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Theses from 2016
Simulation of 48-Hour Queue Dynamics for A Semi-Private Hospital Ward Considering Blocked Beds, Wei Chen, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
PROCESSOR TEMPERATURE AND RELIABILITY ESTIMATION USING ACTIVITY COUNTERS, Mayank Chhablani, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Adoption Of Harm Reduction By Abstinence Program Staff: A Qualitative Analysis, Morgan Coe, Public Health
"The Fate Which Takes Us:" Benjamin F. Beall and Jefferson County, (West) Virginia in the Civil War Era, Matthew Coletti, History
Evaluating a Novel Photochemical Tool for Labeling and Tracking Live, Endogenous Calcium-Permeable AMPARs, Rosamund Elizabeth Combs-Bachmann, Neuroscience & Behavior
Sources of Water and Solutes to the Salar de Atacama, Chile: A Coupled Hydrologic, Geochemical, and Groundwater Modeling Study, Lilly G. Corenthal, Geosciences
Patient-Therapist Convergence in Alliance and Session Progress Ratings as Predictors of Outcome in Psychotherapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Alice E. Coyne, Psychology
Invasive Species Occurrence Frequency is not a Suitable Proxy for Abundance in the Northeast, Tyler J. Cross, Environmental Conservation
Erwin Bodky as Musicologist, Pedagogue, and Performer: A German Émigre in The United States, Andrew A. D'Antonio, Music
Gender Inequality: Nonbinary Transgender People in the Workplace, Skylar Davidson, Sociology
Modeling the Thermodynamics and Dynamics of Fluids Confined in Three-Dimensionally Ordered Mesoporous (3DOm) Carbon Materials, Anish Julius Desouza, Chemical Engineering
Chemical Stability of Curcumin: Structure and Activity Relationship (SAR) Study, Zheyuan Du, Food Science
Umass September 11 Intervention, Mohamad Farzinmoghadam, Architecture
The Radicalism Plateau: Working Class Transformation, Housing Foreclosure and the Hegemony of the American Dream, Aaron C. Foote, Sociology
PARQ: A MEMORY-EFFICIENT APPROACH FOR QUERY-LEVEL PARALLELISM, Qianqian Gao, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Development of Filter-Based Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Assays for Rapid Detection of Chemical and Biological Contaminants in Water, Siyue Gao, Food Science
Improving Small Community Flood Resilience: The Multiple Strategies of Watershed Partnerships, Nicole Gillett, Geography
Strategies for Reducing Supplier Risk: Inputs into the Supply Chain, Christopher A. Greene, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Accelerated Iterative Algorithms with Asynchronous Accumulative Updates on a Heterogeneous Cluster, Sandesh Gubbi Virupaksha, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Multicultural Middle School Students in Central Massachusetts, Emily M. Harrington, Nutrition
Mechanisms of Slowed Foot Tap Speed in Older Adults, Erica L. Hartman, Kinesiology
Vielleicht hier, um zu sagen: Bildung and Elegy in the Duineser Elegien, Du côté de chez Swann, and Misérable miracle, Emily Heilker, Comparative Literature
Workplace Conditions and Maternal Sensitivity in Low-Income Families, Rachel J. Herman, Psychology
Does Age Influence Dynamic Stability and Muscular Power Following Neuromuscular Fatigue in Women?, Ben J. Hoffmann, Kinesiology
The Primary and Convergent Retrieval Model of Memory, William J. Hopper, Psychology
Mobile Produce Markets: A Strategy for Increasing Access to Fruits and Vegetables Among Low Income Urban Residents, Bi-sek J. Hsiao, Nutrition
Deltamethrin, a Pyrethroid Insecticide, Potentiates Lipid Accumulation in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes, Tsung-Hsiu Hsieh, Food Science
What are the Physical Health Benefits of Urban Tree Canopy in the Springfield, Massachusetts Neighborhoods?, Robert A. Hummel, Regional Planning
Motivating Household Energy Conservation Using Feedback and Social Nudges: A Field Experiment, Elizabeth Hunter, Resource Economics
The Ladies and the Women, Caroline V. Jauch, English
Population Genetic Analysis of Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) in Coastal Massachusetts., Katherine T. Johnson, Environmental Conservation
An in Vivo Study of Cortical Dynein Dynamics and its Contribution to Microtubule Sliding in the Midzone, Heather M. Jordan, Molecular & Cellular Biology
A Genetic Analysis of Cichlid Scale Morphology, Kenta C. Kawasaki, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Improving Efficiency of Thermoelectric Devices Made of Si-Ge, Si-Sn, Ge-Sn, and Si-Ge-Sn Binary and Ternary Alloys, Seyedeh Nazanin Khatami, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Antidepressant Use and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in The Women's Health Initative, Jenna F. Kiridly, Public Health
Commercial Solar Technology Adoption in the United States: Empirical Evidence on Effects of State Policies, Eric Koegler, Resource Economics
Developing An Ecological Sanitation Transect, Ian Kolesinskas, Regional Planning
Merging Social Science and Neuroscience in Architecture: Creating a Framework to Functionally Re-integrate Ex-Convicts, Kylie A. Landrey, Architecture
Collaborative Approaches to Translation in Social Change Movements, Jocelyn D. Langer, Comparative Literature
Vietnam Without Guarantees: Consumer Attitudes in an Emergent Market Economy, Kylie R. Lanthorn, Communication
Distribution of Enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens Spores in U.S. Retail Spices, Chi-An Lee, Food Science
6:1 PUMA Arrays: Designs and Finite Array Effects, Michael Lee, Electrical & Computer Engineering
From Shelters to Long Living Communities, Yakun Liang, Architecture
Protecting Controllers against Denial-of-Service Attacks in Software-Defined Networks, Jingrui Li, Electrical & Computer Engineering
INFRASTRUCTURE-FREE SECURE PAIRING OF MOBILE DEVICES, Chunqiu Liu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Phonological System of A Xin'an Idiolect, Shuiying Lu, Chinese
Examining Two Sides of Food System Challenges: A Case Study of the Potential Impacts of the Food Safety Modernization Act on U.S. Produce Growers and a Descriptive Analysis of the International Food Certification Industry, Kathryn E. Lynch, Resource Economics
Extrinsic Effects on Heat and Electron Transport In Two-Dimensional Van-Der Waals Materials- A Boltzmann Transport Study, Arnab K. Majee, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Modeling Historical and Future Range of Variability Scenarios in the Yuba River Watershed, Tahoe National Forest, California, Maritza Mallek, Environmental Conservation
