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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 2022 2022

Haskell, 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 Minnows

Hiltz, Jessica Marie. EXPERT ELICITATION REGARDING EFFECTIVENESS OF RECENT NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE PROTECTION AGREEMENT

Hunter, Justin C.. DEVELOPING A NOVEL SMALL-SCALE TEST TO PREDICT LARGE-SCALE EXPLOSIVITY

Jacobs, Derek. PREDICTING PAIN PRESENCE IN ICU PATIENTS USING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS

Janoudi, Fidaa. Predicting Carbon Stocks in Tidal Marsh Soils

Johnson, Casey L.. CONTROL OF VARROA DESTRUCTOR USING POWDERED SUGAR AND HEAT

Johnson, Chloe Nicole. DISTRIBUTION OF WOOD TURTLE (GLYPTEMYS INSCULPTA) POPULATIONS IN RHODE ISLAND

Kelly, Daniel. TREPROSTINIL IMPROVES HEPATIC CYTOCHROME P450 METABOLISM DURING RENAL ISCHEMIA REPERFUSION INJURY

Kennedy, Rogan Daniel. INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF WEAVE GEOMETRY ON THE MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF WOVEN FABRICS

Kenyon, Emily. A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF ADOLESCENT CANNABIS USE AND RELATED PEER FACTORS OVER 12 MONTHS

Kiefer, Reina. FROM CHILDHOOD ABUSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT: ALEXITHYMIA AND RISK PERCEPTION AS SERIAL MEDIATORS

Lachance, Alex. Using Centered Kernel Alignment for Understanding and Pruning Neural Networks

Lamy, Eric. PREDICTORS OF EPI PROCOLON UTILIZATION

Lee, Zachary A.. THE EFFECTS OF AUDITORY PREDATION RISK CUES ON CATERPILLAR GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND FITNESS

Leger, Matthew A.. PERFORMANCE OF CURVED ALUMINUM STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS

Leone, Alexa. PREDICTING MORPHODYNAMIC LONG-TERM CHANGES ALONG THE SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND SHORELINE IN THE NEXT DECADES

Lyons, Kaitlyn. EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF MUSCLE ASYMMETRY ON PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN

Madsen, Bastian A.. PERFORMANCE OF FLAT ALUMINUM STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO IN-CONTACT UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS

Martinez, Julianna. Effects of Marine Environments on the Mechanical Response of Polymeric Coatings

Martin-Jourdenais, Luke Norman. ESTIMATING TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND EMISSIONS OF RECYCLABLES IN RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPALITIES USING A GIS, ROUTING MACHINE, AND GENETIC ALGORITHM

Martins, Alexia. RAPID AUTOMATIZED NAMING (RAN) AND REAL WORD READING FLUENCY: AN EYE-TRACKING STUDY

Mendillo, Nick. THE ALICE ATOM COMPENDIUM

Meyer, Laura. COASTAL INUNDATION DUE TO SEA LEVEL RISE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE BARRINGTON BRIDGE, BRISTOL COUNTY, RI

Michel, Rebecca. THE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE AND ANXIETY

Mikhalyuk, Irena. VALIDITY OF DSM-5 CROSS CUTTING SYMPTOM MEASURE AS IMPLEMENTED IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SETTINGS

Murray, Cameron. REMOTE SENSING OF WATER COLOR TO ASSESS WATER QUALITY IN A CHANGING CLIMATE

Mussotter, Moritz. Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Retrofitting Strategies for Residential Buildings in Rhode Island

Neville, Kaitlin. Welding Personal Protective Equipment: Survey, Interview, and Anthropometric Measurement Study

Nilsen, Daniel O.. STAYING IN THE 90s: THE PROCESS OF NOSTALGIC CONSUMPTION THROUGH A TERROR MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

Oberg, Nina. Modeling Rhode Island Food Production Potential Under Different Production Scenarios

O'del, Jenna Nadia. DEFINING EVOLUTIONARY AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNS OF LATERAL LINE SCALE MERISTICS AMONG TELEOSTS

Olearnick, Sarah. An Exploration of Instagram as an Active Learning Tool for Gaining New Political Knowledge

Panoutsopoulos, Panagiotis. A HIGH-RESOLUTION TEMPERATURE-INDICATING PAINT SYSTEM FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS

Parab, Poonam. THE STRUCTURE, CONSTRAINTS, AND SUGGESTIONS OF THE INDIAN MEDICAL TEXTILE PRODUCT INDUSTRY WITH A FOCUS ON FABRIC MANUFACTURERS

