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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Gomes, Nathaniel. Trace Detection of TATP Vapors Using a Low-Mass Thermodynamic Sensor
Goodwin, Jennifer L.. Effect of a Nutritiion Intervention on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Elementary School Students
Gravison, Michael. An Online Study of Actors, Self-Promotion, and the Personal Brand
Hassan, Syed Amir. Development of Input Parameters to Predict the Performance of Rhabilitated Asphalt Pavements
Hayward, Scott J.. Modeling Sediment Transport Around Artificial Reefs in Southern Rhode Island
Hoffman, Herman Noel. Program Acceleration in a Heterogeneous Computing Environment Using OpenCL, FPGA, and CPU
Irving, Craig Michael. Receptor-Protein Interactions Mediated by the Fourth Transmembrane of D2R can be Altered by Treatment with Antipsychotics
Jacavone, Jared. The Paid Vote: America's Neutrality During the Greek War for Independence
Jaegle, Stephen H.. Plat: A Web Based Protein Local Alignment Tool
Jaladhanki, Sindhura. Epidemiology of Browser-Based Malware
Johnson, Abigail M.. Mineral Identification and Preliminary Mapping of Organic Compounds in Serpentinite-Related Lithologies Using μFTIR
Johnstone, Julia W.. Investigating Lateral Line Canal Morphogenesis as a Bone Remodeling Process in Lake Malawi Cichlids
Josephs, Lauren I.. Social Outcomes of Coastal Ecosystem Management: The Role of Stakeholder Values and Norms
Kando, Nathan. Testbed for Trajectory Control of a Two-Wheeled Robot
Kanter, Moritz. Use of Ground-Penetrating Radar for Monitoring Bridge Scour and the Identification of Shallow Bedrock
Killion, Bryana E.. Moderating Effects of Gender and Coping Style on the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Social Anxiety
Kim, Sylvia Minjee. Metatranscriptomic Analysis of Co-Occurring Phytoplankton Species in the Ross Sea Polynya
Kinney, Heather. Aquaculturists' Perceptions of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)
Kohr, Elizabeth. A Comparison of SERS and MEF of Rhodamine 6G on a Gold Substrate
Kovach, Shannon. The Effect of Coaching on the Ability to Identify and Pass a Measure of Insufficient Effort
Kowlasky, Daniel. Quantifying Behavioral Impacts on Electric Vehicle Efficiency
LaPorte, Jason. Biocontrol of Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND)
Laurent, Wendy K.. Field Study of Scour Critical Bridges in Rhode Island
Lepe, Silvia X.. Process of Evaluation of an EFNEP-Enhanced PSE Intervention in Urban Schools
Levine, Rebecca M.. Interactions of Polymers and Energetic Materials
Liu, Tasia. Predictors of Infection in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Agents
Li, Zhi. The Impact of Communication Technology: The Influence of Task Type on Group Performance
Lobach, Anton. Bubble Modeling by Mixed Casual-Noncausal Autoregressive Processes
Lonngren, Karalyn. Effect of Birdsfoot Trefoil on Exsheathment of Haemonchus contortus in Rumen Fistulated Sheep
Lyu, Haifeng. Multivariable Control of a Rolling Spider Drone
Mallinger, Mary M.. A Native Lepidopteran is Impacted by Host Defenses Induced by Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae)
Marczak, Marek Matczynski. Circadian Rhythm: A Functional Connection Between SHP and DEC1 Transcription Factor
Mason, Irene McIvor. Increasing Pediatric Health Care Providers' Referrals to Early Intervention Services
Mei, Jie. Shortest Connection Networks on Triangular Grids
Miller, Tracy-Lee. Content Validation of a Home Parenteral Nutrition Patient Reported Outcomes Questionnaire
Morley, Peter John. Multi Threaded Pattern Searching of Large Files Using Limited Memory
Muniz, Joshua A.. Predictors of Alcohol Use Among Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians
Paolucci, Andrew James. Assessing Dynamic Soil Properties in Southern New England Using an Ecological Site Framework
Redmond, Neil. Assessment of Fluid Imaging for Determination of Diatom Assemblage Composition and Biometrics of Southern Ocean Sediment
Rejeleene, Rick. Kodai: A Software Architecture and Implementation for Segmentation
Renna, Emily. Relationship Between Arthritis and Muscular Strength in Older Women with Symptoms of Sarcopenia
Riedel, Johannes. Evaluation of Geospatial Features for Forecasting Parking Occupancy Using Social Media Data
Ross, Bianca N.. Assessing Hydrology, Carbon Flux, and Soil Spatial Variability Within Vernal Pool Wetlands
Roy, Chelsea. Determination of Age and Size at Sexual Maturation of Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the NW Atlantic Ocean
Ruginski, Marissa Christina. Associations Between Nighttime Eating and Total Caloric Intake in College-Aged Students
Salisbury, Bryan. Portable Wireless Measurement and Control System
Santos, Cláudia Yang. Resting-State Cardiac Workload in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease
Sardana, Nupur. Development of a Dyed Verification Standard
Schambach, Lauren. A Comparison of Wave and Erosion Modeling Methods for the 100-Year Storm in Southern Rhode Island
Schmidt, Paul David. Performance of a Novel Sustainable Binder Under Extreme Dynamic Loading Conditions
