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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Ackermann, Kay Christian
. SELF-SENSING CONCRETE FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING OF SMART INFRASTRUCTURESAkuoko, Ivy
. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN COASTAL GHANAAldrich, Sarah
. Finding the Words: The Impact of VOCA on Language AcquisitionAlghaith, Ghadah
. EXPRESSION AND ACTIVITY OF CYP2C8 AND 2C9 IN DIABETES MELLITUS AND NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASEAlNaser, Naser Yusuf
. MODELING THE MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF STABILIZED DUNE SYSTEM DURING EXTREME STORM EVENTSAlvanas, Elizabeth Ann
. A LINE ARRAY OF DIRECTIONAL HYDROPHONES FOR IMPROVED DETECTION OF EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACONSAl Zowelei, Mosa
. INSTRUMENTATION OF MEASURING CELLULAR CAPACITANCE VIA SIGNAL PROCESSING TOOLArmbrecht, Frederik
. Three Dimensional Localization of Work Pieces in Assembly Lines with Radio Frequency IdentificationArmenti, Samantha M.
. COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WITH ENGLISH LEARNERSAroke, Hilary A.
. An Evaluation of Provider-Sharing Networks of Patients Using Prescription OpioidsBaker, Nicole
. Focusing on College Students' Instagram Use and Body ImageBasnyat, Bonita S.
. AN EXAMINATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL CLIMATE, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLSBeasley, Elizabeth
. GRUNGEWAVE: THE AUTHENTICITY OF NEO-TRIBESBellows, Martha
. EXPLORATION OF CLASSIFYING SENTENCE BIAS IN NEWS ARTICLES WITH MACHINE LEARNING MODELSBlack, Monica L.
. Residual Strength of Composite Materials After Exposure to Blast LoadingBonatt, Nicholas
. A NOVEL APPROACH FOR MEASURING THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF ELECTRO-SPUN NANOFIBERSBorthakur, Debanjan
. QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF MOTOR TASKS ON CORTICOKINEMATIC COHERENCE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASEBoukarim, Jessie
. CITY OF PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY READINESS FOR AN OBESITY PREVENTION INTERVENTIONBoy, Sebastian
. Performance-based Assessment of Bridge PreservationBrenner, Stephen J.
. Early Successional Forest Birds and the Effects of Habitat Management in Different LandscapesBritto, Jacqueline
. THE STUDY OF MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF PROFESSORS’ NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOMCarter, Tayla M.
. Are Feeding Practices of Family Child Care Home Providers Related to Child Fruit & Vegetable Intake?Cashman, Michaela A.
. In-Situ Treatment of 1,4-Dioxane Under Column Scale ConditionsCervantes Osorio, Luis Miguel
. POLÍTICAS DE LECTURAS: JUAN L. ORTIZChurchill, Erin D.
. An Exploratory Analysis of the Student Connections Survey in Rhode IslandClark, Jack H.
. PASSIVE OBJECT DETECTION VIA AN ARTIFICIAL LATERAL LINE AND A 2-D VISCOUS FLOW MODELCobbina, Rosina
. EFFORT CONTROL IN THE ARTISANAL CANOE FISHERY OF GHANA: IMPLICATIONS AND LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESSConnelly, Jillian
. PRESCHOOL TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSROOM QUALITYConti, Michael
. The Equity And Inclusion Of Underrepresented Populations In AP Computer Science PrinciplesCornier, J. Raúl
. HANKY PANKY: THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL IMPACT OF THE HANKY CODECruz, Jennifer
. Oral Language and Narrative Abilities of Kindergarten ChildrenCyril, Khadijah N.
. THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR SCHOOLS: ITEM DEVELOPMENT, REFINEMENT, AND UTILITYDahl, Kimberly
. Correlating Speech and Voice Features of Transgender Women with Ratings of Femininity and GenderDai, Leichen
. EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE ACCURACY OF BIOSENSOR IN WEARABLE DEVICEDamon, Laura
. MUSKETS IN MISERY SWAMP: AN INVESTIGATION INTO A KING PHILIP'S WAR BATTLEDanckert, Daniel C.
. Effect of Stainless Steel and Titanium Corrosion on CFRP Structural IntegrityDavis, Teressa
. PARENT AND ADOLESCENT REPORTS OF RISKY BEHAVIOR AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTAL MONITORING IN BLACK SOUTHERN FAMILIESDemarest, Tyson
. Positioning by Road Feature CorrespondenceDiCenzo, Miranda
. Feminism and Fashion of the Twentieth Century: A Material Culture StudyDio, Kaitlin M.
. A Statistical Analysis of Students’ Attitudes and Achievement in Introductory Statistics CoursesEden, Julian Alexander
. Development of a condition-based deterioration model for bridges in Rhode IslandEngome Tchupo, Dominique
. Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs) In CommunicationEverett, Annabelle
. Making the #Personal #Political: Twitter as a Rhetorical Tool for Activist CampaigningForkus, Shannon
. Moral Injury, Self-Compassion, and Mental HealthFouse, William P.
. The Power of Narratives: A Cultural History of US Involvement in Axis-Occupied YugoslaviaFreitag, Patrick
. Transient Thermal-hydraulic Simulation of a Small modular Reactor in RELAP 5Gartzman, Samuel
. In-Situ Calibration of Underwater Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometer for Simple Dissolved GasesGebregiorgis, Semhar Kessete
. URI's NetFlow Traffic Logs' Behavioral Analysis and Monitoring Visualization ToolGilbert, Christine
. Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Offshore Wind Energy in the United StatesGilcrease, Sarah
. THE EFFECT OF HUMIDIFICATION ON ARTIFICIALLY AGED TIN-WEIGHTED SILKSGyllinsky, Joshua V.
. Evolving Encoded Marking for Glove-Based Pose and Posture RecognitionHaak, Annika Juliane
. LIFE-CYCLE-COST EVALUATION OF BRIDGES WITH FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMERS (FRP)Hafner, Sabrina G.
. Impact of a Policy, Systems, and Environmental Intervention of Low-Income 5th Grade Students' Self-EfficacyHale, Wesley R.
. The SMS Ostfriesland: A Warship at the Crossroads of Military TechnologyHamilton, Ashley Paige
. NITROGEN LOADING, CLIMATE CHANGE, PATHOGENS: IMPACTS OF MULTIPLE STRESSORS ON RHODE ISLAND SHELLFISHHara, Scott
. DEVELOPMENT OF A PUMP-DRIVEN VERTICAL PROFILER FOR AN AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLEHart, Roger
. TERRESTRIAL PLANET SERPENTINIZATION IN MELANGE SETTINGSHildebrandt, Lars
. IMPROVING HELICAL ANCHOR EFFICIENCY: ANALYTICAL MODELINGHoffman, Melissa
. Utilization of Probiotics to Manage Epizootic Shell Disease in American Lobsters, Homarus americanusHurley, Leah Marie
. Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors to Dietary Management of Parkinson’s DiseaseIannitelli, Benjamin
. MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL NEUTRON FLUX PROFILE INSIDE THE R.I.N.S.C. REACTORImam, Kamran
. Personal Health Card: Use of QR Code to Access Medical DataJanigian, Greta
. A stratigraphic and microfossil record of coseismic land-level changes and tsunami deposits from Old Harbor, Central Kodiak Island, AlaskaJust, Michelle M.
. The Old Rhode Island Farm: History, Memory, and Interpretation at Bristol's Coggeshall Farm MuseumKnipp, Stefan
. DIGITAL PHASE LOCK LOOP DESIGN FOR LINEARIZATION OF CHIRPED LASERKunicki, Zachary J.
. EXPLORING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ALCOHOL USE, STRESS, AND STUDENTS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS STATISTICSKurtz, Kayla R.