Presley, Andrew. DECIPHERING BIOGENIC SILICA PRODUCTION TRENDS IN PICOPLANKTON OF THE SUBARCTIC NORTH PACIFIC USING NOVEL DNA BARCODING METHODS

Prows, Broderick. PREDICTING NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES WITH CRY ACOUSTIC DATA

Rathore, Surbhi. MODEL AGNOSTIC FEATURE SELECTION FOR FAIRNESS

Rock, Michael. THE QUANTIFICATION AND REDESIGN OF A GRANULAR JAMMING GRIPPER WITH INTERNAL PRINTED HYDRAULICS

Rossell, Valentina. THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF A THIN METALLIC AIR-BACKED PLATE TO A NEARFIELD UNDERWATER EXPLOSION

Ross, Melodie. A SELF-NOISE ANALYSIS OF A SEAGLIDER AUV USING A PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITOR

Sacco, Allegra. COVID-19 VACCINATION: APPLICATIONS OF THE TTM WITH CONSIDERATION FOR MYTHS AND BARRIERS

Sadhu, Shejar. CARE-PORTAL: A CLINICIAN-CENTERED DIGITAL HEALTH PORTAL FOR WEARABLE DATA ANALYTICS

Schuh, Elin. ASSESSING THE MORPHO-DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF A NEW ENGLAND BEACH-BARRIER SYSTEM TO ARTIFICIAL REEFS

Shahidi Masouleh, Darya. ANALYZING LAND COVER AND LAND USE CHANGES DETECTION IN THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER BASIN

Shepard, Emily. DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH ADHD: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TREATMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE

Sierra, Teresa. A PROTEOMIC APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING REGULATORY PATHWAYS IN NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD)

Singamaneni, Anusha. Anti-Microbial Peptide Database

Sobus, 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 EXHIBITS

Song, Somang. SATELLITE INVESTIGATION OF DRIVERS OF PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION IN A CONTINENTAL SHELF ECOSYSTEM

Soulier, 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 COMMUNICATION

Spencer, Evelyn Anna. INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF PARASITIC APICOMPLEXANS ON THE GUT MICROBIOME OF MARINE TUNICATE CIONA INTESTINALIS

Stark, Margaret. PARENT-CHILD ATTACHMENT, PARENTING PRACTICES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENT SOCIAL COMPETENCE: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INCOME AMONG VULNERABLE FAMILIES

Starr, Clayton K.. THE ROLE OF FEDERALISM IN INITIATING OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE

St. Hilaire, Megan Lee. Bulk Recycling: Density Separation Models for Mixed Plastic Waste

Story, Maeve Clare. Foundation and Structural Dynamics of the Block Island Wind Farm

Sundermann, Leon. MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF LEAN AND GREEN MANUFACTURING PRACTICES ON THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

Swanberg, Jamie Vittoria. Unmasking Covid-19: The Pandemics Effect on Mental Health Through the Lens of Social Media

Thomas, Emmanuel D.. EXAMINING THE PROXIMAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGIOUS COPING AND DEPRESSION AMONG TRAUMA-EXPOSED ADULTS

Thomas, Kate. FREQUENCY OF FOOD CRAVINGS IN ADULTS CONSUMING ANIMAL- OR PLANT-BASED DIETS

Torrey, Kara. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF MAPLE (Acer saccharum) SAP WATER

Trickett, Justin. TRANSLATION AND VALIDATION OF MYELOID DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELL PROTEOMIC TARGETS IN LIVER AND LUNG TUMORS

Ummie, Sabah. RISE ABOVE: A PATIENT-CENTERED WEB-BASED INTERVENTION FOR REDUCING INTERNALIZED STIGMA IN PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY

Unkelbach, Wilhelm. Numerical Analysis of Thermal Distributions and Localized Melting in Solids

Urbanski, Kaitlin M.. TAKING STOCK: ASSESSING RHODE ISLAND RECREATIONAL ANGLER CONSERVATION ETHIC AND COASTAL IDENTITY

Varkonyi, Elizabeth. BUMBLE BEES (BOMBUS SPP.) OF RHODE ISLAND: RELATIVE ABUNDANCE, DIVERSITY, AND FLORAL VISITATION

Viscione, Elizabeth-Ann Rando. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUBJECTIVE ORGASM EXPERIENCE IN SEXUALLY ACTIVE WOMEN

Waltz, Nicholas. AN EVALUATION OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ACQUISITION OF NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION A SURVEY BASED APPROACH