Schweig, Sarah. Variety Trials and Production Methods for Vegetable Amaranth in the Northeast
Serman, Emily A.. Identifying Regional Climatic and Human Influences on Dengue Fever Transmission in Puerto Rico
Slezak, Samuel. Effects of 10 Weeks of Periodized Resistance Training on Sarcopenia Classification in Older Women
Smith, Benjamin R.. Toxicant Isomers Characteized Using Fluorescence Emission of Coumarin Attached to Beta-Cyclodextrin
Stearns, Rachel B.. A High-Resolution Reconstruction of Late-Holocene Relative Sea Level in Rhode Island, USA
Sylvia, Richard Tucker. Interactions of Buoyant Upwellings with Subduction Induced Mantle Wedge Flow
Szura, Katelyn Ann. Impact of Chronic Nitrogen Loading on Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Coastal Wetlands
Torres, Marissa J.. A Coupled Wave-Surge Modeling Study in Rhode Island Coastal Waters
Tremper, Casey. Investigating the Relationship Between Tourism and Artificial Coral Reefs in New Providence, Bahamas
Tsai, Maggie You Ming. Diet Quality of Preschool Aged Children in Family Child Care Homes
Tzepos, Katherine. Associations Between Weight Dissatisfaction, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Physical Activity and Personality Traits
Varada, Keely. Distributed Cooperative Control of Heterogeneous Multi-Vehicle Platoons
Wagner, Fabian. Surveying and Projecting Sustainability and Urban-Water-Energy-Nexus Applications in Rhode Island
Walden, Margarete. Hibernal Phenology of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina
Wallin, Brenton. Implementation of Moving Magnet Actuation in Very Low Frequency Acoustic Transduction
Yopak, Regina R.. Visual Detection and Tracking Methods for E. superba (Antarctic Krill)
Zelaya-Rincón, Blanca. Structural Transformations in Diluted Micellar and Lamellar Systems
Zhang, Yichen. Development of Ceramic Water Filter Clays Selection Criteria
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Aljutayli, Abdullah. Effect of Disease State on Human Carboxylesterase 1 Expression and Activity
Amin, Daven. Risk Classification in High Dimensional Survival Models
Anderson, Allison M.. Comparison of Dry-Cleaning Sponges Used to Remove Soot from Textiles
Anderson, Sean. Growth, Grazing and Starvation Survival in Three Heterotrophic Dinoflagellate Species
Balcanoff, Jacob. Determining Gas Contents of Magmas That Produce Submarine Basaltic Balloons Eruptions: Foerstner 1891 and Socorro 1993
Blair, Austen. Evaluation of Updated MPIPOM-TC Ocean Model Initializing and Sea-State Dependent Mixing Scheme
Blucher, Justin. Sleep Quality, ADHD Symptomatology, and Executive Functioning in College Students
Brousseau, Sarah. Development of Aerosol Microparticles for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
Caron, Zachary. Novel Catalyst Development for Chemical Sensors
Casavant, Abigail E.. Convicts, Cargo, and Calamity: The Wreck of the Emigrant Ship Enchantress
Chapman, Navid. Spectroscopic Measurements of Ionic Association in Common Lithium Salts and Carbonate Electrolytes
Chappell, Kelsi. Evaluation of a Technology Utilizing Nutrition Curriculum on Dietary Intake
Chiriboga, Ximena. A Text Message Intervention to Increase Awareness of Sexual Assault on Campus
Corbett, Jacqueline. Acceptability, Short Term Impacts, and Relationships of Variables of a Processed Food Module
Cragan, Jennifer Anne. A Multi-Component Evaporation Model to Determine the Onset of Crude Oil Emulsification in Seawater
Crane, G. Edward. Leveraging Digital Communications Technology in Higher Education: Exploring URI’s Adoption of Google Apps for Education 2015
Da Silva, Chelsey Leigh. The Influence of Planned Physical Activity in Preschoolers on Subsequent Energy Balance
DeiTos, Kristin Morgan. The Art of Removal: An Analysis of Deaccessioning in Clothing and Textile Teaching Collections
Desbonnet, Elise. An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Application Method, Concentration, and Antimicrobial Efficacy of an Antimicrobial Finish After Accelerated Laundering
Dong, Xiaonan. Proportional Integral Observer (PIO) Design for Linear Control Systems
Dwyer, Joseph. Perceptions of the Block Island Wind Farm Process: Perspectives From Those Involved
Dyer, Megan C.. Evaluating the Effect of Minimal Risk Natural Products for Control of the Tick, Ixodes scapularis
Eason, Jessica. Immunohistochemical Localization of RF-Amide and GABAA Receptors in the Hypostome and Tentacles of Hydra vulgaris
Ehrenborg, Adam. A Study of the Increased Risk of Bleeding Events in Patients with Blood Clotting Disorders, Associated with Antidepressant Medication Use
Engel, Jan. Development Perspectives of Lithium-Ion Recycling Processes for Electric Vehicle Batteries
Fallon, Megan N.. Exploring Self-Reported and Observed Feeding Practices of Rhode Island Head Start Teachers
Fallon, Pauline R.. Impact of Nutrition Education on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in an Urban School District
Fava, Edwin M. III. Biosolids as a Roadside Soil Amendment
Fertmann, Stefan. Profitable Remanufacturing Processes in Small and Medium Sized Companies: A Case Study