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Open Access Master's Theses

The University of Rhode Island archives and provides access to master's theses through DigitalCommons@URI. Theses prior to 2013 may or may not be available here. Please consult the URI library catalog to see all titles. For those theses available only in print, the library can usually scan a copy upon request.

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For questions about URI's thesis submission process in general, contact Al Gerheim at or see https://web.uri.edu/graduate-school/academics/thesis-dissertation/formatting/.

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Sun, Caoxin. Bayesian Model Averaging of Space Time Car Models with Application to U.S. House Price Forecasting

Tamayo, Michael. Automated High Frequency Oscillation Detection and Seizure Onset Zone Estimation Using TCRES

Truesdale, Corinne L.. Fishery and Biological Characteristics of Jonah Crab (Cancer borealis) in Rhode Island Sound

Tucker, Andrew. Robust Spectral Classification

Tucker, Sara K.. CARPENTER BEE NECTAR ROBBERY EFFECTS ON FRUIT QUALITY AND NESTING PROVISIONS IN RHODE ISLAND

Underwood, Grace. Isolation and Identification of Probiotic Bacteria for the Management of Epizootic Shell Disease

Unrein, Kerry. MEASUREMENTS OF MODAL ATTENUATION USING BROADBAND SOURCES IN THE NEW ENGLAND MUD PATCH

Vazquez, Maria. A Shade Above: An Analysis of Parasols in a University Collection

Viducic, Katherine. LIFE HISTORY PARAMETERS OF BLUE SHARKS

Voss Urquidi, Roxana. Electric Vehicle Charging Behavior in Existing Infrastructures: A Rhode Island Case Study

Walcutt, Noah L.. An Assessment of Holographic Microscopy for Quantifying Marine Particle Size and Concentration

Weisfeld, Natalie Ruth. Evaluation of a School-Based Fruit and Vegetable Intervention Using a Digital Photography Method

Westcott, Gregory. PREDICTING 100-YEAR STORM WAVE'S RUNUP FOR THE COAST OF RHODE ISLAND USING A FULLY NONLINEAR MODEL

Whitney, Elizabeth. Impact of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and Elongate Hemlock Scale on Early Seasonal Development of Eastern Hemlock

Witkop, Robert. DEVELOPING CONSEQUENCE THRESHOLDS FOR STORM MODELS: CASE STUDY OF WESTERLY RHODE ISLAND

Yang Gonzalez, Berenice. PERSPECTIVES FROM SELECT WOMEN WORKING IN ALASKAN COMMERCIAL FISHERIES

Yapa Abeywardana, Maheeka. INCREASED CYCLING PERFORMANCE OF LI-ION BATTERIES BY PHOSPHORIC ACID MODIFIED LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 CATHODES IN THE PRESENCE OF LITHIUM BIS(OXALATO)BORATE

Yuan, Li. Implementation of Self-Organizing Maps with Python

Yumi, Heva Hayuqo. The Relationship of Marine Tourism, Fishing Activities, and Conservation Efforts on Derawan Island, Indonesia

Zhang, Yazhou. DEEP GENERATIVE MODEL FOR MULTI-CLASS IMBALANCED LEARNING

Zottoli, Joseph. QUANTIFYING FISHERIES BALANCE WITH A NOVEL PRODUCTION ESTIMATION METHOD

Zuelke, Robin Timo. IMPROVING HELICAL ANCHOR EFFICIENCY: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Acharya, Sunandha Sharma. Tools for Anti-Microbial Peptide Editable Database

Agostinelli, Matthew. Density-Based Clustering Heuristics for the Traveling Salesman Problem

Agostinucci, Kevin. The Physiological Glucagon Receptor in Rat Heart

Alvarez, Melvin. The Continuum of Beach Enclosure: Socioeconomic Implications for Coastal Communities in the Dominican Republic

Babcock, Aram. Concomitant Use of Central Nervous System Stimulants and Depressants Prescribed in Rhode Island

Behrmann, Hannes. Assessment of Activity of Bacteria in Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge

Benn, Sara L.. The Exploration of Young Audiences and Identity Development Through Social Media Platforms

Benson, Sara. Investigating Rhode Island Town Beaches Litter Policies

Benton, Erik Lane. Simulation of a Bidirectional DC-DC Boost Converter Using a State-Space Averaged Model

Bowden, William R.. Virginia Woolf's Pedagogical Art

Breard, Gregory T.. Evaluating Self-Organizing Map Quality Measures as Convergence Criteria

Carlson, Alexis. The Relationship Between Pre-Service Benchmarks and Student Teaching Performance

Cattaneo, Flavia. A Carbohydrate Counting Intervention for Hispanics with Type 2 Diabetes

Cay, Gozde. Design of a Wearable fNIRS Neuroimaging Device with an Internet-of-Things Architecture

Chambers, Britta Marie. Simulating Thermal Stress in Rhode Island Coldwater Fish Habitat Using SWAT

Clarkin, Daniel. Dynamic Response of TI₂ALC Under Radial Confinement at High Temperature

Constant, Nicholas. An Intelligent Fog Centric Network for IoT-Driven Smart Communities

D'Aversa, Nelle. Perspectives on Emerging Monitoring Technologies: Understanding Factors that Affect Adoption

Davis, Sierra Madeline. Utilizing Empirical Eigenfunctions and Neural Network to Describe and Model RI Coastal Morphology

DeNardo, Nicholas A.. Dynamic Collapse of Double Hull Composite Cylinders: Hydrostatic and Shock-Initiated Implosion

Denman, Cathrine L.. Perceptions of Participants in the NOAA Marine Sanctuary Nomination Process: A Case Study of Mallows Bay-Potomac River

Devoid, Courtney. Conserving Milkweed: The Effects of Environmental Change and Viral Prevalence on Asclepias syriaca

Duball, Chelsea Elizabeth. Environmental Impacts of Oyster Aquaculture on the Coastal Lagoons of Southern Rhode Island

Ferguson, Sarah. Agronomic Characteristics of Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) in the Northeast

Fruehauf, Alric. Development of a Locally Adapted Deterioration Model for Bridges in the State of Rhode Island, USA

Gerber-Williams, Anna. Assessment of Salt Marsh Shoreline Degradation and Restoration on Benthic Invertebrate Infaunal Community

Gerdes, Christoph. Development of a Practical Method for Sustainable Routing in Manufacturing Enterprises

Glaab, Julian. Extracting Parking Areas from Remote Sensing Imagery and Spatiotemporal Traffic Data

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

Ma, Yiping. The Impact of Social Media Use Motives on Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of International Students

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