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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Agvent, Lindsay
. TESTING THE ONTOGENETIC MIGRATION HYPOTHESIS IN THE EMERGING RHODE ISLAND JONAH CRAB (CANCER BOREALIS) FISHERY USING STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSISAlexander, Donald Samuel
. Characterization of a Single Bladed Propeller used for Actuating an Autonomous Undersea VehicleBarbera, Gina
. DOES NEGLECT AS A CHILD AFFECT LATER LIFE LONELINESS?Barrett, Gabriel A.
. VARIANT GRAPHS IMPROVE ACCURACY OF DOWNSTREAM ANALYSIS IN RESTRICTION SITE-ASSOCIATED SEQUENCINGBecker, Payton
. ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TEXTILES: FACT OR FICTION? AN INVESTIGATION OF TEXTILE FRAGMENTS WITH UNCERTAIN PROVENANCE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND'S HISTORIC TEXTILE AND COSTUME COLLECTIONBoiani, Sophia
. INNOVATIVE BIOINK FORMULATION FOR 3D BIOPRINTING OF TISSUE-ENGINEERED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC IMPLANTSBrand, Sawyer V.S.
. EDDY HEAT FLUX IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGEByrne, Alexandra
. BLAST MITIGATION PROPERTIES OF BUBBLE SCREENS ON NEARBY UNDERWATER STRUCTURESCaero, Thomas V.
. A SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IN THE PACIFIC-ARCTIC REGIONCarrasquillo, Angel
. GENOTYPIC AND PHENOTYPIC ANALYSIS OF CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA POPULATIONS FOR USE IN AQUACULTURECarter, Emily K.
. MONETARY INCENTIVE DELAY TASK RESPONSE IN A DIVERSE SAMPLE OF ADOLESCENTS: ADVANCING HEALTH PROMOTION IN THIS AGE GROUPCaton, Caroline
. EXPLORING BOATERS’ INTENTIONS AND AWARENESS TO EXPLAIN WHY SOME ANCHOR ON CORAL REEFSColvin, Meaghan
. OUTCOMES FOR AN INTERGENERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: A PRE-POST WITH WAITLIST CONTROL STUDYCrayne, Megan O'Brien
. PURITY CULTURE AND TRAUMATIC STRESS IN CATHOLIC WOMENDas, Subarna
. A C-MET RECEPTOR TARGETING NANOPARTICLE PLATFORM FOR COMBINATION THERAPY AGAINST HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMADeCastro, Lauren
. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF O-GLCNACYLATION AND HYPOXIA ON ESTRADIOL PRODUCTION BY BOVINE GRANULOSA CELLSDeFelice, Nicole D.
. USING BIRD ODOR TO DETER MAMMALIAN PREDATORS FROM DEPREDATING SHOREBIRD NESTSDeingeniis, Vincent
. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT WITHIN GREENWICH BAY RHODE ISLANDDiurczak, Daniel
. A NUMERICAL STUDY OF IMPLOSION – PRESSURE PULSE MITIGATION BY USE OF SHROUDSFerreira, Sam
. THE ASSOCIATION AMONG VARIOUS TYPES OF SUBSTANCE USE AND THE PERPETRATION AND VICTIMIZATION OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCEFioravanti, Anthony J.
. EXERCISE IN THE DARK: THE EFFECT OF AMBIENT LIGHT INTENSITY ON THE SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE EXPERIENCEGaudreau, Janis
. THE INTERACTION OF EARLY LIFE EXPERIENCES, PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTION IN YOUTHGotov, Ventsislav
. USING BOARD GAMES FOR RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICAL REDISTRICTINGGreene, Olivia Rose
. EVALUATING THE CHANGES IN HIP FUNCTION IN EXPECTANT MOTHERS BEFORE AND AFTER DELIVERY: CORRELATION BETWEEN HIP FUNCTION AND DELIVERY OUTCOMEGrenier, Michael S.
