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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Agvent, Lindsay. TESTING THE ONTOGENETIC MIGRATION HYPOTHESIS IN THE EMERGING RHODE ISLAND JONAH CRAB (CANCER BOREALIS) FISHERY USING STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS

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Alexander, Donald Samuel. Characterization of a Single Bladed Propeller used for Actuating an Autonomous Undersea Vehicle

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Barbera, Gina. DOES NEGLECT AS A CHILD AFFECT LATER LIFE LONELINESS?

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Barrett, Gabriel A.. VARIANT GRAPHS IMPROVE ACCURACY OF DOWNSTREAM ANALYSIS IN RESTRICTION SITE-ASSOCIATED SEQUENCING

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Becker, 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 COLLECTION

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Boiani, Sophia. INNOVATIVE BIOINK FORMULATION FOR 3D BIOPRINTING OF TISSUE-ENGINEERED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC IMPLANTS

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Brand, Sawyer V.S.. EDDY HEAT FLUX IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE

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Byrne, Alexandra. BLAST MITIGATION PROPERTIES OF BUBBLE SCREENS ON NEARBY UNDERWATER STRUCTURES

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Caero, Thomas V.. A SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IN THE PACIFIC-ARCTIC REGION

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Carrasquillo, Angel. GENOTYPIC AND PHENOTYPIC ANALYSIS OF CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA POPULATIONS FOR USE IN AQUACULTURE

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Carter, Emily K.. MONETARY INCENTIVE DELAY TASK RESPONSE IN A DIVERSE SAMPLE OF ADOLESCENTS: ADVANCING HEALTH PROMOTION IN THIS AGE GROUP

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Caton, Caroline. EXPLORING BOATERS’ INTENTIONS AND AWARENESS TO EXPLAIN WHY SOME ANCHOR ON CORAL REEFS

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Colvin, Meaghan. OUTCOMES FOR AN INTERGENERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: A PRE-POST WITH WAITLIST CONTROL STUDY

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Crayne, Megan O'Brien. PURITY CULTURE AND TRAUMATIC STRESS IN CATHOLIC WOMEN

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Das, Subarna. A C-MET RECEPTOR TARGETING NANOPARTICLE PLATFORM FOR COMBINATION THERAPY AGAINST HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

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DeCastro, Lauren. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF O-GLCNACYLATION AND HYPOXIA ON ESTRADIOL PRODUCTION BY BOVINE GRANULOSA CELLS

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DeFelice, Nicole D.. USING BIRD ODOR TO DETER MAMMALIAN PREDATORS FROM DEPREDATING SHOREBIRD NESTS

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Deingeniis, Vincent. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT WITHIN GREENWICH BAY RHODE ISLAND

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Diurczak, Daniel. A NUMERICAL STUDY OF IMPLOSION – PRESSURE PULSE MITIGATION BY USE OF SHROUDS

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Ferreira, Sam. THE ASSOCIATION AMONG VARIOUS TYPES OF SUBSTANCE USE AND THE PERPETRATION AND VICTIMIZATION OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

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Fioravanti, Anthony J.. EXERCISE IN THE DARK: THE EFFECT OF AMBIENT LIGHT INTENSITY ON THE SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE EXPERIENCE

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Gaudreau, Janis. THE INTERACTION OF EARLY LIFE EXPERIENCES, PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTION IN YOUTH

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Gotov, Ventsislav. USING BOARD GAMES FOR RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICAL REDISTRICTING

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Greene, Olivia Rose. EVALUATING THE CHANGES IN HIP FUNCTION IN EXPECTANT MOTHERS BEFORE AND AFTER DELIVERY: CORRELATION BETWEEN HIP FUNCTION AND DELIVERY OUTCOME

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Grenier, Michael S.. MUSIC-FOR-THE-STATE: HEGEMONY, CULTURE PRODUCTION, AND CREATIVE LABOR IN US ARMY MUSIC

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Gutiérrez, Raúl A.. PROBING THE ANOXIC WORLD OF COASTAL MARINE SEDIMENTS IN NEW ENGLAND: UNDERSTANDING THE NOVEL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PROTISTS AND THEIR BACTERIAL SYMBIONTS

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Harpin, Ashley M.. THE RELATION BETWEEN INTERNALIZING AND EXTERNALIZING PROBLEM BEHAVIORS AND STEM ACHIEVEMENT

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Herbst, Adelina. CONCEPTUALIZING A SAFE, MANUAL DISASSEMBLY LINE FOR RECHARGEABLE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS BATTERIES

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Hoburg, Adam J.. RCS-SLAM: RANGE OF COMMUNICATION SWARM SLAM

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Ho, Diana. ETHNIC-RACIAL IDENTITY MODULATES EMOTION DYSREGULATION AND ALCOHOL USE IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE OF ASIAN AMERICANS

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Khalil Loo, Behrooz. KNOCKOFF METHODS FOR NONLINEAR FEATURE SELECTION IN DATA WITH CATEGORICAL FEATURES

