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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Albertson, Shawn
. REAL TIME PHASE RESOLVED WAVE FORECASTING FOR THE ACTIVE CONTROL OF FLOATING BODIESAltobelli, Kent H.
. PATH PLANNING FOR ROBOT NAVIGATION IN SPARSELY OBSERVABLE ENVIRONMENTSBanas, Daniel Alexander
. ANTIBIOTIC TOLERANCE IN QUIESCENT UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLIBeason, Jordan W.
. TOWARDS LOW COST REAL-TIME SEAFLOOR FEATURELESS VISUAL ODOMETRYBecker, Thomas
. NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF HYDRO- AND MORPHO-DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL REEF DESIGNSBejin, Eli
. PUTTING ON A GRAVE FACE: THE TRANSITION OF MOURNING DRESS FROM 1900 TO 1920Beyer, Robert
. HUMAN-INSPIRED VISION-BASED REACHING AND GRASPING FOR ASSISTIVE ROBOTIC ARMS WITH REINFORCEMENT LEARNINGBissonnette, Lauren
. REGIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR APPLICATION IN NEW ENGLANDCarcieri, Alysia
. THE MODERATING ROLE OF SERVICE UTILIZATION BETWEEN NEWBORN MOTHERS FINANCIAL WORRIES AND DEPRESSIONCass, Letty
. A CASE STUDY OF WHITE SHARK TOURISM IN CAPE COD: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR A GROWING INDUSTRYCharpentier, Alexis R.
. APPLICATION OF SECONDARY CONTROL FOR MICROGRID RESILIENCECirella, Stephen M. Jr.
. HEALTH PERCEPTIONS OF NCAA STUDENT-ATHLETESCirivello, Rowan Murphy
. ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF PHYTOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE AND COMMUNITY SIZE COMPOSITION ACROSS THERMAL REGIMES IN THE U.S. NORTHEAST CONTINENTAL SHELF ECOSYSTEMClavette, Nicholas
. A SAMPLE EFFICIENT OFF-POLICY ACTOR-CRITIC APPROACH FOR DISCRETE ACTION ENVIRONMENTSColandré, Camila
. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING UTILIZATION IN DISADVANTAGED AND NON-DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIESCousens, Virginia
. A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ROLE OF PRECIPITATION AND AIR-SEA GAS EXCHANGE OF CIRCUMPOLAR WATERS IN THE EASTERN AMUNDSEN SEA, ANTARCTICACrawley, Evan
. THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL QUALITIES ON MESSAGE COMPREHENSION AND LIKING IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRYCrowther, Savanna
. INVESTIGATING AND TESTING HISTORIC METHODS FOR THE CREATION OF IMITATION PEARLSCute, Zoe Rina
. CHRONIC ILLNESS AMONG PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE HOLDERS IN ADULTS OF POVERTY STATUSDamato, Nikol J.
. AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH FOR EVALUATING COMPLIANCE WITH VESSEL REGULATIONS TO REDUCE DISTURBANCES TO KILLER WHALES (ORCINUS ORCA)Daye, Daniel
. PREDICTING HABITAT SUITABILITY OF MIGRATORY SHARKS USING MACHINE LEARNING METHODSDay, Susan E.
. HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF A BALTIMORE ALBUM QUILT TOPDeFrancesco, Joey La Neve
. THE GASPEE AFFAIR: SLAVERY, TRADE, AND ELITE REBELLION IN COLONIAL RHODE ISLANDDejesus, Gianni
. A CULT CLASSIC: SNEAKER CULTURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CONSUMER BEHAVIORDeus, Lauren
. AUGMENTED REALITY FOR ADVANCED PROSTHETIC TRAINING IN NON-AMPUTEESEllison, Tyler-Ann
. THE ROLE OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ON IDENTITY EXPLORATION STRATEGIES AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG EMERGING ADULT WOMENGaluska, Michael
. UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVE BUBBLE INTERACTION WITH A FLAT ADJACENT WATER-BACKED STRUCTUREGarrison, Julian
. HOME IS WHERE THE HABITAT IS: MODELING SHORTFIN MAKO HABITAT SUITABILITY VIA MACHINE LEARNING METHODSGartland, Lindsey
. THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN INTER-PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP QUALITY AND PATERNAL CLOSENESS AT AGE 9 ON RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AT AGE 15Grantham-Coogan, Nathan
. DYNAMIC BUCKLING BEHAVIOR OF 3D-PRINTED POLYMER STRUCTURESHall, Emily
. BLUE CARBON AND MICROPLASTIC SEQUESTRATION IN COASTAL HABITATS OF THE PHILIPPINESHarkins, Shaina
. THE RESPONSE OF BENTHIC COMMUNITIES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY TO CHANGING NITROGEN INPUT AND TEMPERATUREHernandez Valencia, Evelyn
. VALIDITY OF THE DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF ADVERSITY AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ACROSS RACE/ETHNICITY AND GENDERHumphreys, Ryan
. RECOVERING THE FULL NETWORK USING A SAMPLING BIAS ADJUSTMENT IN SAMPLED NETWORKJarvis, Timothy R.