Building Hope: A Community + Water Initiative, La Villa de San Francisco, Honduras, Christopher D. Mansfield, Architecture
River Herring Conservation in Freshwater: Investigating Fish Reproductive Success and the Educational Value of Citizen Monitoring Programs, Meghna Marjadi, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
The Role of the Landscape in the Socialization of Cohousing Communities: A Study in Western Massachusetts, Emilie Marques Jordao, Landscape Architecture
Ecological Consequences of Lost Anadromous Forage Fish in Freshwater Ecosystems, Steven R. Mattocks, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Reimagining and Rewriting the Guantánamo Bay Detainee Library: Translation, Ideology, and Power, Muira N. McCammon, Comparative Literature
THE HARMONIOUS CONCLUSIONS OF PEONY PAVILION & THE LUTE, Alexander McCartin, Chinese
Summoning The Body That Acts, Brendan M. McCauley, Art
Thinking in Circles: A Systems Theory Approach to Public Participation in Planning, Stephen Meno, Regional Planning
Revisiting Union Decline: An Analysis of Organized Labor's Crisis, Nathan Meyers, Sociology
A Comparative Sustainability Study for Treatment of Domestic Wastewater: Conventional Concrete and Steel Technology vs. Vegetated Sand Beds (VSB’s) and Their Relative Differences in CO2 Production, Alicia M. Milch, Plant & Soil Sciences
Aircraft Demand Forecasting, Kayla M. Monahan, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Modulation of Notch in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis, Manit Nikhil Munshi, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Influence of Inoculum Preparation upon Sensitivity of Common Food Borne Pathogens to Emulsion Based Antimicrobials, Dillon SD Murray, Food Science
Unstable Systems or Why Is My Junk So Raw?, David Musgrave, Art
Japanese Pronoun Adventure: a Japanese Language Learner's Exploration of His Japanese Gender Pronoun, Takumi Nakano, Japanese
Intent Recognition Of Rotation Versus Translation Movements In Human-Robot Collaborative Manipulation Tasks, Vinh Q. Nguyen, Mechanical Engineering
A Soft Multiple-Degree of Freedom Load Cell Based on The Hall Effect, Qiandong Nie, Mechanical Engineering
Buddhist Depiction of Life in the Verse of the Tang Dynasty Poet Han Shan, Sijia Niu, Chinese
Designing Active Granular Squares, Christopher C. Olson, Physics
SpotLight: An Information Service for the Cloud, Xue Ouyang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Carmen(Es) Y Lola. El Continuo Generacional De La Educación De La Mujer Desde La Novela Y El Monólogo Teatral De Cinco Horas Con Mario Hasta La Película Función De Noche, Elisabet Pallàs, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Oceanic Anoxia Event 2 (~94 Ma) in the U.S. Western Interior Sea: High Resolution Foraminiferal Record of the Development of Anoxia in a Shallow Epicontinental Sea, Amanda L. Parker, Geosciences
A Haptic Surface Robot Interface for Large-Format Touchscreen Displays, Mark Price, Mechanical Engineering
One-Carbon Metabolism Related B-Vitamins Alter The Expression Of MicroRNAS And Target Genes Within The Wnt Signaling Pathway In Mouse Colonic Epithelium, Riccardo Racicot, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Integrated Solar Technologies with Outdoor Pedestrian Bridge Superstructure Decking, Richard K. Racz, Civil Engineering
Characterizing the Inhibition of Katanin Using Tubulin Carboxy-Terminal Tail Constructs, Corey E. Reed, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Trypanosoma Brucei Mitochondrial DNA POLIB Cell Cycle Localization and Effect on POLIC when POLIB is Depleted, Sylvia L. Rivera, Microbiology
The Life History Characteristics, Growth, and Mortality of Juvenile Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, in Coastal Massachusetts, Julianne Rosset, Environmental Conservation
The Identification of Notch1 Functional Domains Responsible for its Physical Interaction with PKCθ, Wesley D. Rossiter, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Past Interference, Tovah V. Rudawski, Art
Primate Aesthetics, Chelsea L. Sams, Art
In Theory, There's Hope: Queer Co-(m)motions of Science and Subjectivity, Cordelia Sand, Geography
Songs of Ishq, Freedom and Rebellion: Selected Kafis of Bulleh Shah in Translation, Zainab Sattar, Comparative Literature
Numerical Simulation of High Velocity Impact of a Single Polymer Particle during Cold Spray Deposition, Sagar P. Shah, Mechanical Engineering
A Study On the Mutual Replacements of Three des in Chinese Blogs, Hui Sha, Chinese
Gait Changes During Exhaustive Running, Nathaniel I. Smith, Kinesiology
Re-envisioning a Discipline: Martin Wickramasinghe’s Contribution to Comparative Literature, Chamila Somirathna, Comparative Literature
Dynamics of Microtubule Networks with Antiparallel Crosslinkers, Kasimira T. Stanhope, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Probiotics as a Treatment for Increased Nighttime Activity in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) Displaying Self-Injurious Behavior, Lauren L. Stanwicks, Neuroscience & Behavior
Fault Interaction within Restraining Bend Fault Systems, Aviel Rachel Stern, Geosciences
Specific Phosphate Sorption Mechanisms of Unaltered and Altered Biochar, Kathryn D. Szerlag, Environmental Conservation
Localization, Visualization And Evacuation Guidance System In Emergency Situations, Jingyan Tang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
On a Scale of 1 to Ten... Ten Being the Worst, Kyle Thorne, Art
Teaching Piano to Students with Disabilties: A Collective Case Study, Anthony Tracia, Music
Utilizing Nutritive Sweeteners to Control Lipid Oxidation in Low Moisture Baked Goods, Samantha Vieira, Food Science
Variation Aware Placement for Efficient Key Generation using Physically Unclonable Functions in Reconfigurable Systems, Shrikant S. Vyas, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Variations in the Invertebrate Communities of Wild Cape Cod Cranberry Bogs, Barbara Wagner, Plant Biology
Fish Oil Nanoemulsions: Optimization of Physical and Chemical Stability for Food System Applications, Rebecca M. Walker, Food Science
Enzymatic Digestion Improved Bacteria Separation from Leafy Green Vegetables, Danhui Wang, Food Science
Echerichia coli Biofilm Formation in Musca domestica Crops, Lufan Wang, Food Science
A Textbook-Based Study on Measure Word Acquisition in Learners of Chinese as A Second Langauge, Shaofang Wang, Chinese
EVALUATING FEATURES FOR BROAD SPECIES BASED CLASSIFICATION OF BIRD OBSERVATIONS USING DUAL-POLARIZED DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR, Sheila Werth, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Modifications of Myofilament Structure and Function During Global Myocardial Ischemia, Mike K. Woodward, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Encapsulation of Probiotic Microorganisms in Food-Grade Hydrogel Microbeads for Improving Long-Term Storage and Oral Delivery, Timothy W. Yeung, Food Science
Genuineness and Love: A Study of Feng Menglong's Collection of Mountain Songs (Shan'ge 山歌), Yujia Ye, Chinese
Effect of Obesity-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha on Adipocyte Function, Seok-Yeong Yu, Nutrition
THE SPATIALITY IN STORYTELLING, Xiang Yu, Architecture
Innovation of the Residential Buildings and Community in the Emerging City Rongcheng, Xing Yu, Architecture
LIVE LOAD DISTRIBUTION FACTORS FOR HORIZONTALLY CURVED CONCRETE BOX GIRDER BRIDGES, Mohammed Zaki, Civil Engineering
Tunable Plasmonic Thermal Emitter Using Metal-Coated Elastomeric Structures, Robert Zando, Mechanical Engineering
Youth Narrative in Feng Tang's The Beijing Trilogy, Mingjia Zhang, Chinese
Art and Life - Make invisible visible in Cao changdi village, Beijing, China, peng zhang, Architecture
INVESTIGATE THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND SPINACH LEAF BY SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC MAPPING, Zhiyun Zhang, Food Science
Curcumin and Its Oxidative Degradation Products: Their Comparative Effects on Inflammation, Julia Zhu, Food Science
Trophic Relationships Among Caribou Calf Predators in Newfoundland, Chris Zieminski, Environmental Conservation
Theses from 2015
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT THROUGH CITY-UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS: ENVISIONING AN EDUCATION DISTRICT IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, Mohammed Abdelaal, Regional Planning
Regulation of Jak1 and Jak2 Synthesis through Non-Classical Progestin Receptors, Hillary Adams, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Quality Factor of Horizontal Wire Dipole Antennas near Planar Conductor or Dielectric Interface, Adebayo Gabriel Adeyemi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Encountering "Agaat": Toward a Dramaturgical Method of Adaptation, Paul Adolphsen, Theater
Validation of Argon from Underground Sources for Use in the DarkSide-50 Detector, Thomas R. Alexander, Physics
Araguaia: Maoist Uprising and Military Counterinsurgency in the Brazilian Amazon, 1967-1975, Thamyris F. T. Almeida, History
La Imposible Serenidad de Michi Panero. Una Historia y Análisis de El Desencanto, Documental Creativo en el Tiempo de la Transición, Albert Asuncion Benedito, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
The effect of exercise and caloric restriction on cardiac NF-kB signaling and inflammation in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, Angel E. Baez, Kinesiology
Sedimentological Records and Numerical Simulations of the C.E. 1707 Hōei Tsunami in Southwestern Japan, Hannah Baranes, Geosciences
Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Assemblages in Three New York Pine Barrens and the Impacts of Hiking Trails, Grace W. Barber, Environmental Conservation
Building a Democratic Consciousness in Taiwan: An Analysis of Lung Ying-tai’s Political Essays Over Three Decades (1984–2003), Conrad W. Bauer, Chinese
A Heart Thing to Hear But You'll Earn: Processing and Learning about Foreign Accent Features Generated by Phonological Rule Misapplications, Monica Lee Bennett, Psychology
Investigating a Cartographic Niche: Drawing Maps for Historians, Kate Blackmer, Geography
A Lighting Design Concept for the Lighting for William Shakespeare's: The Merchant of Venice, Michael Blagys, Theater
THE EVOLUTION OF THERMOTOLERANCE A CHARACTERIZATION OF A DIRECTIONALLY EVOLVED CYANOBACTERIUM, nathen Emil Bopp, Biochemistry
"Who's Hiring the Indochinese Worker? Your Competition, Probably": Work, Welfare Dependency, and Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1975-1985, Janelle Bourgeois, History
A "Greedy" Institution with Great Job Benefits: Family Structure and Gender Variation in Commitment to Military Employment, Karen M. Brummond, Sociology
Translating Françoize Boucher’s Le Livre Qui t’Explique Enfin Tout sur les Parents for US Audiences: Playing with Words and Images, Evgeniya Bugaeva, French & Francophone Studies
Does Change in Physical Activity Predict Mental Health Outcomes in Pre-Adolescent African American Girls?, Sarah A. Burkart, Kinesiology
Niche-Based Modeling of Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) Using Presence-Only Information, Nathan Bush, Environmental Conservation
The Practice and Evolution of Video Game Translation: Expanding the Definition of Translation, Elizabeth Bushouse, Japanese
Molecular Interpretation of a Trigger for Controlling an Amine Isocyanate Polyurethane Reaction, Katherine V. Carrasquillo, Polymer Science & Engineering
Two Regulatory Aspects of INO1 Transcription in Yeast, Tschen-wei Chang, Microbiology
Evaluation of Two-Dimensional Codes for Digital Information Security in Physical Documents, Shuai Chen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Solar PV Adoption in the United States: An Empirical Investigation of State Policy Effectiveness, Ilya Chernyakhovskiy, Resource Economics
Analyzing Two Key Points of the Huaihai Campaign Using Sun Tzu's Net Assessment, Jimmy Chien, Chinese
The Effect of a New Hospital-Based Congestive Heart Failure Care Protocol on Rate of 30-Day Readmission Among CHF Patients, Eric A. Cohen, Public Health
You Spoony Bard!: An Analysis of Video Game Localization Practices, Karrie Collins, Japanese
Development of Nanoemulsion-based Delivery Systems for Evaluation of Triglycerides Bioactivity in Caernohabditis Elegans, Jose D. Colmenares, Food Science
Catalytic Methane Dissociative Chemisorption over Pt(111): Surface Coverage Effects and Reaction Path Description, Inara Colon-Diaz, Chemistry
The Collaborative Process in Directing A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Jared L. Culverhouse, Theater
DISSOLUTION, OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND BIOTIC EXTINCTIONS PRIOR TO THE CRETACEOUS/PALEOGENE (K/PG) BOUNDARY IN THE TROPICAL PACIFIC, Serena Dameron, Geosciences
Spray Fabrication of Layer-by-Layer Antimicrobial N-Halamine Coatings, Anna Denis-Rohr, Food Science
Urban Agriculture and Ecosystem Services: A Typology and Toolkit for Planners, Kathleen Doherty, Regional Planning
Examining Implementation of the Massachusetts Act Relative to Safety Regulations for School Athletic Programs (Sessions Laws: Chapter 166 of the Acts of 2010): A Multiple-case Study, Mitchell L. Doucette, Public Health
Bonded Anchors in Concrete Under Sustained Loading, Douglas Droesch, Civil Engineering
An Observational Evaluation of Safety Resulting from Driver Distraction, Christina M. Dube, Civil Engineering
Antineoplastic Effects of Rhodiola Crenulata on B16-F10 Melanoma, Maxine Dudek, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Design and Implementation of a High Performance Network Processor with Dynamic Workload Management, Padmaja Duggisetty, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wavelet-Based Non-Homogeneous Hidden Markov Chain Model For Hyperspectral Signature Classification, Siwei Feng, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Unnatural World: Animals and Morality Tales in Hayashi Razan's Kaidan Zensho, Eric Fischbach, Japanese
Food and Diet in the Andes: Changing Markets and Lives in Nuñoa, James A. Fisher, Anthropology
The Dialogue of Craft and Architecture, Thomas J. Forker, Architecture
The Pervasiveness of Technocracy in Sanitation Development and its Impact on Project Sustainability: A Case Study of the Microbial Fuel Cell Latrine Pilot Project in Nyakrom, Ghana, Kathryn E. Fox, Regional Planning
Measuring the Resilience of Transportation Networks Subject to Seismic Risk, Mark N. Furtado, Civil Engineering
The Reciprocal Influence between Individuals’ Perceptions of Spouse’s Attachment and Marital Satisfaction, Feiran Ge, Psychology
RNAi Validation of Resistance Genes and Their Interactions in the Highly DDT-Resistant 91-R Strain of Drosophila Melanogaster, Kyle Gellatly, Molecular & Cellular Biology
DEVELOPMENT OF INFRARED AND TERAHERTZ BOLOMETERS BASED ON PALLADIUM AND CARBON NANOTUBES USING ROLL TO ROLL PROCESS, Amulya Gullapalli, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Examining the Mid- Brunhes Event in the Terrestrial Arctic: an Organic Geochemical Record from Lake El’gygytgyn, Russia, Mary Helen Habicht, Geosciences
Nano-Scale Investigation of Mechanical Characteristics of Main Phases of Hydrated Cement Paste, Shahin Hajilar, Civil Engineering
Hydrogeological control on spatial patterns of groundwater seepage in peatlands, Danielle K. Hare, Geosciences
Eneterotoxigenic Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis Spores in U.S. retail Spices, Upasana Hariram, Food Science
Driver Behavior Evaluation of Variable Speed Limits and a Conceptual Framework for Optimal VSL Location Identification, Curt P. Harrington, Civil Engineering
AN EERIE JUNGLE FILLED WITH DRAGONFLIES, SNIPER BULLETS AND GHOSTS: CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF VIETNAM AND THE VIETNAMESE THROUGH THE EYES OF AMERICAN TROOPS, Matthew M. Herrera, History
Effects of Developmental Exposures of Two Emerging Environmental Toxicants on Estrogen-Sensitive Endpoints, Corinne E. Hill, Public Health
Associations Between Anxiety and Attention in Laboratory-Housed Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta), Lauren E. Hobbs, Neuroscience & Behavior
A Step of Two or The Pas de Deux, Molly A. Hoisington, Art
Pre-pregnancy BMI and Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Teens, Allison C. Hope, Public Health
An Evaluation of the Lighting Design Process and Composition for "A New Brain" by William Finn, James Horban, Theater
Studying Nanoparticle/cell and Nanoparticle/biosurface Interaction with Mass Spectrometry, Singyuk Hou, Chemistry
Trends in Human-wildlife Interactions as Related to Land Use and Human Density in Massachusetts, Michael A. Huguenin Jr, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
MOSQUE IN THE VALLEY: A SPACE FOR SPIRITUAL GATHERING & CULTURAL LEARNING, Nabila Iqbal, Architecture
Recast and Elicitation: The Effectiveness of Corrective Feedback on Japanese Language Learners, Kinji Ito, Japanese
Combating Slavery and Colonization: Student Abolitionism and the Politics of Antislavery in Higher Education, 1833-1841, Michael E. Jirik, History
The Evolution of Yōkai in Relationship to the Japanese Horror Genre, Adam J. Johnson, Japanese
Characterization of Protein-Protein Interactions for Therapeutic Drug Design Utilizing Mass Spectrometry, Alex J. Johnson, Molecular & Cellular Biology
INVESTIGATING EFFECTS OF THE ANTIBIOTIC CIPROFLOXACIN ON THE DOPAMINERGIC SH-SY5Y CELL LINE, Jeffreys N. Johnson, Neuroscience & Behavior
Rejecting Reconstruction after Breast Cancer: Managing Stigmatized Selves, Marianne A. Joyce, Sociology
Development of Prototypes of a Portable Road Weather Information System, Meha Kainth, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Cancer Mortality in NHANES, 1999-2006, A B. Kaiser, Public Health
How Strange! Are My Eyes Mistaken?": A Study of Arakida Reijo and Her Book of Fantastic Tales, Ayashi no yogatari, Miriam Karavias, Japanese
Arctic Environmental Change across the Pliocene-Pleistocene Transition, Benjamin Andrew Keisling, Geosciences
Inter-Segment Coordination Variability Post Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Devin K. Kelly, Kinesiology
A Real-time Signal Control System to Minimize Emissions at Isolated Intersections, Farnoush Khalighi, Civil Engineering
EXPLORATION OF CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN URBAN PLAZA AND MIXED USE BUILDINGS, Youngduk Kim, Architecture
Blundered by the Borrower, Eben A. Kling, Art
Publishing Networks in Edo Japan, Hisako Kobayashi, Japanese
Evaluation of a Training Program (STRAP) Designed to Decrease Young Drivers Secondary Task Engagement in High Risk Scenarios, Akhilesh Krishnan, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
ADACORE: Achieving Energy Efficiency via Adaptive Core Morphing at Runtime, Nithesh Kurella, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Attachment and Positive Engagement Following Relationship Conflict, Jana M. Lembke, Psychology