White, Anthony J.. MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF PLAIN WEAVE NYLON REINFORCED DROP-STITCH INFLATABLE PANELS

Williams-O'Donnell, Katherine E.. THE 1697 PROJECT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY SURROUNDING A SET OF PATCHWORK BLOCKS

Willuhn, Caroline. ADDITION OF NANOPARTICLES TO ENHANCE THE IONIC CONDUCTIVITY OF A PEO-BASED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE

Wulandari, Ita. SEDIMENTARY ACCUMULATION OF BLACK CARBON ON THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES

Yanoff, Callan J.. OPINIONS ON THE HALFSHELL: EXAMINING PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT

Zheng, Zian. CHARACTERIZING GAME-PLAY STYLES IN NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Adhikari, Neeraj. GRAPH PLAYGROUND: A PEDAGOGIC TOOL FOR GRAPH THEORY AND ALGORITHMS

Akanji, Toyosi. AN IN VITRO INVESTIGATION OF THE STABILITY AND PERMEABILITY OF PHYTOCANNABINOIDS FOR SKINCARE FORMULATIONS

Amani, Ali. DATA DIMENSIONALITY REDUCTION THROUGH CLUSTER TREES AND MANIFOLD LEARNING

Awkerman, Nathaniel. VIBRIO CORALLIILYTICUS RE22 TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEMS CONTRIBUTE TO TEMPERATE CORAL LYSIS AND ENDOSYMBIONT DEATH

Banaszak, Lennart. SECOND-LIFE SOLUTIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES

Baranowski, Alex K.. SEVERAL FACTORS AND THEIR ROLE IN CONTROL OF LEPIDOPTERA POPULATIONS

Baron Lopez, Eliya M.. MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL: A CASE STUDY ON SOUTH KOREAN MARINE LITTER MANAGEMENT

Bätge, Tjard. ENHANCEMENT AND BENCHMARKING OF THE PRESCRIBED MATERIAL REDISTRIBUTION TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION SCHEME

Black, Lotte. INFLUENCE OF SEX ON LOWER LIMB SKELETAL MUSCLE OXIDATIVE CAPACITY AND MUSCLE DIFFUSION IN ENDURANCE TRAINED INDIVIDUALS

Bonney, Jacob. CHARACTERIZING THE SEASONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON HIGH FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC FISH TAG DETECTION IN SHALLOW WATER SETTINGS

Brown, Emma. TRANSITIONING FIELD COURSES IN PLANT IDENTIFICATION TO REMOTE INSTRUCTION: AN ANALYSIS

Brown, Nathan M.. UNDERSTANDING THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF SELECTIVE BREEDING PRACTICES IN RHODE ISLAND OYSTER AQUACULTURE

Capolino, Alexandria. ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES: A CLUSTER ANALYSIS DIFFERENTIATING INTERNALIZING AND EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS OF CHILDREN

Cato, Adrian. RECLAIMING BLACK AND INDIGENOUS ECOLOGIES ON BLOCK ISLAND THROUGH ORAL HISTORY AND ETHNOGRAPHY

Chen, Bing. INTERVAL-CENSORED DATA WITH INACCURATE TIME BOUNDS AND TIME-DEPENDENT COVARIATES

Chille, Erin Elizabeth. CONTRIBUTION OF MATERNAL mRNA PROVISIONING TO EMBRYONIC STRESS RESPONSE IN A REEF-BUILDING CORAL

Chu, Tyler. EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM DEEP-SEA IMMERSION ON THE IMPLOSION AND EXPLOSION OF HOLLOW COMPOSITE CYLINDERS

Conetta, Dennis A.. PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN ACROPORA PULCHRA UNDER VARIED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Cote, Mikayla. ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH AND GRAZING MORTALITY

Cox, Jackson. INDIGENIZING ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND

Crowley, Patrick. REVISITING SAYLESVILLE: A DEEPER EXPLORATION OF THE SAYLESVILLE MASSACRE OF 1934

Decker, Carolyn. POST-EMERGENCE MOVEMENTS AND HABITAT USE BY HATCHLING DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS (MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN)

DeVos, Tyler B.. HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN A NATIVE LIZARD (ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS) AND A CRYPTIC INVADER (A. PORCATUS) ACROSS AN URBAN LANDSCAPE

DiPaolo, Emma. THE EFFECT OF MORPHOLOGY, SUBSTRATE AND WIND ON THE CLINGING ABILITY OF ANOLIS LIZARDS DURING HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS

Doyle, Ian M.. INVESTIGATION OF A MULTIMODE TRANSDUCER USING PIEZOELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTALS