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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Skov, Benjamin. EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CENTRALITY AND INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL CHARACTERISTICS AMONG PWID
Soukup, Jennifer. COMBINED EFFECT OF HERBIVORY AND SALINITY STRESS ON THE COMMON REED, PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS
Spellman, Charles D. Jr.. FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE AND MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER CO-TREATMENT
Steele, Preston. SPIKE FREQUENCY ADAPTATION IN MOTOR NEURONS AND JOINT RESISTANCE IN RABBIT MODEL OF CEREBRAL PALSY
Stephanik, Dylan. MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF WATER-FILLED DROP-STITCH INFLATABLE STRUCTURES
Stubbs, Victoria. APPLICATIONS TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE OR DESTROY ENERGETICS AND CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS
Sugar, Jackson. CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LOW-COST MINIATURE ISOPYCNAL FLOATS (MINIONS)' TARGETING DISTRIBUTED OBSERVATIONS OF THE OCEANIC BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP
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
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
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
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