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King, Brendan. IMPACTS OF SEAFLOOR CHARACTERISTICS ON SOUND PROPAGATION IN A SEAMOUNT ENVIRONMENT

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Kluglein, Melissa. A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF NONWORD REPETITION IN BILINGUAL TYPICALLY-DEVELOPING CHILDREN AND BILINGUAL CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER

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Kresge, Colby D.. INVESTIGATING THE MOVEMENTS, BEHAVIORS, AND INTERACTIONS WITH FISHERIES OF THE ENDANGERED SHORTFIN MAKO SHARK IN THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

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LaCroix, Rachel Paige. TESTING THE ROLE OF SUPPORTING POSITIVE BEHAVIORS BETWEEN CHILD-CENTERED PARENTING AND PROSOCIALITY

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Leclerc, Haley. USING BLOOD BIOMARKERS TO PREDICT PRECLINICAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

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Leopold-Brandt, Hannah. AN INVESTIGATION OF ACHROMATIC AND HARMONIOUS CHROMATIC NUMBER OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF GRAPHS

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Levesque, Brenna. INVESTIGATING A MAJOR 16S rRNA FOLDING EVENT IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE 30S RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT

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Lindsey, Hayley M.. MEASURING MOTIVATION FOR EFFECTIVE HEADACHE SELF-MANAGEMENT: AN APPLICATION OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE

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Marks, Aracely. ANODAL TDCS AND VIRTUAL REALITY GAIT REHABILITATION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC STROKE

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Maurer, Julie. APPLYING COMMUNITY ECOLOGY PRINCIPLES TO ASSESS IMPACTS OF THE HARMFUL ALGAL GENUS, PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA, ON MARINE BACTERIOPLANKTON AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES

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McPartland, Morgan J.. INVESTIGATION OF SERUM RESISTANCE IN HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE

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McTighe, Jensen E.. CONTROL OF FLOW INSTABILITIES WITH ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALS

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Meola, Maria. THE URI FREE FARMERS’ MARKET AND FOOD ACCESS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Molski, Joseph. GATEWAY TO THE MIND: USING EYE TRACKING TO EXPLORE THE BROADER AUTISM PHENOTYPE

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Mora, Juliane. USING EDNA AND TRADITIONAL METHODS TO ASSESS FISH DIVERSITY IN NARRAGANSETT BAY

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Nadeau, David M.. BENTHIC LANDERS IN OCEANOGRAPHY – THE DESIGN AND JUSTIFICATION OF A MULTI-USE NOVEL BENTHIC LANDER SYSTEM

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Narvaez, Isaiah Jesus. NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SACRIFICIAL CONFINING STRUCTURES IN MITIGATING UNDERWATER IMPLOSION PRESSURE SPIKES

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Neistat, Raymond Brink. OBSERVABILITY-AWARE PATH PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION

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Noori, Bahaa M.. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF FANCD2 IN NEUROGENESIS

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Oh, Do Hyun. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT OF LNG BUNKERING AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURE

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Omer, Grace. POLICY ASSESSMENT OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

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Peluso, Jessica. IMPLICATIONS OF WATER-ROCK REACTIONS IN LAVA TUBE ENVIRONMENTS AT LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT

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Perrone, David. VISUALIZATION OF HIGH DIMENSIONAL DATA IN LOW DIMENSIONAL SPACE VIA CLUSTERED MANIFOLD MAPPING

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Price, Kody. EVALUATING SOIL STIFFNESS FOR COASTAL VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH PROJECT MONOPILE FOUNDATIONS

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Prien, Marlene. LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF BRICKS CONTAINING PLASTIC WASTE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF GERMANY

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Rahming, Benjamin C. S.. UNDERWATERVEHICLEMANEUVERINGWITHASINGLEBLADED PROPELLER

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Rodrigue, Katherine E.. POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BLUE CRAB (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS) IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS

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Rojas, Alejandro. SURVEYING SEAFOOD PREFERENCES AND POTENTIAL NEOPHOBIA OF UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES IN RHODE ISLAND CONSUMERS

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Rojchanaborworn, Pumee. SEASONAL AND SPATIAL VARIATIONS OF THE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF RHODE ISLAND

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Roy, Sankhadip. MOTOR INSURANCE CLAIMS PREDICTION: COMPARATIVE STUDY USING MACHINE LEARNING

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Sachs, Madison. RANGE-EXPANDING ATLANTIC BLUE CRAB (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS) ABUNDANCE AND HABITAT SELECTION IN AN ANTHROPOGENICALLYALTERED TIDAL RIVER OF NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND

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Santos, Luisa. EFNEP PEER EDUCATOR FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS TO TEACHING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO ADULT PARTICIPANTS

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Stors, Amanda. EFFECT OF RESISTANCE TRAINING ON POWER, STRENGTH, AND PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGIATE CHEERLEADERS

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Sullivan, Jenny. CONTESTED LANDSCAPES: THE ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF RHODE ISLAND’S LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS (1862-1892)

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Tharmrasan, Arthiha. CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION - LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

