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Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Sweck, Sydney. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN AGE, MENOPAUSAL STATUS, AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN

Thach, Angela. CHARACTERIZATION OF ZN²⁺-DOPED POLY(VINYLIDENE DIFLUORIDE) FILMS BY X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY

Thilges, Kayla M.. MODELING CORAL REEF ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION LOSS

Turner, Kyle J.. REMOTE SENSING OF PHYTOPLANKTON SIZE CLASSES ON THE NORTHEAST U.S. CONTINENTAL SHELF

Tyler, Jacob Grant. OFFSHORE WIND AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN KITTY HAWK, NC

Visgilio, Lili Lan Lebrun. THE IMPACTS OF HEARING LOSS ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH

Wandzilak, Jamie. INVESTIGATING THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF A NOVEL ANTI-VIRULENCE FACTOR

Whittaker, Zachary. DESIGN OF AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR CORNER BRICK ASSEMBLY PROCESS

Wilson, Cassandra. UNDERLYING VALUES IN CORAL RESTORATION: RESPONSES TO THE CORAL CRISIS

Yehle, Justin. ACOUSTIC AND PERCEPTUAL OUTCOMES OF VOCAL TRAINING FOR TRANSGENDER WOMEN

Yuan, Kai. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CSLD GENES IN PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS BY CRISPR/CAS9 GENE KNOCKOUT

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Abreu, Alyssa. MATERNAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN RELATION TO LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND THE EFFECT OF A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT

Ahern, Kelly. MY SELFIE-IMAGE: AN ARTIST’S MULTIMEDIA PERSPECTIVE TO SELF-DISCOVERY

Alharbi, Abdullah G.. COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF TOLFENAMIC ACID AND DONEPEZIL ON BEHAVIOR AND TAU PATHOLOGY BIOMARKER LEVELS

Alich, Alena M.. MODELING, SIMULATION AND INVESTIGATION OF INFLATABLE DROP-STITCH PANELS WITH FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

Asgari, Kian M.. DEVELOPMENT OF AN RFID-ENABLED SERIAL KANBAN PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH REAL TIME ORDER SCHEDULING

Bartels, Rachel L.. FROM BREAST PUMP TO BEST PUMP: A HUMAN-CENTERED EVALUATION

Beatty, Kristen. DEVELOPING STUDENT VOICE THROUGH TWITTER: USING MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION TO INSPIRE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Bedoyan, Janette Nazeli. ROLE OF CRITICAL NUTRITION LITERACY IN MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT DIETARY BEHAVIOR

Berlinsky, Taylor Benson. PILOT TESTING A NUTRITION AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING CURRICULUM FOR NURSING STUDENTS

Bernardo, Nicholas D.. QUANTIFICATION OF VOTING ERROR: THE 2018 RHODE ISLAND MIDTERMS

Bilecki, Danielle. THE BURDEN OF INVISIBILITY: A CASE STUDY OF THE FISHERIES CRISIS IN GHANA, AND USAID/GHANA SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PROJECT’S GENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGY

Bodurtha, Nidhi Mehta. DYNAMIC INSTABILITY OF REINFORCED CYLINDERS IN A CONFINING ENVIRONMENT

Bopp, Tobias. ANALYZING THE CORRELATIONS AMONG DRIVER DISTRACTIONS AND THE PROBABILITY OF AN ACCIDENT

Brummett, Marissa. THE EFFECT OF SEASON UPON THE LIFE CYCLE OF HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED LAMBS

Buck, Jamie. INDICATORS OF SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS: ASSESSING THE COMMONWEALTH’S CURRENT SOCIO-POLITICAL, MARKET AND COMMUNITY CONDITIONS

Cao, Wenqiu. LONGITUDINAL DATA PREDICTION IN EHR: COMPARISON OF GLMM AND MACHINE LEARNING METHODS

Carlin, John P.. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IN-PLANE AND CROSS-PLANE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF POLYMER NANOFIBER THIN FILM UTILIZING THE 3-OMEGA METHOD

Chalut, Bailey. ANTHELMINTIC EFFICACY OF PELLETED CRANBERRY VINE AGAINST GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODES OF SHEEP

Chen, Xiaotian. UGV DIRECTION CONTROL BY HUMAN ARM GESTURE RECOGNITION VIA DETERMINISTIC LEARNING

Cipoletta, David O.. STATE MACHINE APPROACH FOR GESTURE CLASSIFICATION

Cobbina, Enoch. DEVELOPMENT OF BAYESIAN AND NON-BAYESIAN MELPHALAN PHARMACOKINETIC MODEL FROM LITERATURE-GENERATED DATA

Creighton, Tyler. SYSTEM MODELING OF A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY

