabaseSobus, Rebecca
. UNDER GUARD: A CASE STUDY OF THE S.S. BLACK POINT AND U-853 FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MORE COMPREHENSIVE WAR MEMORIALS AND PUBLIC EXHIBITSSong, Somang
. SATELLITE INVESTIGATION OF DRIVERS OF PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION IN A CONTINENTAL SHELF ECOSYSTEMSoulier, Colette
. ANALYZING THE DIFFERENTIAL NEWS COVERAGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND NORTH PACIFIC RIGHT WHALES: A CASE STUDY OF AGENDA SETTING, FRAMING, AND TONE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMUNICATIONSpencer, Evelyn Anna
. INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF PARASITIC APICOMPLEXANS ON THE GUT MICROBIOME OF MARINE TUNICATE CIONA INTESTINALISStark, Margaret
. PARENT-CHILD ATTACHMENT, PARENTING PRACTICES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENT SOCIAL COMPETENCE: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INCOME AMONG VULNERABLE FAMILIESStarr, Clayton K.
. THE ROLE OF FEDERALISM IN INITIATING OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPESt. Hilaire, Megan Lee
. Bulk Recycling: Density Separation Models for Mixed Plastic WasteStory, Maeve Clare
. Foundation and Structural Dynamics of the Block Island Wind Farm