Dwelling in the Vision of Utopia: A Politico-Religious Reading of Tao Qian, Jiani Lian, Chinese
The Contagion of Interstate Violence: Perceived International Images and Threat Explain Why Countries Repeatedly Engage in Interstate Wars, Mengyao Li, Psychology
Architecting SkyBridge-CMOS, Mingyu Li, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cohort and Gender Differences and the Marriage Wage Premium: Findings from the NLSY79 and the NLSY97, Misun Lim, Sociology
Function Verification of Combinational Arithmetic Circuits, Duo Liu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
THE LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF CHINESE EMOTICON, Xiangxi Liu, Chinese
ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPLORATION OF COARSE-GRAIN RECONFIGURABLE ARCHITECTURE WITH EMERGING NONVOLATILE MEMORY, Xiaobin Liu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Application of Bacteriophage Cocktail in Leafy Green Wash Water to Control Salmonella Enterica, Andrea W. Lo, Food Science
Bayesian Model Selection and Parameter Estimation for Gravitational Wave Signals from Binary Black Hole Coalescences, Alexander L. Lombardi, Physics
Design Of A Housing For Urban Artisan-Living Work, Fahim Mahmud, Architecture
In Vitro Screening for Small-Molecule Kinase Inhibitors of Testis-Specific Serine Kinase 1 (TSSK1), a Potential Target for Male Contraception, Julie Majka, Animal Science
Development of a Layout-Level Hardware Obfuscation Tool to Counter Reverse Engineering, Shweta Malik, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Promoting Extracellular Matrix Crosslinking in Synthetic Hydrogels, Marcos M. Manganare, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Distinction and Difference: From Kana to Hiragana and Hentaigana, Clare Marks, Japanese
Thermodynamic Analysis of the Application of Thermal Energy Storage to a Combined Heat and Power Plant, Benjamin McDaniel, Mechanical Engineering
A High-Resolution Paleoenvironmental and Paleoclimatic History of Extreme Events on the Laminated Sediment Record from Basin Pond, Fayette, Maine, U.S.A., Daniel R. Miller, Geosciences
Characterization of the Reconstituted and Native Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secretion System Translocon, Kathryn R. Monopoli, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Seeing And Believing: A Critical Study of Kobayashi Hideo's Watakushi no Jinseikan, Saki Morikawa, Japanese
The Quality of Life Among Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Katharine F. Moroney, Communication Disorders
The State of Therapeutic Alliance Training in Clinical and Counseling Psychology Graduate Programs, Nicholas R. Morrison, Psychology
Membranes and Matrices: Architecture as an Interface, Nayef Mudawar, Architecture
Live Well Springfield – A Community Transformation Movement: Evaluation of the Live Well Springfield Website, Jesse A. Mushenko, Nutrition
Energy Agile Cluster Communication, Muhammad Zain Mustafa, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Assessing Mammal and Bird Biodiversity and Habitat Occupancy of Tiger Prey in the Hukaung Valley of Northern Myanmar, Hla Naing, Environmental Conservation
Thermo-Responsive Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) and its Critical Solution Temperature Type Behavior in Presence of Hydrophilic Ionic Liquids, Purnendu K. Nayak, Chemical Engineering
Same-Sex Parent Socialization: Associations between Gay and Lesbian Parenting Strategies and Child Behavioral Adjustment, Marykate T. Oakley, Psychology
Queering Identity in the African Diaspora: The Performance Dramas of Sharon Bridgforth and Trey Anthony, Adewunmi R. Oke, Theater
Ginger Masculinities, Donica O'Malley, Communication
The Relationship between Arousal, Personality, and Perception of Control in a Gambling Task, Guillaume J. Pagnier, Neuroscience & Behavior
The Merchant of Venice at UMASS: An Exploration in Collaboration and Representation, elizabeth l. pangburn, Theater
The Effects of Ovarian Hormones and Exercise on Gene Markers of Cardiac Dysfunction, Anisha S. Patel, Kinesiology
The Effectiveness of Explicit Instruction Versus Implicit Instruction Method on Chinese Grammar Acquisition, Fuyang Peng, Chinese
Density-Dependent Survival in the Larval Stage of an Invasive Insect: Dispersal vs. Predation, Adam A. Pepi, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Building for the Future: Revitalization through Architecture, Rebecca N. Perry, Architecture
The Human Intruder Test: An Anxiety Assessment in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca Mulatta), Emily J. Peterson, Neuroscience & Behavior
Not All Gaze Cues Are the Same: Face Biases Influence Object Attention in Infancy, Charisse Pickron, Psychology
Differential Microglial Activation Following Immune Challenge in Peripubertal and Adult Outbred Mice, David J. Placzek, Neuroscience & Behavior
Efficient Irrigation for Recreational Turfgrass in New England: Evapotranspiration and Crop Coefficients, James W. Poro, Plant & Soil Sciences
Human Capital, Employment and Subjective-Objective Poverty: A Micro Case Study of Nepal, Tejesh Pradhan, Resource Economics
Towards a Semantic Knowledge Management Framework for Laminated Composites, Vivek Premkumar, Mechanical Engineering
Mindful Theatremaking: Reflections of A New Brain and Dead Man's Cell Phone, and the Art of Applying Mindfulness in a Directorial Process, Glenn W. Proud III, Theater
Predicted 25-hydroxyvitamin D Score and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis in U.S. Women, Alexandra Purdue-Smithe, Public Health
Identifying Menstrual Symptom Patterns in Young Women Using Factor and Cluster Analysis, Felicia A. Quintana-Zinn, Public Health
Estimating Access to a High Quality Diet for Older Adults in Springfield, Massachusetts, Nicole M. Ratchford, Nutrition
A Brief Introduction to Aoki Rosui and Annotated Translation of his Text Otogi Hyaku Monogatari, David Reeves, Japanese
Impacts of Three-Dimensional Non-Uniform Groundwater Flows for Quantifying Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions Using Heat as a Tracer, Jonathan M. Reeves, Geosciences
Structural Vulnerability Assessment of Bridge Piers in the Event of Barge Collision, David A. Ribbans, Civil Engineering