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Treacy, Collin P.. TARGETED ENERGY TRANSFER IN A BISTABLE ROTARY NONLINEAR ENERGY SINK

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Vad, Nicolas Maximilian. TOTAL HYDROGEN EMISSIONS OF THE U.S. HYDROGEN SUPPLY CHAIN: CURRENT INVENTORY AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Ahorklo, Reuben Mawuena Kwadzo. Classification Models for Predicting Mouse Spinal Motoneuron Physiological Type based on their Electrical Properties

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Albertson, Shawn. REAL TIME PHASE RESOLVED WAVE FORECASTING FOR THE ACTIVE CONTROL OF FLOATING BODIES

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Altobelli, Kent H.. PATH PLANNING FOR ROBOT NAVIGATION IN SPARSELY OBSERVABLE ENVIRONMENTS

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Banas, Daniel Alexander. ANTIBIOTIC TOLERANCE IN QUIESCENT UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI

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Beason, Jordan W.. TOWARDS LOW COST REAL-TIME SEAFLOOR FEATURELESS VISUAL ODOMETRY

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Becker, Thomas. NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF HYDRO- AND MORPHO-DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL REEF DESIGNS

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Bejin, Eli. PUTTING ON A GRAVE FACE: THE TRANSITION OF MOURNING DRESS FROM 1900 TO 1920

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Beyer, Robert. HUMAN-INSPIRED VISION-BASED REACHING AND GRASPING FOR ASSISTIVE ROBOTIC ARMS WITH REINFORCEMENT LEARNING

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Bissonnette, Lauren. REGIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR APPLICATION IN NEW ENGLAND

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Cantón Leal, José Miguel. ReBoot: A wearable sensing system for in-home Parkinon's motor assessments

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Carcieri, Alysia. THE MODERATING ROLE OF SERVICE UTILIZATION BETWEEN NEWBORN MOTHERS FINANCIAL WORRIES AND DEPRESSION

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Cass, Letty. A CASE STUDY OF WHITE SHARK TOURISM IN CAPE COD: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR A GROWING INDUSTRY

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Charpentier, Alexis R.. APPLICATION OF SECONDARY CONTROL FOR MICROGRID RESILIENCE

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Chiappelli, Julia. DESIGNING FUNCTIONAL 3D PRINTED FURNITURE MADE FROM PLASTIC WASTE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRINCIPLES

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Cirella, Stephen M. Jr.. HEALTH PERCEPTIONS OF NCAA STUDENT-ATHLETES

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Cirivello, Rowan Murphy. ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF PHYTOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE AND COMMUNITY SIZE COMPOSITION ACROSS THERMAL REGIMES IN THE U.S. NORTHEAST CONTINENTAL SHELF ECOSYSTEM

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Clavette, Nicholas. A SAMPLE EFFICIENT OFF-POLICY ACTOR-CRITIC APPROACH FOR DISCRETE ACTION ENVIRONMENTS

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Colandré, Camila. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING UTILIZATION IN DISADVANTAGED AND NON-DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES

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Cousens, Virginia. A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ROLE OF PRECIPITATION AND AIR-SEA GAS EXCHANGE OF CIRCUMPOLAR WATERS IN THE EASTERN AMUNDSEN SEA, ANTARCTICA

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Crawley, Evan. THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL QUALITIES ON MESSAGE COMPREHENSION AND LIKING IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY

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Crowther, Savanna. INVESTIGATING AND TESTING HISTORIC METHODS FOR THE CREATION OF IMITATION PEARLS

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Cute, Zoe Rina. CHRONIC ILLNESS AMONG PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE HOLDERS IN ADULTS OF POVERTY STATUS

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Damato, Nikol J.. AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH FOR EVALUATING COMPLIANCE WITH VESSEL REGULATIONS TO REDUCE DISTURBANCES TO KILLER WHALES (ORCINUS ORCA)

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Daye, Daniel. PREDICTING HABITAT SUITABILITY OF MIGRATORY SHARKS USING MACHINE LEARNING METHODS

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Day, Susan E.. HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF A BALTIMORE ALBUM QUILT TOP

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DeBossu, Charlotte A.. An Evaluation of Object Detection Algorithms Applied to Oceanographic Midwater Imagery

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DeFrancesco, Joey La Neve. THE GASPEE AFFAIR: SLAVERY, TRADE, AND ELITE REBELLION IN COLONIAL RHODE ISLAND

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Dejesus, Gianni. A CULT CLASSIC: SNEAKER CULTURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

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Deus, Lauren. AUGMENTED REALITY FOR ADVANCED PROSTHETIC TRAINING IN NON-AMPUTEES

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deWardener, Zachary Anthony. Defining the Digital Twin for Industry 4.0

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Ellison, Tyler-Ann. THE ROLE OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ON IDENTITY EXPLORATION STRATEGIES AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG EMERGING ADULT WOMEN

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Elloso, Andrew. QUANTITATIVE RESPONSE OF METALS POST HEAT TREATMENT