. DESIGNING WATER SYSTEMS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE STUDY IN CUMAYASA, DOMINICAN REPUBLICLemos, Nicholas
. Elimination of the Hook Effect Using Microfluidic ValvesLeonard, Timothy
. Network Data Analysis of Word Graphs With Applications to Authorship AttributionLeso, Allison
. Efficacy Measures of Tolfenamic Acid in a Tau Knock Out Model: Relevance to Alzheimer’s DiseaseLi, Na
. SENTIMENT FEATURES FOR YELP NOT-RECOMMENDED ONLINE REVIEWS STUDYMacDonald Witkin, Taylor
. Triggering a Diverse Seafood Diet: Exploring Perceptions of Sustainable Seafood Systems in New EnglandMatarese, Aaron
. Design, Modeling, and Implementation of an Environmental Control ChamberMcAleer, Christopher James
. Environmental Factors Affecting Methane Cycling in Narragansett BayMeattey, Dustin E.
. Annual Cycle Phenology and Winter Habitat Selection of White-Winged Scoters in Eastern North AmericaMeyer, Ashley
. The Impact of Body Composition on Physical Function Performance in Middle-Aged WomenMeyers, Rennie
. BODIES OF WATER: DESIGNING RESILIENT DIVE TOURISM THROUGH UNDERWATER SCULPTUREMiura, Ayako
. EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF ATTITUDES ON HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR AMONG A NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGSMoran, Patrick J.
. Contributions to Tsunami Detection by High Frequency RadarMushkat, Zoe
. Evaluating Barriers and Transtheoretical Model Constructs in Kidney Transplant Decision-MakingNaquin, Megan
. Examining Diet Quality and Sleep Duration in Overweight/Obese Adults in a Weight Loss InterventionNichols, Jonathan
. Detection and Discrimination of Natural and Synthetic Polysaccharides in a Solid-State NanoporeNunes, John
. UTILIZING A LIPID BILAYER-BASED SOLVENT TO ENHANCE BUTANOL PRODUCTION FROM A CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION OF CLOSTRIDIA PASTEURIANUMNusrat, Farah
. ANALYZING URBAN FLOOD DISASTERS IN EMERGING MEGACITIES USING EARTH OBSERVATIONSOberhelman, Steven D.
. Active Contours ImplementationOrtiz, Jordan Angel
. Corrosion of Different Materials Connected to Carbon FiberOsei, Vida Samantha
. Influence of Environmental Factors and Fishing Effort on Demersal Fish Species in GhanaParker, Haley Wynne
. Maternal Sociodemographic Characteristics and Prenatal Diet QualityPark, Jeong-Yong
. Numerical and Experimental Study of Flapping Foils with Dynamic Wall EffectPatry, Emily
. Predictors of Concomitant Use of Prescription Opiods and Benzodiazepines in Rhode IslandPerkins, Matthew
. Development and Modeling of a Biomimetic Punting Unmanned Underwater VehiclePolta, Andrew T.
. Disorderly House Keepers: Poor Women in Providence, Rhode Island, 1781-1832Ribeiro, Alyssa
. The Effects of Child Literacy and Self-Control on School Readiness Based on Teacher ReportRiley, Daniel
. Food Insecurity and its Association with TestingRivera, Kevin
. SENSORS FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE (CMC) ENGINE COMPONENTSRodriguez, Jennifer
. SYNTHESIS OF THIOFLAVIN T ANALOGUESRossi, Andrew S.
. METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS FOR THE DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES: METHODOLOGY AND MECHANISMRudnickas, Donald William Jr.
. Isopycnal mixing in the North Atlantic oxygen minimum zone revealed by RAFOS floatsRyan, Valerie
. Modeling Dynamic Social Networks of Children in After-School Care ProgramsSchleier Hernández, Sandra L.
. THE RESPONSE OF CARIBBEAN CORAL REEF COMMUNITIES TO THE RESTORATION OF ACROPORA CORALS