. MUSIC-FOR-THE-STATE: HEGEMONY, CULTURE PRODUCTION, AND CREATIVE LABOR IN US ARMY MUSICGutiérrez, Raúl A.
. PROBING THE ANOXIC WORLD OF COASTAL MARINE SEDIMENTS IN NEW ENGLAND: UNDERSTANDING THE NOVEL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PROTISTS AND THEIR BACTERIAL SYMBIONTSHarpin, Ashley M.
. THE RELATION BETWEEN INTERNALIZING AND EXTERNALIZING PROBLEM BEHAVIORS AND STEM ACHIEVEMENTHerbst, Adelina
. CONCEPTUALIZING A SAFE, MANUAL DISASSEMBLY LINE FOR RECHARGEABLE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS BATTERIESHoburg, Adam J.
. RCS-SLAM: RANGE OF COMMUNICATION SWARM SLAMHo, Diana
. ETHNIC-RACIAL IDENTITY MODULATES EMOTION DYSREGULATION AND ALCOHOL USE IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE OF ASIAN AMERICANSKhalil Loo, Behrooz
. KNOCKOFF METHODS FOR NONLINEAR FEATURE SELECTION IN DATA WITH CATEGORICAL FEATURESKing, Brendan
. IMPACTS OF SEAFLOOR CHARACTERISTICS ON SOUND PROPAGATION IN A SEAMOUNT ENVIRONMENTKluglein, Melissa
. A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF NONWORD REPETITION IN BILINGUAL TYPICALLY-DEVELOPING CHILDREN AND BILINGUAL CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDERKresge, Colby D.
. INVESTIGATING THE MOVEMENTS, BEHAVIORS, AND INTERACTIONS WITH FISHERIES OF THE ENDANGERED SHORTFIN MAKO SHARK IN THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEANLaCroix, Rachel Paige
. TESTING THE ROLE OF SUPPORTING POSITIVE BEHAVIORS BETWEEN CHILD-CENTERED PARENTING AND PROSOCIALITYLeclerc, Haley
. USING BLOOD BIOMARKERS TO PREDICT PRECLINICAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASELeopold-Brandt, Hannah
. AN INVESTIGATION OF ACHROMATIC AND HARMONIOUS CHROMATIC NUMBER OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF GRAPHSLevesque, Brenna
. INVESTIGATING A MAJOR 16S rRNA FOLDING EVENT IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE 30S RIBOSOMAL SUBUNITLindsey, Hayley M.
. MEASURING MOTIVATION FOR EFFECTIVE HEADACHE SELF-MANAGEMENT: AN APPLICATION OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL OF BEHAVIOR CHANGEMarks, Aracely
. ANODAL TDCS AND VIRTUAL REALITY GAIT REHABILITATION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC STROKEMaurer, Julie
. APPLYING COMMUNITY ECOLOGY PRINCIPLES TO ASSESS IMPACTS OF THE HARMFUL ALGAL GENUS, PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA, ON MARINE BACTERIOPLANKTON AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION CHALLENGESMcPartland, Morgan J.
. INVESTIGATION OF SERUM RESISTANCE IN HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAEMcTighe, Jensen E.
. CONTROL OF FLOW INSTABILITIES WITH ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALSMeola, Maria
. THE URI FREE FARMERS’ MARKET AND FOOD ACCESS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTSMolski, Joseph
. GATEWAY TO THE MIND: USING EYE TRACKING TO EXPLORE THE BROADER AUTISM PHENOTYPEMora, Juliane
. USING EDNA AND TRADITIONAL METHODS TO ASSESS FISH DIVERSITY IN NARRAGANSETT BAYNadeau, David M.
. BENTHIC LANDERS IN OCEANOGRAPHY – THE DESIGN AND JUSTIFICATION OF A MULTI-USE NOVEL BENTHIC LANDER SYSTEMNarvaez, Isaiah Jesus
. NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SACRIFICIAL CONFINING STRUCTURES IN MITIGATING UNDERWATER IMPLOSION PRESSURE SPIKESNeistat, Raymond Brink
. OBSERVABILITY-AWARE PATH PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATIONNoori, Bahaa M.
. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF FANCD2 IN NEUROGENESISOh, Do Hyun
. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT OF LNG BUNKERING AND ITS INFRASTRUCTUREOmer, Grace
. POLICY ASSESSMENT OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILPeluso, Jessica
. IMPLICATIONS OF WATER-ROCK REACTIONS IN LAVA TUBE ENVIRONMENTS AT LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENTPerrone, David
. VISUALIZATION OF HIGH DIMENSIONAL DATA IN LOW DIMENSIONAL SPACE VIA CLUSTERED MANIFOLD MAPPINGPrice, Kody
. EVALUATING SOIL STIFFNESS FOR COASTAL VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH PROJECT MONOPILE FOUNDATIONSPrien, Marlene
. LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF BRICKS CONTAINING PLASTIC WASTE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF GERMANYRahming, Benjamin C. S.
. UNDERWATERVEHICLEMANEUVERINGWITHASINGLEBLADED PROPELLERRodrigue, Katherine E.
. POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BLUE CRAB (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS) IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERSRojas, Alejandro
. SURVEYING SEAFOOD PREFERENCES AND POTENTIAL NEOPHOBIA OF UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES IN RHODE ISLAND CONSUMERSRojchanaborworn, Pumee
. SEASONAL AND SPATIAL VARIATIONS OF THE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF RHODE ISLANDRoy, Sankhadip
. MOTOR INSURANCE CLAIMS PREDICTION: COMPARATIVE STUDY USING MACHINE LEARNINGSachs, Madison
. RANGE-EXPANDING ATLANTIC BLUE CRAB (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS) ABUNDANCE AND HABITAT SELECTION IN AN ANTHROPOGENICALLYALTERED TIDAL RIVER OF NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLANDSantos, Luisa
. EFNEP PEER EDUCATOR FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS TO TEACHING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO ADULT PARTICIPANTSStors, Amanda
. EFFECT OF RESISTANCE TRAINING ON POWER, STRENGTH, AND PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGIATE CHEERLEADERSSullivan, Jenny
. CONTESTED LANDSCAPES: THE ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF RHODE ISLAND’S LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS (1862-1892)Tharmrasan, Arthiha
. CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION - LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSTreacy, Collin P.
. TARGETED ENERGY TRANSFER IN A BISTABLE ROTARY NONLINEAR ENERGY SINKVad, Nicolas Maximilian
. TOTAL HYDROGEN EMISSIONS OF THE U.S. HYDROGEN SUPPLY CHAIN: CURRENT INVENTORY AND FUTURE PROJECTIONSTheses/Dissertations from 2023
Ahorklo, Reuben Mawuena Kwadzo
. Classification Models for Predicting Mouse Spinal Motoneuron Physiological Type based on their Electrical PropertiesAlbertson, 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 ENGLANDCantón Leal, José Miguel
. ReBoot: A wearable sensing system for in-home Parkinon's motor assessmentsCarcieri, 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 RESILIENCEChiappelli, Julia
. DESIGNING FUNCTIONAL 3D PRINTED FURNITURE MADE FROM PLASTIC WASTE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRINCIPLESCirella, 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 TOPDeBossu, Charlotte A.
. An Evaluation of Object Detection Algorithms Applied to Oceanographic Midwater ImageryDeFrancesco, 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-AMPUTEESdeWardener, Zachary Anthony
. Defining the Digital Twin for Industry 4.0Ellison, Tyler-Ann
. THE ROLE OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ON IDENTITY EXPLORATION STRATEGIES AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG EMERGING ADULT WOMENElloso, Andrew
. QUANTITATIVE RESPONSE OF METALS POST HEAT TREATMENT