Generating Best Management Practices for Avian Conservation in a Land-Sparing Agriculture System, and the Habitat-Specific Survival of a Priority Migrant, Jeffrey D. Ritterson, Environmental Conservation
Towards Sustainable Roundabouts: An Evaluation of Driver Behavior, Emissions, and Safety, Derek Roach, Civil Engineering
Experimental Test of Genetic Rescue in Isolated Populations of Brook Trout, Zachary L. Robinson, Environmental Conservation
Developing Maker Economies in Post-Industrial Cities: Applying Commons Based Peer Production to Mycelium Biomaterials, Grant R. Rocco, Architecture
Discerning Harmonic Progressions in the First Movement of Zoltán Kodály's String Quartet No. 1, Op. 2 in C Minor (1910), Martin Ross, Music
Obesity-Induced Inflammation in Human Mammary Tissue: A Potential Microenvironment Favorable to the Development of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Via the Wnt Signaling Pathway, Agathe A. Roubert, Nutrition
A CONTINOUS ROTARY ACTUATION MECHANISM FOR A POWERED HIP EXOSKELETON, Matthew C. Ryder, Mechanical Engineering
Sound-off! An Introduction to the Study of American Military Marching Cadences, Travis G. Salley, Music
Associations between Alexithymia and Executive Function in Younger and Older Adults, Gennarina Diane Santorelli, Psychology
Navigating the Interim, Joseph E. Saphire Jr, Art
Effects of Early Spring and Preventative Snow Mold Fungicide Applications on DMI Sensitive and Insensitive Populations of Sclerotinia Homoeocarpa, Marvin D. Seaman, Plant & Soil Sciences
Architecting NP-Dynamic Skybridge, Jiajun Shi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Fragmentary Girls: Selective Expression on the Tumblr Platform, Samantha Shorey, Communication
The Flight From Despair: A Translation and Critical Exploration of Hagiwara Sakutarō's Zetsubō no Tōsō, Samik N. Sikand, Japanese
Strike A Note Of Wonder: A Director's Adventures In Peter Pan, Brianna A. Sloane, Theater
Using Digital Elevation Models Derived from Airborne LiDAR and Other Remote Sensing Data to Model Channel Networks and Estimate Fluvial Geomorphological Metrics, Noah Slovin, Geosciences
Design of Children's Event and Cutural Center in Osu, Accra, Ghana, Rudi Somuah, Architecture
Sustainable Design of Student Centers Retrofitting and Adaptive Reuse of UMass Student Union, Tianye Song, Architecture
UNDERSTANDING STAKEHOLDERS PERCEPTION TOWARDS HUMAN-WILDLIFE INTERACTION AND CONFLICT IN A TIGER LANDSCAPE-COMPLEX OF INDIA, Ronak T. Sripal, Environmental Conservation
Homeowner Willingness to Adopt Low-Impact Development Practices in the Ipswich River Watershed: Opportunities and Barriers, Johanna R. Stacy, Regional Planning
Evaluation of the Springfield MENU Program, Hannah Stenger, Nutrition
Cultivating Color-blindness?: The Impact of TV-viewing, Racial Policy Reasoning, and Colorblind Racism on Opposition toward Affirmative Action Policy, Carmella N. Stoddard, Communication
Design/Build in Architectural Education: studying community-focused curriculum, Matthew K. Sutter, Architecture
Infants' Agent Individuation: It's what's on the Inside that Counts, Hernando Taborda, Psychology
Impacts of Land Cover and Climate Change on Water Resources in Suasco River Watershed, Ammara Talib, Environmental Conservation
Scalable and Vision Free User Interface Approaches for Indoor Navigation Systems for the Visually Impaired, Yang Tao, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Producing the Dead Sea Scrolls: (Trans)national Heritage and the Politics of Popular Representation, Evan P. Taylor, Anthropology
Resilience of Transportation Infrastructure Systems to Climatic Extreme Events, Alexandra C. Testa, Civil Engineering
Hardware Monitors for Secure Processing in Embedded Operating Systems, Tedy Mammen Thomas, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Short Line Railroads and Municipal Land Use Planning, Policy, and Regulation, Alexander R. Train, Regional Planning
Black Politics of Folklore: Expanding the Sites and Forms of Politics in Colombia, Carlos Alberto Valderrama Pibe, Sociology
Optimal Topological Arrangement of Queues in Closed Finite Queueing Networks, Lening Wang, Mechanical Engineering
Design and Implementation of Digital Information Security for Physical Documents, Pengcheng Wang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Landform Architecture As Reconnecting Presence For Campus Complex Design, Yi Wang, Architecture
Calcium and Potassium Accumulation in Lettuce under Different Nitrogen Regimes, Sara Weil, Plant & Soil Sciences
Hanns Eisler's "Das Vorbild" and the Rebuilding of Musical Culture in the German Democratic Republic, Alyssa Wells, Music
Parody and Satire in Hanns Eisler's Palmström and Zeitungsausschnitte, Alyssa Wells, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Multi-Segment Foot Coordination of the Treated Clubfoot, Amy Whited, Kinesiology
Thermocycle-regulated WALL REGULATOR INTERACTING bHLH Encodes a Protein That Interacts with Secondary-Cell-Wall-Associated Transcription Factors, Ian P. Whitney, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Do Word-Level Characteristics Predict Spontaneous Finiteness Marking in Specific Language Impairment?, Patrick S. Wilson, Communication Disorders
Reliabilibity Aware Thermal Management of Real-time Multi-core Systems, Shikang Xu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Translating Travel in the Spanish Sahara: English Versions of Sanmao's Stories of the Sahara, Ying Xu, Comparative Literature
Indoor And Outdoor Real Time Information Collection in Disaster Scenario, Dongyi Yang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Creating a New Model to Predict Cooling Tower Performance and Determining Energy Saving Opportunities through Economizer Operation, Pranav Yedatore Venkatesh, Mechanical Engineering
User Interface Design And Forensic Analysis For DIORAMA, Decision Support System For Mass Casualty Incidents, Jun Yi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Experimental Tests of Road Passage Systems for Reducing Road Mortalities of Freshwater Turtles, Derek T. Yorks, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Design and Implementation of a Digital Information Security Service for Physical Documents, Xue Yu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Modifying Instruction Sets In The Gem5 Simulator To Support Fault Tolerant Designs, Chuan Zhang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Architecture for Housing: Multi-Function Transitional Space of Housing in China, zhaoqing zhang, Architecture
