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Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Gray, Kyle E.. COGNITIVE AND PERCEPTUAL BARRIERS TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: LOCAL DECISION-MAKING IN RHODE ISLAND

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Grill, Garrett. THE DIETARY INTAKE OF MALE AND FEMALE BODYBUILDERS DURING COMPETITION PREPARATION

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Hallisey, Noah. DEVELOPMENT OF A ROAD MORTALITY HOTSPOT MODEL FOR AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES IN RHODE ISLAND

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Hammett, Caroline A.. REVISITING TEAM COHESION: A SYSTEMATIC MIXED METHODS APPROACH

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Heinichen, Margaret A.. INCORPORATING TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT FISH BIOENERGETICS INTO A NARRAGANSETT BAY FOOD WEB MODEL

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Heinichen, Margaret A.. INCORPORATING TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT FISH BIOENERGETICS INTO A NARRAGANSETT BAY FOOD WEB MODEL

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Henrikson, Kathryn. TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF SOX5 AND WWOX BY FANCD2

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Hou, Joyce. HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF TREPROSTINIL DURING RENAL ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY

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Howard, Thomas J. III. USING A DIGITAL APPLICATION TO REFRESH KNOWLEDGE OF ABUSE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

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Johnson, Kyle P.. TRANSIENT ANALYSIS OF THE NUSCALE POWER HELICAL-COIL STEAM GENERATOR TUBE RUPTURE USING RELAP5-3D

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Kalaidjian, Ellis. INSTITUTIONALIZING RESILIENCE: INSIGHTS FROM ASSESSMENT INITIATIVES AT SEAPORTS

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Katz, Samuel D.. CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW SEDIMENT POREWATER PASSIVE SAMPLER FOR HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS

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Keenan, Mark. DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED 17-4PH1100 SS TO SHOCK LOADING GENERATED BY PLATE IMPACT EXPERIMENTS

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Kelter, Nora-Kristin. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF 3D PRINTED AUXETIC CEMENTITIOUS CELLULAR COMPOSITES

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Kieser, Jonas. OPTIMIZING A HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM WITH A FOCUS ON OFFSHORE WIND IN THE US NORTHEAST

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Kinzinger, Janis. DESIGN OF A PLATFORM FOR INTERACTION WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES USING VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY

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Klempt, Felix N.. SIMULATION METHODS FOR WOVEN FABRIC MATERIALS SUBJECTED TO BIAXIAL LOADING

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Klepacki, Jeremy. INVESTIGATING THE BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE STRING BASS EDUCATION IN RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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LaChapelle, Lindsay Jordan. SUPPORTING PUBLIC SPEAKERS ONLINE: A VIRTUAL SPEAKING CENTER INTERVENTION

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Langan, Joseph A.. A BAYESIAN STATE-SPACE APPROACH TO IMPROVE BIOMASS PROJECTIONS FOR MANAGING NEW ENGLAND GROUNDFISH

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Lavigueur, Beatrix Anne. THE ROLE OF MATERNAL EDUCATION AND CHILD GENDER ON CHILDREN’S FINE MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT

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Leger, Rosemary. THE INITIAL RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES’ TEXTILE RECYCLING INDUSTRY TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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Lindner, Luisa. MODELLING AND ASSESSMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF A LONG-RANGE FUEL CELL POWERED AIRCRAFT

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Little, Matthew. A NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROLLER FOR A WALL-ROLLING FULLY ACTUATED UAV

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Machado, Lauren. THE SUSTAINABLE JEWELRY CONTEXT IN BRAZIL

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Manz, Maria H.. WHO’S MINDING THE MAKOS? APPLICATIONS OF MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND HABITAT UTILIZATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF SHORTFIN MAKO SHARK AND INTERSECTION WITH OFFSHORE ENERGY EXPLORATION

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Maragkopoulou, Kassandra. DIGITAL MEDIA AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN KINDERGARTEN

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Masseloux, Juliana. FOREST STRUCTURE SHAPES TROPICAL TERRESTRIAL AND ARBOREAL MESOMAMMAL COMMUNITIES UNDER MODERATE DISTURBANCE

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McCooey, Christopher. PROCEDURAL GENERATION OF GAME-WORLDS

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McCool-Guglielmo, Emma C.. IMPACT OF FACILITIES LAYOUT METHODS ON IN-PERSON ELECTIONS: A THEORETICAL EXPLORATION

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McManus, Kelly. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN US17 IN 30S RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT ASSEMBLY

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Milley, Courtney. THE EFFECTS OF MESSAGE FRAMING ON RESPONSE TO PLASTIC REDUCTION POLICIES

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Monahan, Kathleen. TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL FOR EXERCISE: MEASURE REDEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSING THE ROLE OF BARRIERS IN A DIVERSE POPULATION

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Morales-McDevitt, Maya Erin. THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE: NEUTRAL PFAS IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR

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Mullens, Ryleigh. TRANSFORMING CAMPUS FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH AGROECOLOGY: PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE

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Murphy, Corey. SMALL DUAL-CHANNEL WATERJET PROPULSION MODULE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

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Musella, Katharine E.. THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AS A MEDIATOR IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND SOCIAL ANXIETY

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Nash, Melanie. SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGES IN NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER FISHERIES: POLICY, PERSPECTIVE, AND COMMUNITY IN MIDCOAST MAINE

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Pascuzzi, Emma. ADOLESCENT AND ADULT PERSONALITY AND RELATIONSHIP FACTORS AS PREDICTORS OF ADULT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP QUALITY

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Perera, Rupasinghe Thivanka. A PHD FILTER BASED RELATIVE LOCALIZATION FILTER FOR ROBOTIC SWARMS

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Potvin, Jacquelyn. FORMATIVE EVALUATION OF A STEAM AND NUTRITION EDUCATION SUMMER PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH

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Proffitt, Lisa. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH DEFICITS AND ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION

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Quiroz Santos, Esther. SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT: AN EXAMINATION OF HEALTH DISPARITIES

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Rahmani, Negar. ANALYZING HSP104 CHAPERONE FUNCTION IN DISASSEMBLY OF AMYLOID AGGREGATES IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE YEAST MODEL SYSTEM

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Raudales, Alexa. EMOTION DYSREGULATION IN NON-SUICIDAL SELF-INJURY FOLLOWING POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS

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Ravichandran, Vignesh. WEAR-IOTEX: WEARABLE E-TEXTILE GLOVE KIT FOR IN-HOME PARKINSON'S MOTOR ASSESSMENT

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Reich, Charlotte. ANALYSIS OF HYSTERETIC DAMPING IN AXIALLY LOADED PILES

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Rhoads, Alexandria C.. PASSIVE ACOUSTICS AS A SENTINEL INDICATOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AT A COLD-WATER CORAL REEF

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Ricci, Matthew T.. TEMPERATURE-COMPENSATED STRAIN GAUGES USING METALSEMICONDUCTOR NANOCOMPOSITES

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Rivera, Kimberly. RETHINKING HABITAT AND HOW WE STUDY HUMAN-WILDLIFE RELATIONSHIPS

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Roberts, Nicole. FROM CATCH TO CONSUMPTION: FOOD SECURITY DYNAMICS IN AN INDONESIAN FISHING COMMUNITY

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Schicho, Jamie. Measurement of the Free Surface in the Wake of a Submerged Foil

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Shah, Kanya K.. REAL-WORLD UTILIZATION AND EXPENDITURE OF TOP-DOWN AND STEP-UP THERAPY IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

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Skaden, Janelle E.. NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF COASTAL EROSION AND RECOVERY DURING AND FOLLOWING STORM EVENTS

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Stahl, Angela. IDENTIFYING NOVEL ISOTOPIC TRACERS OF MARINE PRIMARY PRODUCERS TO STUDY FOOD WEB CARBON CYCLES

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Strock, Jacob P.. INVESTIGATING LONG-TERM PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY USING BAYESIAN MULTIVARIATE DYNAMIC LINEAR MODELS

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Tanzer, Joshua Ray. RELIABILITY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL VALIDITY: BAYESIAN PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS AND GROUP COMPARISON

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Tauchnitz, Stefan. APPLICATION OF DISTRIBUTED CONTAINMENT CONTROL TO MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEMS

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Terpis, Kristina Xenia. A PHYLOGENOMIC APPROACH TO EXPLORE PHOTOSYNTHETHIC STRAMENOPILE EVOLUTION

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Thiele, Niklas. SIMULATION BASED EVALUATION OF PALLET MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY

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Thompson, Lauren. EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING IN COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH COMORBID ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS

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Vega, William. EFFECTS OF IDENTITY STYLES AND INSECURE ATTACHMENT DIMENSIONS ON INTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS

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Wampole, Erin M.. EXAMINING ANTHORPOGENIC PRESSURES ON MADGASCAR CARNIVORANS

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Williams, Kayla N.. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM IN ADDRESSING OCEAN NOISE EFFECTS ON MARINE MAMMALS

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Zeyl, Gabrielle. IS PARENT REPORT OF BILINGUAL CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT AS VALID AS WE THINK?

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Addison, Erika. PHYSICOCHEMICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CYANOBACTERIA OXIDATION WITH FE(VI)

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Aguero Barrantes, Mariela. POST-SUBCULTURAL GROUPS IN COSTA RICA: MUSIC SCENES, THE UNDERGROUND, AND CLOTHING STYLES DURING THE 1990s

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Aiello, Gabriella M.. SYNTHETIC SCENE BASED OBJECT DETECTION: CAN YOU TRAIN NEURAL NETWORKS WITH SYNTHETICALLY GENERATED DATA TO RECOGNIZE REAL OBJECTS FOR MANUFACTURING?

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Alam, Shajratul. ANALYSIS OF MISSING DATA IN MARINE DISSOLVED OXYGEN TIME SERIES USING DYNAMIC LINEAR MODELS

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Angelino, Domenic. A COMPARISON OF OPEN AND CLOSED CHAIN KNEE EXTENSION EXERCISES ON PATTERNS OF QUADRICEPS HYPERTROPHY

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Bailey, Beth A.. AN EXAMINATION OF GOLF MAGAZINES FOR HEALTH BELIEF MODEL APPLICATIONS AND SKIN CANCER PROTECTION ADVICE

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Basaly, Veronia. PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID (PFOS) AS A POTENTIAL RISK FACTOR FOR LATE-ONSET ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

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Beatty, Avery. THE EFFECTS OF EARLY CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE ON SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC COMPETENCE IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD

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Bowen, Sarah. NATIVE AMERICAN MARINE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND PRE AND POST CONTACT

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Brandes, Jennifer. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ARTIFICIAL REEF TO PROTECT THE SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND SHORELINE

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Brysch, Dominik Rüdiger Daniel. ATTRACTIVENESS OF CARBON REMOVAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONSUMERS IN GERMANY AND THE USA

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Buglio, Ryan A.. CHARACTERIZATION OF DROP-STITCH CONSTITUENT MATERIALS AND INFLATED PANEL RESPONSE

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Bujanov, Sergio. TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE FOR PARTIALLY AUTOMATED VEHICLES IN THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY

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Camm, Jacqueline Hilary. INVESTIGATING THE INHIBITORY PROPERTIES OF CANDIDATE PROBIOTICS TOWARDS VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS

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Cantres-Velez, Juan A.. CELL CYCLE-REGULATION OF THE FANCD2 PROTEIN VIA CDK-MEDIATED S592 PHOSPHORYLATION

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Carney, Jessica. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPTICAL SIGNATURES OF COCHLODINIUM POLYKRIKOIDES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND

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Catanzaro, Marjana. SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRENDS OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND

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Constant, Matthew. ANALYZING THE PERFORMANCE IMPACT OF PARALLEL LATENCY IN THE PIPELINE

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Costa, Kasie. PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BANS IN RHODE ISLAND

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Cres, Cecile. TAXONOMIC PROFILING OF METAGENOMIC READS USING DEEP LEARNING

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Cullen, Lindsay. STUDY OF ‘DEEP’ HELICAL ANCHOR GROUPS IN SAND

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Domogala, Kelly L.. HIGHLIGHTING FIT ISSUES OF WELDING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THROUGH ANTHROPOMETRY

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Donohue, Brandon. “THE ‘REAL COST’ OF CAMPAIGNS: ENDS CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVENESS IN TERMS OF AWARENESS AND CONTENT”

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Falter, Carl Constantin. ENHANCED VISUAL BRIDGE INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR AN IMPROVED BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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Feen, Melanie. CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE CORRECTIONS FROM A RAPID-PROFILING, AUTONOMOUS WIREWALKER

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Fenderson, Madeleine. CONSTRUCTING COOPERATION FROM THE SEABED UP: ASSESSING COMMERCIAL FISHERS’ PREFERENCES ON THE DESIGN OF OFFSHORE WIND FARMS

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Flesser, Morten. ANALYSIS OF THE TRAFFIC FLOWS CAUSED BY THE KINGSTON CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

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Fontaine, Dillon T.. EFFECTS OF LONG TERM DEEP-SEA IMMERSION ON THE MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

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Frawley, Abigail E.. THE EFFECTS OF ANTIOXIDANT SUPPLEMENTATION, MIGRATORY SEASON, AND FLIGHT TRAINING ON KEY COMPONENTS OF THE ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEM OF MIGRATORY EUROPEAN STARLINGS (STURNUS VULGARIS)

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Gardner, Michael. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF AN ARTIFICIAL REEF TO MITIGATE COASTAL EROSION USING THE PHASE RESOLVING WAVE MODEL FUNWAVE

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Gauthier, Daniel L.. AUTOMATED GENERATION OF DETAILED PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENT FEEDBACK

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Georgio, Allisa. PRENATAL VITAMIN USE IN RHODE ISLAND ACCORDING TO WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) PARTICIPATION

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Goldstein, Silvi C.. VALIDATION AND APPLICATION OF AN ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEM SCALE FOR AMERICAN INDIAN ADOLESCENTS: RACE MODERATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND ALCOHOLRELATED PROBLEMS

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Graham, Clayton Lee. THE INFLUENCE OF PRE-MIGRATORY BODY COMPOSITION AND HABITAT QUALITY ON FALL MIGRATION IN THE AMERICAN WOODCOCK (SCOLOPAX MINOR)

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Green, Elaine. THE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND ANXIETY