. GREEN NATION: STATE FORESTRY AND ITS FAILURES IN THE ATLANTIC PYRENEES, 1827-1848KafiKang, Maryam
. ANALYSIS OF TURKEY REOVIRUS USING MACHINE LEARNINGKennelly, Melissa Jane
. PATCHING HOLES IN FASHION HISTORY: AN INVESTIGATION INTO QUEER DESIGNER, CHESTER WEINBERG, IN HISTORICAL TEXTILE COLLECTIONS IN RELATION TO THE AIDS EPIDEMICKlassen, Angela
. NEURAL NETWORK BASED GENERATION OF RADAR HEATMAPS FOR ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (ADAS)Leahy, Annabelle
. EXPLORATORY ANALYSES OF AMERICAN LOBSTER HABITAT PREFERENCES AND CATCHABILITY IN VENTLESS TRAP SURVEYSLi, Jessica
. Exploring CLIP Feature Vectors for Improved Out-of-Distribution DetectionMaciolek, William
. 3D PRINTING MULTIFUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES WITH ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL CAPABILITIESMaio, Justin P.
. OPTIMIZING AUTONOMOUS MULTI-AGENT SEARCH PATTERNS USING SWARM INTELLIGENCEManzella, Emma
. EFFECT OF WIND-WAVE MISALIGNMENT ON DRAG COEFFICIENTMcCarron, Brendan
. POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF AMORPHOUS CALCIUM CARBONATE (ACC) IN WATER TREATMENT OPERATIONSMcCormick, Declan James
. EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF AMERICAN LOBSTERS (HOMARUS AMERICANUS) IN COASTAL SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WATERSMcDonagh, Shalan
. ON THE UTILITY OF MULTI-SPECIES FORAMINIFERA-BOUND δ15N RECORDS FOR SUBTROPICAL FRONT MIGRATION ANALYSISMesquita, Pedro
. MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR MICROPLASTICS SEPARATION AND IDENTIFICATIONMiller, Andria M.
. IMPACTS OF SEASONAL VARIATIONS ON PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH AND GRAZING IN NARRAGANSETT BAYMiller, Jami Marie
. THE IMPACT OF ARTISANAL FISHERS ON FOOD SECURITY AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IN RHODE ISLANDMorgan, Gregory
. RESPONSE OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES TO DYNAMIC AND EXTREME LOADING CONDITIONSMorris, James Michael
. INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC SENSING FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF O-RING SEALSNaguib, Merna
. ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESSNeilitz, Stephanie
. CREATING MUSEUM CURRICULUM: ENSLAVED PEOPLE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION C. 1775-1865Neugebauer, Philipp
. GREEN ERGONOMICS: A DECADE’S CALL UNANSWERED? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEWOtte, Leonie Samira
. ANALYSIS OF VOTE-BY-MAIL PROCESSING AND TABULATION: A TIME STUDY FROM SALT LAKE CITYParisi, Phillip M.
. FURTHERING USABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF MASSIVELY PARALLEL GAUSSIAN PROCESS REGRESSION AS APPLIED TO MULTI-BEAM SONAR DATAPelletier, Corey
. BROOK TROUT HABITAT SELECTION AND MOVEMENT RESPONSE TO CRITICALLY HIGH TEMPERATURES IN FRAGMENTED STREAM NETWORKSPerle, Sebastian
. A MULTI-LAYER PREFETCHER INTERACTION ANALYSIS: TOWARDS AN IMPROVED PREFETCHER SYSTEM DESIGNPetit, Hannah
. EFFECTS OF MATE CHOICE ON THE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAILS (SYLVILAGUS TRANSITIONALIS)Pham, Thao Nguyen Ngoc
. CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR CLASSIFICATION TEEG AND EEGPlacido, Owen
. ADVANCED SEPTIC SYSTEMS CONTRIBUTE NITROGEN AND PER AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES TO COASTAL GROUNDWATERPotter, Michael Shawn II
. HARD CLAM (Mercenaria mercenaria L.) RESPONSE TO A WARMING ENVIRONMENT: A MESOCOSM EXPERIMENTQuevedo, Jose D.
. IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF GENETIC ALGORITHMS USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING.Rahman, Muhammad Akif
. STUDY OF ANISOTROPIC THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GAS ADSORBED TWO DIMENSIONAL COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORKSRichards, Skye
. EXAMINING THE METABOLIC REQUIREMENTS AND PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES OF ACTIVE-ASSISTED AND RECUMBENT CYCLING IN HEALTHY OLDER ADULTSRunyan, Alexandra T.
. DEVELOPING A LOW-COST STEREO IMAGING SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE VISUAL MODELING OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTSSapronov, Alexander
. MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF GYROIDS UNDER DYNAMIC LOADSSenerchia, Maria
. THE COPING SKILLS OF LABORATORY SCHOOL DIRECTORS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON JOB ENGAGEMENTSherlock, McKensie
. COMPACT FIBERID READER USING OPTICAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (OFDR)Sisouvong, Lily
. EXAMINATION OF VARYING PAIR PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENTSTavares, Karina
. THE RELATION BETWEEN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN ADULT WOMENTrinh, Catherine D.