Cromwell, Benjamin B.. IDENTIFICATION OF 15 PHTHALATE ESTERS IN COMMERCIAL CHEESE POWDER VIA CYCLODEXTRIN-PROMOTED FLUORESCENCE DETECTION

Crowe, Patrick. WHEN THE ALTERNATIVE BECOMES HEGEMONIC: A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

Cutshaw, Larynn. ASSESSING CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, AND WELFARE IN THE AQUARIUM TRADE

De Pace, Lisa Marie. Frazil ice growth and ice production during katabatic wind events in Ross Sea polynyas, Antarctica

Descoteaux, Andrew. BUDGET IMPACT ANALYSIS OF NOVEL ABUSE DETERRENT OPIOID FORMULATIONS IN A POPULATION OF CHRONIC OPIOID USE

Desilets, Alexander. DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICIENT VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT

Diouf, Rassoul. DATA ANALYTICS FOR WEARABLE IOT-BASED TELEMEDICINE

Dixon-Anderson, Erik R.. POLYETHYLENE PASSIVE SAMPLER METHOD DEVELOPMENT FOR FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOLS AND OTHER NEUTRAL PERFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES

Duwe, Lukas. ALL-SOLID LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR HIGH SAFETY AND STABILITY

Evron, Lauren. Yoga, Mindfulness and Interpersonal Relationship

Fedorenko, Michael. MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PROTEIN BINDING BY PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFASs)

Feldman, Leah. COASTAL ZONE ACCESS AND THE PELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAIL NEWPORT PROGRAM: EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION OUTCOMES IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND

Fenn, Natalie. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT’S ROLE IN WELL-BEING: EXAMINING A MEDIATIONAL MODEL ACROSS TWO SAMPLES

Fernandez Scarioni, Javier. CYCLIC CONSTANT NORMAL STIFFNESS TESTS ON SAND

Ferrazzoli, Milo. EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION AND SCALE MODELING OF A VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE

Fine, Jaime. IMPACT OF FABRIC PARAMETERS ON THE TEXTILE DIELECTRIC LAYER OF A CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR

Flanagan, Evan. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HOLISTIC COACHING IN SPORTS

Fulfer, Victoria Madison. GLOBAL PATTERNS OF NET RESPIRATION IN SUBSEAFLOOR SEDIMENT

Gardiner, Christine. EVALUATION OF A NOVEL PASSIVE SAMPLER FOR POLY- AND PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS

Goncharenko, Svetlana. THE ROLE OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN THE ASSOCIATIONS AMONG POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY, AND EMOTION DYSREGULATION: A MODERATED MEDIATION MODEL

Hadjeres, Hichem. CHLORINE DISINFECTION BYPRODUCT MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND SOURCE WATERS USING LED-BASED UV-C DISINFECTION

Haupt, Sara Jane. MITIGATION OF CHLORINATED SOLVENT GROUNDWATER PLUMES WITH COLLOIDAL ACTIVATED CARBON

Hayes, Reilly F.. DYNAMICS OF THE LATE TRIASSIC ADAMANIAN-REVUELTIAN EXTINCTION, PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, AZ

Holland, Sara. FINDING COMMON GROUND; INDIVIDUAL TRAIT DIFFERENCES AND THE PERSUASIVE EFFECTS OF MORAL FRAMING

Houghton, James. ESTIMATION OF VOTER ARRIVAL RATES USING ELECTRONIC POLL BOOK TRANSACTION LOGS

Huang, Yuyao. SMALL FOOD STORES ASSESSMENT IN LOW INCOME LOW ACCESS COMMUNITIES IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

Hughes, Samuel. COCULTURE OF PROBIOTIC BACTERIA IN ALGAL FEEDSTOCKS FOR DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN BIVALVE HATCHERIES

Ivone, Ryan. DEVELOPMENT OF PEDIATRIC ANTI-HIV FORMULATIONS WITH IMPROVED DISSOLUTION CHARACTERISTICS

Jilling, Adam. OPTIMIZING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS USING META-LEARNING

Jonas, Tim. QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE EFFICIENCY

Keefner, Nicole B.. TEMPORAL EFFECTIVENESS OF BIODIVERSITY SURROGATES IN CORAL REEFS IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

Küster, Timo. NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY SENSOR FOR MARINE POLLUTANTS

Lapera, Michael. CREEP DEFORMATION MECHANISMS IN CARBIDE PRECIPITATE STRENGTHENED NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOYS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES

Lawandy, Mishreky N.. RHODE ISLAND’S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE: PRACTICES, PERCEPTIONS, AND LIMITATIONS

Leary, Matthew M.. TIDAL CURRENTS EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A HEAVING POINT ABSORBER

LeBlanc, James M.. RESPONSE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS TO DYNAMIC AND LOW TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS

Lee, Tingfang. SKELLAM PROCESS MODELING FOR FINANCIAL HIGH-FREQUENCY DATA

Lubetkin, Megan. INVESTIGATING LAVA BALLOON FORMATION: NEW EXPLORATION OF THE 1993 SUBMARINE VENT SITE AT SOCORRO ISLAND, MEXICO

Mandojana-Ducot, Crassandra. THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL HEALTH CURRICULA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS TRANSGENDER PEOPLE

Mantaian, Tyler. SHORT-TERM COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SECOND-GENERATION LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE ANTIPSYCHOTICS AS COMPARED WITH ORAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN PREVENTING REHOSPITALIZATION OR TREATMENT SWITCH IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

Marzban, Maryam. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY OF STUDENTS IN AN INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM AND ATTITUDES TOWARD OLDER ADULTS

Matsumoto, Carolyn N.. EFFECT OF EATING PACE INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES AT THE MICROSTRUCTURAL LEVEL OF BITES

McQueen, Anthony. MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPOSITES FOR A VERTICAL WIND TUBRINE

Meadows, Maxwell C.. OCCURRENCE AND FORMATION OF N-DBPS IN RHODE ISLAND DRINKING WATERS

Medley, Grace Elizabeth. DREDGING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT: MODELS OF CIRCULATION AND FLUSHING DYNAMICS IN THE PROVIDENCE RIVER ESTUARY

Menges, Jessica. EVALUATION OF IFQS IN THE PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHERY IN ALASKA: WERE THE MANAGEMENT SAFEGUARDS SUCCESSFUL?

Merrill, Kelse Bright. GECNAWAN THOU GEWEORTH- TO KNOW YOUR WORTH: EXAMINING VARIATIONS OF WERGILD IN ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND: 600 C.E.-850 C.E.

Morgera, Caterina Marie. EVALUATION OF A POLICY, SYSTEM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOOL-BASED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTERVENTION

Muir, Lillian. PLATFORM FOR HADAL AUTONOMY AND GENERAL EXPERIMENTATION (PHAGE)

Nickles, Katie R.. ONTOGENY OF THE LATERAL LINE AND VISUAL SYSTEMS OF A CARIBBEAN REEF GOBY, ELACATINUS LORI

Oakley, Ryan. THE EFFECTS OF CONTRAST WITH COMPRESSION THERAPY ON MUSCLE RECOVERY POST EXERCISE

Ogram Buckley, Caitlin. KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING HEALTH FACTORS AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE: DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERT VALIDATION OF A PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE

Pereira, Sabrina. PLASTIC PERCEPTIONS: SURVEYING PUBLIC OPINION OF PLASTIC POLLUTION IN RHODE ISLAND

Pitassi, Angela Marie. EXPLORACIÓN DE LAS ESTRATEGIAS DISCURSIVAS EN LA NEGOCIACIÓN IDENTITARIA EN LA RADIO ÉTNICA 100.3 FM, PROVIDENCE, RI, EE.UU.

Pomerantz, Hayley E.. CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL MALTREATMENT AND ANXIETY: THE EFFECT OF ENGAGING IN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Raggi, Emanuele. LOCALIZATION OF A DRIFTING UNDERWATER VEHICLE USING A TERRAIN-BASED PARTICLE FILTER

Rahman, Muhammad Enayetur. DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A PROGRAMMABLE NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION ANTENNA ON SOFT MATERIALS

Reinker, Jeffrey. ENERGY EFFICIENT STREETLIGHT CONVERSION: INTEGRATING LEDS AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

Ribeiro, Brenno. DEVELOPMENT OF A PAPER-BASED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF ORTHOPHOSPHATE IN WATER

Risi, Megan. RISK TAKING AS AN OUTCOME OF AN ALCOHOL HARM REDUCTION TRIAL

Rocchio, Joseph. SURFACTANT ENHANCED BIOREMEDIATION OF OIL BY ALCANIVORAX BORKUMENSIS USING FOOD GRADE AMPHIPHILES

Rondeau, Jared. Deep Learning of Human Apparent Age for the Detection of Sexually Exploitative Imagery of Children

Rubstello, Katie. THE SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY OF SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE IN WASHINGTON

Russo, Victoria Elizabeth. CORRELATIONS OF THE FEAR OF MISSING OUT & INTERPERSONAL STRESS WITH FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ SLEEP

Salazar, Christopher J.. DYNAMIC INSTABILITY OF COMPOSITE CYLINDERS IN UNDERWATER CONFINING ENVIRONMENTS

Schick, Melissa R.. The Moderating Role of Positive Affect in Understanding the Relationship Between Stress and Alcohol Use

Schwarz, Thomas. DESIGN OF A MODULAR SOFT CONTINUUM ROBOTIC ARM