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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Carney, Jessica
. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPTICAL SIGNATURES OF COCHLODINIUM POLYKRIKOIDES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLANDCatanzaro, Marjana
. SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRENDS OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLANDConstant, Matthew
. ANALYZING THE PERFORMANCE IMPACT OF PARALLEL LATENCY IN THE PIPELINECosta, Kasie
. PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BANS IN RHODE ISLANDCres, Cecile
. TAXONOMIC PROFILING OF METAGENOMIC READS USING DEEP LEARNINGCullen, Lindsay
. STUDY OF ‘DEEP’ HELICAL ANCHOR GROUPS IN SANDDomogala, Kelly L.
. HIGHLIGHTING FIT ISSUES OF WELDING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THROUGH ANTHROPOMETRYDonohue, Brandon
. “THE ‘REAL COST’ OF CAMPAIGNS: ENDS CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVENESS IN TERMS OF AWARENESS AND CONTENT”Falter, Carl Constantin
. ENHANCED VISUAL BRIDGE INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR AN IMPROVED BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMFeen, Melanie
. CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE CORRECTIONS FROM A RAPID-PROFILING, AUTONOMOUS WIREWALKERFenderson, Madeleine
. CONSTRUCTING COOPERATION FROM THE SEABED UP: ASSESSING COMMERCIAL FISHERS’ PREFERENCES ON THE DESIGN OF OFFSHORE WIND FARMSFlesser, Morten
. ANALYSIS OF THE TRAFFIC FLOWS CAUSED BY THE KINGSTON CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLANDFontaine, Dillon T.
. EFFECTS OF LONG TERM DEEP-SEA IMMERSION ON THE MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURESFrawley, 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)Gardner, Michael
. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF AN ARTIFICIAL REEF TO MITIGATE COASTAL EROSION USING THE PHASE RESOLVING WAVE MODEL FUNWAVEGauthier, Daniel L.
. AUTOMATED GENERATION OF DETAILED PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENT FEEDBACKGeorgio, Allisa
. PRENATAL VITAMIN USE IN RHODE ISLAND ACCORDING TO WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) PARTICIPATIONGoldstein, Silvi C.
. VALIDATION AND APPLICATION OF AN ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEM SCALE FOR AMERICAN INDIAN ADOLESCENTS: RACE MODERATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND ALCOHOLRELATED PROBLEMSGraham, Clayton Lee
. THE INFLUENCE OF PRE-MIGRATORY BODY COMPOSITION AND HABITAT QUALITY ON FALL MIGRATION IN THE AMERICAN WOODCOCK (SCOLOPAX MINOR)Green, Elaine
. THE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND ANXIETYGriffith, Jaclyn
. “IF I WAS A MAN, THEN I’D BE THE MAN”: UNDERSTANDINGS OF GENDER, RACE, AND SOCIAL CLASS IN POSTFEMINIST POPULAR CULTUREHarrelson, Clea
. STEALTH SANCTUARY: THE CHALLENGE OF PROTECTION AT STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARYHaynes, Anna Zocchi
. METHODS IN THE DETECTION OF ALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS AND ANABOLIC STEROIDS IN β‑CYCLODEXTRIN SOLUTIONSHellmuth, Jan Friedrich
. STUDY OF THE AUTOMATION OF DISASSEMBLY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIESHoenow, Christina Marie
. MPAS AND MARINE CITIZEN SCIENCE: ACCESSIBILITY IN THE MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARYHolshoe, Erika
. LIFTING THE VEIL: HIJBABI FASHION ON SOCIAL MEDIAHunter, Elizabeth Sage
. INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF BACTERIAL ENDOSYMBIONTS ON HOST PARASITE RELATIONS IN APICOMPLEXANSInnes-Gold, Anne A.
. HOW MODIFIED TROPHIC INTERACTIONS CREATE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL TRADEOFFS: A CASE STUDY OF NARRAGANSETT BAY FISHERIESJohnson, Alexis
. EVOLUTION OF A SUBDUCTED CARBON-RICH FILAMENT ON THE EDGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC GYREKeefe, Timothy
. FIELD STUDY OF PILE AXIAL CYCLIC DEGRADATION AND AGINGKekulandara, Madhukara
. A BLOCKCHAIN-BASED AUDITABLE AND SECURE VOTING SYSTEMKhaleghikarahrodi, Mehrsa
. PATTERNS, OR NO PATTERNS, THAT IS THE QUESTIONKinahan, Ian Gerard
. INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID, EASTERN HEMLOCK, AND GYPSY MOTHKulman, Ethan
. IDENTIFYING OPIOID WITHDRAWAL USING WEARABLE BIOSENSORSLiu, Jiayin
. THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF TRANSGENIC SORGHUM LINES FOR CONFERRED PHENOTYPESLiu, Ming
. A DESIGN OF WIRELESS LOW POWER STRAIN MEASUREMENT BASED ON IOT TECHNOLOGYMa, Ilkyeong
. NUMERICAL STUDY OF EFFECTS OF WARM OCEAN EDDIES AND OCEANIC BARRIER LAYERS ON TROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY IN NORTHWEST PACIFICMcNulty, Kelsey
. ASSOCIATIONS OF WEIGHT DISSATISFACTION ON DIET QUALITY, PERCENT BODY FAT, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN COLLEGE STUDENTSMeiners, Florian
. FRICTION COMPENSATION USING LINEAR CONTROL METHODSMiescke, Fenia Mika
. QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES FOR CYCLIC SIMPLE SHEAR TESTS ON SANDMoore, Jesse
. TRACKING MIGRATORY BIRDS: APPLYING A PASSIVE TRACKING TECHNIQUE USING DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL FROM VHF RADIO TAGSNalven, Tessa
. RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, RACIAL IDENTITY AFFILIATION, AND ALCOHOL USE IN MULTIRACIAL INDIVIDUALSNaumann, Aleksandra
. INFLUENCE OF PFAS ON THE THERMODYNAMIC MEMBRANE PROPERTIES AND GROWTH OF A. BORKUMENSISNowinowski, Isabel S.
. STUDENT COLLABORATIONS IN INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSES; A NETWORK STUDYOhnemus, Kimberly P.
. THE (EN)TANGLED WEB THEY WEAVE: STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS OF THE LARGE WHALE TAKE REDUCTION PLAN PROCESSOrr, Emily
. SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SCHOOLSPalmer, Celia
. DIETARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL MAGNESIUM INTAKE DURING PREGNANCY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETESPeng, Zhiyuan
. CHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF PECTIC OLIGOSACCHARIDES FROM VACCINIUM MACROCARPONPita-Aquino, Jessica N.
. DEWLAP EVOLUTION AMONG NON-NATIVE POPULATIONS OF THE LIZARD ANOLIS SAGREIPuleo, Joseph
. EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER ON HIV RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG A NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGSRamirez-Sanabria, Andrea
. DIETARY CONTRIBUTORS TO FOOD GROUP INTAKE IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ATTENDING FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMESReigle, Sydney
. EXAMINING THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN LEAN MASS, MUSCULAR STRENGTH, MUSCLE QUALITY AND PHYSICAL FUNCTIONRojas, Austin
. REFRAMING THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF JAMAICA IN THE ATLANTIC CONTEXTRoy, Amanda A.
. EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELFCOMPASSION AND DISORDERED EATING BEHAVIORSRyan, Valerie
. GRAPH MODELS WITH MISSING DATA TECHNIQUES FOR APPLICATIONS IN DRUG USE NETWORKSSabaragamuwe Jayasundarakorale, Shashika Gunathilaka
. FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATIONS OF NANOEMULSIONS FOR ULTRASENSITIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSISSamson, Margaret Doyle
. CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION OF A VIDEO CODING TOOL FOR AN INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE PARENTAL FEEDINGSantos, Nina
. TROPHIC NICHE OVERLAP OF ATLANTIC COD AND BLACK SEA BASS IN RELATION TO WARMING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WATERSSchelling, Miles
. REVERSE BANK FILTRATION FOR CLEANING WATER IN A REMOTE VILLAGE IN SOUTH INDIASchurig, Roland G.
. APPROXIMATE INVERSION OF MIMO SYSTEMS FOR PRECISION TRACKINGScro, Sean D.
. AN INVERSE METHOD FOR MATERIAL PROPERTY DERIVATION USING DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION AND THE FINITE ELEMENT METHODShanahan, Tina
. CHANGING MOODS, BREAKING & BUILDING BONDS: EXPLORING EVT THROUGH LITERARY REPRESENTATIONShea, Patricia
. “JOIN OUR COMMUNITY”: PODCASTER USE OF COMMUNAL APPEALS IN CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGNSShepard, Zachary
. PERFORMANCE OF SILVER NANOPARTICLE-IMPREGNATED CERAMIC WATER FILTERSSiemon, Lukas
. IMPROVING THE UTILIZATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS USING DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENTSkov, Benjamin
. EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CENTRALITY AND INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL CHARACTERISTICS AMONG PWIDSoukup, Jennifer
. COMBINED EFFECT OF HERBIVORY AND SALINITY STRESS ON THE COMMON REED, PHRAGMITES AUSTRALISSpellman, Charles D. Jr.
. FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE AND MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER CO-TREATMENTSteele, Preston
. SPIKE FREQUENCY ADAPTATION IN MOTOR NEURONS AND JOINT RESISTANCE IN RABBIT MODEL OF CEREBRAL PALSYStephanik, Dylan
. MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF WATER-FILLED DROP-STITCH INFLATABLE STRUCTURESStubbs, Victoria
. APPLICATIONS TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE OR DESTROY ENERGETICS AND CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTSSugar, Jackson
. CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LOW-COST MINIATURE ISOPYCNAL FLOATS (MINIONS)' TARGETING DISTRIBUTED OBSERVATIONS OF THE OCEANIC BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMPSweck, Sydney
. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN AGE, MENOPAUSAL STATUS, AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMENThach, Angela
. CHARACTERIZATION OF ZN2+-DOPED POLY(VINYLIDENE DIFLUORIDE) FILMS BY X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPYThilges, Kayla M.
. MODELING CORAL REEF ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION LOSSTurner, Kyle J.
. REMOTE SENSING OF PHYTOPLANKTON SIZE CLASSES ON THE NORTHEAST U.S. CONTINENTAL SHELFTyler, Jacob Grant
. OFFSHORE WIND AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN KITTY HAWK, NCVisgilio, Lili Lan Lebrun
. THE IMPACTS OF HEARING LOSS ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTHWandzilak, Jamie
. INVESTIGATING THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF A NOVEL ANTI-VIRULENCE FACTORWhittaker, Zachary
. DESIGN OF AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR CORNER BRICK ASSEMBLY PROCESSWilson, Cassandra
. UNDERLYING VALUES IN CORAL RESTORATION: RESPONSES TO THE CORAL CRISISYehle, Justin
. ACOUSTIC AND PERCEPTUAL OUTCOMES OF VOCAL TRAINING FOR TRANSGENDER WOMENYuan, Kai
. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CSLD GENES IN PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS BY CRISPR/CAS9 GENE KNOCKOUTTheses/Dissertations from 2019
Abreu, Alyssa
. MATERNAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN RELATION TO LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND THE EFFECT OF A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAhern, Kelly
. MY SELFIE-IMAGE: AN ARTIST’S MULTIMEDIA PERSPECTIVE TO SELF-DISCOVERYAlharbi, Abdullah G.
. COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF TOLFENAMIC ACID AND DONEPEZIL ON BEHAVIOR AND TAU PATHOLOGY BIOMARKER LEVELSAlich, Alena M.
. MODELING, SIMULATION AND INVESTIGATION OF INFLATABLE DROP-STITCH PANELS WITH FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSISAsgari, Kian M.
. DEVELOPMENT OF AN RFID-ENABLED SERIAL KANBAN PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH REAL TIME ORDER SCHEDULINGBartels, Rachel L.
. FROM BREAST PUMP TO BEST PUMP: A HUMAN-CENTERED EVALUATIONBeatty, Kristen
. DEVELOPING STUDENT VOICE THROUGH TWITTER: USING MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION TO INSPIRE CIVIC ENGAGEMENTBedoyan, Janette Nazeli
. ROLE OF CRITICAL NUTRITION LITERACY IN MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT DIETARY BEHAVIORBerlinsky, Taylor Benson
. PILOT TESTING A NUTRITION AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING CURRICULUM FOR NURSING STUDENTSBernardo, Nicholas D.
. QUANTIFICATION OF VOTING ERROR: THE 2018 RHODE ISLAND MIDTERMSBilecki, Danielle
. THE BURDEN OF INVISIBILITY: A CASE STUDY OF THE FISHERIES CRISIS IN GHANA, AND USAID/GHANA SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PROJECT’S GENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGYBodurtha, Nidhi Mehta
. DYNAMIC INSTABILITY OF REINFORCED CYLINDERS IN A CONFINING ENVIRONMENTBopp, Tobias
. ANALYZING THE CORRELATIONS AMONG DRIVER DISTRACTIONS AND THE PROBABILITY OF AN ACCIDENTBrummett, Marissa
. THE EFFECT OF SEASON UPON THE LIFE CYCLE OF HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED LAMBSBuck, Jamie
. INDICATORS OF SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS: ASSESSING THE COMMONWEALTH’S CURRENT SOCIO-POLITICAL, MARKET AND COMMUNITY CONDITIONSCao, Wenqiu
. LONGITUDINAL DATA PREDICTION IN EHR: COMPARISON OF GLMM AND MACHINE LEARNING METHODSCarlin, John P.
. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IN-PLANE AND CROSS-PLANE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF POLYMER NANOFIBER THIN FILM UTILIZING THE 3-OMEGA METHOD