. INTERACTION OF CANNABIS MOTIVES WITH SAVORING ON CANNABIS-ASSOCIATED CONSEQUENCESTustison, Nathan
. MODELING ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION NEAR THE ATLANTIS II SEAMOUNTSUnger, Julia
. IS IT FREEDOM YOU WANT?: FEMINIST MORMON HOUSEWIVES “DEAR FMH” COLUMN AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE ETHICS OF CARE IN AMERICAN WOMEN’S ADVICE COLUMNSValentin, Patricia
. ASSESSING WELL-BEING IMPACTS OF SARGASSUM EVENTS IN PUERTO RICOVieira, Julia J.
. BEE VISITATION TO THREE CLOVER SPECIES (TRIFOLIUM SPP.), COMMON SELFHEAL (PRUNELLA VULGARIS) AND CREEPING THYME (THYMUS SERPYLLUM)Wagstrom, Lilith
. THE TREE-DEPTH AND CRITICALITY OF UNICYCLIC GRAPHSWang, Shuang
. VARIABLE SELECTION AND ESTIMATION IN BAYESIAN CAUSAL MEDIATION ANALYSISWhaling, Isabel C.
. EVOLUTION OF COASTAL BARRIER SYSTEMS IN SOUTHWESTERN RHODE ISLAND IN RESPONSE TO STORMS AND ANTHROPOGENIC FORCINGYonchak, Alexander
. DEVELOPMENT OF TARGETED DRUG COMBINATIONS BLOCKING MULTI-DRIVER ONCOGENESISYoung, Jordan E.
. POSITIVE FEEDING PRACTICES, TOTAL FRUIT INTAKE, TOTAL VEGETABLE INTAKE, AND OVERALL DIET QUALITY IN CHILDREN OF ETHNICALLY AND RACIALLY DIVERSE FAMILIESZhang, Ke
. CALDICELLULOSIRUPTOR BESCII GENOME-SCALE METABOLIC MODEL SERVES AS A PLATFORM TO REVEAL THE STRATEGIES TO INCREASE ETHANOL AND 2,3-BUTANEDIOL PRODUCTIONZhang, Ke
. POWER AND SAMPLE SIZE CALCULATIONS FOR EVALUATING SPILLOVER EFFECTS IN NETWORKS WITH NON-RANDOMIZED INTERVENTIONSTheses/Dissertations from 2022
Ameral, Natalie
. ASSESSING HORSESHOE CRAB (LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS) POPULATION STRUCTURE WITHIN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLANDBaez, Daniel
. CHANGES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE FOLLOWING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS IN SMOKERS WITH AND WITHOUT COPDBailey, Paige
. HOME GROWN: AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF HOME-METHODS OF MOLD REMOVAL ON TEXTILE SUBSTRATESBell, Katherine Elizabeth
. Seasonal hypoxia impacts nutrient fluxes and microbial communities in Narragansett Bay sedimentsBeshara-Flynn, Kevin
. Trade-offs among signal correlation, SNR, and number of snapshots for direction of arrival estimation using sparse arraysBottenus, Tyson
. Equity Impacts of Offshore WindBouchard, Kelly Lynn
. MATERNAL EXPERIENCES OF DISCUSSING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING IN PRIMARY CAREBruckner, Mark
. Proof of Concept Prototype for a Phased Array Radar with In-Sensor Neural Network PreprocessingBuglio, Matthew S.
. MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF CONSTITUENT MATERIALS USED IN PLAIN WEAVE NYLON REINFORCED INFLATABLE DROP STITCH STRUCTURESBurke, Noah Alexander
. WIRELESS TEMPERATURE SENSING USING TRANSIENT SINTERING BEHAVIOR OF GLASS CERAMICSCao, Wenqiu
. Estimating Optimal Treatment Regimes using Pairwise ComparisonCarney, Sarah
. The Home Literacy Environment's Effect on Language and Literacy Outcomes in Monolingual and Bilingual First and Second Grade StudentsCarper, Mary
. DIVING IN: LEARNING BEST PRACTICES FROM BELIZE’S MANAGED ACCESS PROGRAM FISHERIES POLICYCasteel, Isabella
. SHEAR WAVE INVERSION USING FIBER-OPTIC DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING ON THE SEAFLOORCeres, Emma
. CHILDHOOD MEDICAL TRAUMA AND ITS EFFECT ON EMERGING ADULT MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMESChaloux, Nicholas P.
. APPLYING NEW METHODS IN RAPID PROTOTYPING TO ADVANCE LOW-COST DEEP-SEA EXPLORATIONCirella, Stephen M. Jr.
. EXAMINING EATING BEHAVIOR, BODY IMAGE, AND SOCIAL IDENTITY AMONGST NCAA STUDENT-ATHLETES