RNAi Mediated Silencing of Cell Wall Invertase Inhibitors to Increase Sucrose Allocation to Sink Tissues in Transgenic Camelina Sativa Engineered with a Carbon Concentrating Mechanism, Joshua Zuber, Biochemistry
Theses from 2014
Engineering Camelina sativa for Biofuel Production via increasing oil yield and tolerance to abiotic stresses, Kenny Ablordeppey, Molecular & Cellular Biology
A Geometrical Approach to Two-Voice Transformations in the Music of Bela Bartok, Douglas R. Abrams, Music
The Ironic Effects of Perspective-Taking on Reactions toward Illegal Immigrants, Levi Adelman, Psychology
Postural Instabilities and the Maintenance of Bi-manual Rhythmic Movement, Avelino Amado, Neuroscience & Behavior
New Generator Control Algorithms for Smart-Bladed Wind Turbines to Improve Power Capture in Below Rated Conditions, Bryce B. Aquino, Mechanical Engineering
The Definite Article System in L1-English L2-Spanish Learners, Diego Ardura, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
À LIRE ET À VOIR, ENTRE MOT ET IMAGE: SELECTED TRANSLATIONS OF WORKS BY HENRI MICHAUX, Victoria Arend, French & Francophone Studies
Designing a Pore-Forming Toxin Cytolysin A (ClyA) Specific to Target Cancer Cells, Alzira Rocheteau Avelino, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Millimeter Wave Indium Phosphide Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors: Noise Performance and Circuit Applications, metin ayata, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Role of Sleep Timing on Diet Quality and Physical Activity among College-Aged Women Participating in the University of Massachusetts Vitamin D Status Study, Deniz Azarmanesh, Nutrition
Short and Long-term Performance of a Skewed Integral Abutment Prestressed Concrete Bridge, Rami Bahjat, Civil Engineering
Design of Non-Uniform Linear Array via Linear Programming and Particle Swarm Optimization and Studies on Phased Array Calibration, Hua Bai, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Design, Validation, and Analysis of Surface-Based S-band and C-band Polarimetric Scatterometers, Chad A. Baldi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Propagation Prediction Over Random Rough Surface By Zeroth Order Induced Current Density, Narayana Srinivasan Balu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
New as Renewal: A Framework for Adaptive Reuse in the Sustainable Paradigm, Luke A. Beck, Architecture
The Effects of Construction Activity on the Behavior of Captive Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta), Courtney A. Begnoche, Neuroscience & Behavior
Delivery Performance Prediction Tool for Complex Assembly Systems, Faried D. Beladi, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
A Comparison of American, Canadian, and European Home Energy Performance in Heating Dominated – Moist Climates Based on Building Codes, Stephanie M. Berkland, Environmental Conservation
Were Neandertal Humeri Adapted for Spear Thrusting or Throwing? A Finite Element Study, Michael Anthony Berthaume, Anthropology
We Are French. Et Anglais Nous Restons., Alison Jane Bowie, Theater
Spatio-Temporal Factors Affecting Human-Black Bear Interactions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Nathan Buckhout, Environmental Conservation
Network-on-Chip Synchronization, Mark Buckler, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Reconnecting Mill Communities: An Architectural Intervention in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Ronald Bujold, Architecture
An Investigation of Native and Non-Native Chinese Language Teachers and Their Pedagogical Advantages, Thomas Burns, Chinese
Why We Disagree: Morality and Social Categorization, Nathan Christopher Carnes, Psychology
Greening Greenpoint: Investigating Technology and Environment-based Design, Adam Castelli, Architecture
Estimating the Effective Number of Breeders of Brook Trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, Over Multiple Generations in Two Stream Systems, Matthew R. Cembrola, Environmental Conservation
Resource Allocation and Pricing in Virtual Wireless Networks, Xin Chen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Association between Urinary Bisphenol-A, Phthalate Metabolites and Body Fat Composition in US Adults Using NHANES, Iris E. Corbasson, Public Health
Literatura en las Coordenadas del Cambio: Premio Casa de las Americas Literatura para Niños y Jovenes (1975-2012), Gloria-Maria Cuesta-Gonzalez, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
UBOT-7: THE DESIGN OF A COMPLIANT DEXTEROUS MOBILE MANIPULATOR, Jonathan Cummings, Mechanical Engineering
The Effects of Suburbanization on Nest Ectoparasites and Nest Defense Behavior in the Wood Thrush, Evan N. Dalton, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Design and Control of a Two-Wheeled Robotic Walker, Airton R. da Silva Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Rapid Method of Processing Sperm for Nucleic Acid Extraction in Clinical Research, Matthew K. de Gannes, Public Health
From Rage (and Love) to Stage: Musical Reinforcement of Narrative Themes in the Stage Musical American Idiot, James M. Delorey, Music
Sequence Analysis of Maize Yellow Stripe3 Candidate Genes, Dennis B. DePaolo, Biology
“Hagene, der vil ungetriuwe man”? Courtly Rivalry, Loyalty Conflict, and the Figure of Hagen in the Nibelungenlied, Katherine DeVane Brown, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Push-Pull Molecules: Models and Polymer Building Blocks for Organic Photovoltaic Applications, Raymond Devaughn, Chemistry
Free Wake Potential Flow Vortex Wind Turbine Modeling: Advances in Parallel Processing and Integration of Ground Effects, Nathaniel B. Develder, Mechanical Engineering
The Link Between Insecure Attachment and Depression: Two Potential Pathways, Cassandra C. DeVito, Psychology
Buckling of Particle-Laden Interfaces, Theo Dias Kassuga, Mechanical Engineering
Against The Odds: Accounting For The Survival Of The Berkshire Athenaeum, John Dickson, History
Indoor Navigation System for the Visually Impaired with User-centric Graph Representation and Vision Detection Assistance, Hao Dong, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Investigation of the Effect of Dimerization on Human α-Galactosidase Activity, Scott R. Dooley, Biochemistry
Modification of Gold Nanoparticles for SERS Application in Emulsion and Lipid Systems, Michael J. Driver, Food Science
Motives of Humanity: Saint-Domingan Refugees and the Limits of Sympathetic Ideology in Philadelphia, Jonathan Earl Dusenbury, History
Facetas da Adaptação: Teoria e Prática em Os Flagelados do Vento Leste, Pedro Eiras, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
« Notre petite ferme me sera un paradis » : Nature, magie et violence illustrées dans les Nouveaux contes de fées de la Comtesse de Ségur, Benjamin A. Fancy, French & Francophone Studies
From ~1.5 Ma to Today: Insights into the Southern San Andreas fault system from 3D Mechanical Models, Laura Fattaruso, Geosciences
Hetero-Protein Coacervation and Complex Equilibria Between β-lactoglobulin and Lactoferrin, Sean E. Flanagan, Chemistry
Kinetic Asymmetries During Submaximal and Maximal Speed Running, Devon H. Frayne, Kinesiology
Modeling Dynamic Stall for a Free Vortex Wake Model of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine, Evan M. Gaertner, Mechanical Engineering
Increased Body Weight in Adulthood Following a Peripubertal Stressor and Proposed Mechanism for Effects of Increased Adiposity on Estrogen-dependent Behaviors, Christina F. Gagliardi, Neuroscience & Behavior
Sustaining Community: A New Social, Economic, and Environmental Path for Ware, MA, Aviva J. Galaski, Architecture
Effect of Chemotherapeutic Treatment Schedule on a Tissue Transport Model, Dan E. Ganz, Chemical Engineering
"You were Adopted?!": An Exploratory Analysis of Microaggressions Experienced by Adolescent Adopted Individuals, Karin J. Garber, Psychology
Novel Method for Broadband On-Chip Noise Characterization, Mohammad Ghadiri Sadrabadi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Reconsidering the Community Center - Restorative Strategies Within Existing Frameworks, John Gilbert III, Architecture
Evaluation of Management Strategies and Physiological Mechanisms of Agrostis Species for Reduced Irrigation Environments, Lisa C. Golden, Plant & Soil Sciences
Performance of Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers Subjected to Vehicular Collisions, Nevin L. Gomez, Civil Engineering
Studies in the Production of Historical Fiction: Considering Prestructure in The Red Badge of Courage, Janie Gray, English
From Vacant to Vibrant: Proposing a New Approach to the Anchor Store Typology, Samantha L. Greenberg, Architecture
Preschool Classroom-, Family-, and Child-Level Predictors of Low-SES Kindergarteners’ Social Skills, Shayl Griffith, Psychology
Enhancement of Lateral Flow Assay for the Detection of Whole Viral Particle and Chlamydial Elementary Bodies, Jeffrey M. Grimes, Microbiology
Physiology of Cold Acclimation and Deacclimation Responses of Cool-season Grasses: Carbon and Hormone Metabolism, Xian Guan, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effect of a 10 Day Decrease in Physical Activity on Circulating Angiogenic Cells, Gayatri Guhanarayan, Kinesiology
Parents' Gender Ideology and Gendered Behavior as Predictors of Children's Gender-Role Attitudes: A Longitudinal Exploration, Hillary Paul Halpern, Psychology
The Under Wing Home, David Harrington, Architecture
Examining the Relationship Between Environmental Concern, Exercise Habits, and Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Dana M. Harrison, Nutrition
The Role of Representational Flexibility in Toddlers' Manual Search, Lauren Hartstein, Psychology
Penicillin Use and Duration of Bacteremia, Length of Stay, and 30-day Readmission in Hospitalized Patients with Penicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, Phinnara J. Has, Public Health
Evolution of Off-Fault Deformation along Analog Strike-Slip Faults, Alexandra E. Hatem, Geosciences
Effect of Spring And Winter Temperatures on Winter Moth (Geometridae: Lepidoptera) Larval Eclosion in New England, Emily L. Hibbard, Entomology
Post hoc Indoor Localization Based on Rss Fingerprint in Wlan, Hao Huang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
An Assessment of Environmental Dna as a Tool to Detect Fish Species in Headwater Streams, Stephen F. Jane, Environmental Conservation
The Springfield Farm-To-Preschool and Families (f2p) Program: Examining Children's Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Toni L. Jenkins, Nutrition
Does Footfall Pattern in Forefoot Runners Change Over a Prolonged Run?, Carl W. Jewell, Kinesiology
Bridging the Gap: Community-Oriented Transit Development, Matthew C. Jones, Architecture
An Experimental Study of the C-Start of a Mechanical Fish, Benjamin Kandaswamy Chinna Thambi, Mechanical Engineering
Optimal Basis For Ultrasound Rf Apertures: Applications to Real-Time Compression and Beamforming, Sharmin Kibria, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Community Cohesion Trail of Brattleboro, Vermont, Patrick C. Kitzmiller, Architecture
The Newlywed, Lauren E. Kohne, Art
The Combined Effects Of Genistein And Daidzein On Adipocyte Differentiation, Oumou Habybat Kone, Nutrition
Proto-Féminisme dans l'Epistre Othéa de Christine de Pizan: Appropriation et Réinterprétation de Deux Figures Mythologiques, Minerve et Médée., Nathalie D. Lacarriere, French & Francophone Studies
The Effect of Colorblind Racial Ideology on Discussion of Racial Events: An Examination of Responses to the News Coverage of the Trayvon Martin Shooting, Stephanie Lawrence, Communication
Assessing Wild Canid Distribution Using Camera Traps in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, Eric G. LeFlore, Environmental Conservation
Metabolic Modeling of Secondary Metabolism in Plant Systems, Lisa M. Leone, Chemical Engineering
Examining the Tools Used to Infer Models of Lexical Activation: Eye-tracking, Mouse-tracking, and Reaction Time, Joshua Levy, Psychology
Quantifying the Effect of Passive Solar Design in Traditional New England Architecture, Peter Levy, Environmental Conservation
Acoustic Analysis of the Tones in the Shantou Dialect, Danni Li, Chinese
A Study on the Acquisition of Chinese Directional Complements, lin lin, Chinese
Inferring Word-Meaning, Morpheme-Based, and Word-Based Second Language Vocabulary Teaching Methodologies, Qingli Liu, Chinese
An Investigation of Chinese Learners' Acquisition and Understanding of Bushou and Their Attitude on Formal In-Class Bushou Instruction, Yan P. Liu, Chinese
THE PHONOLOGICAL CHARACTERITICS AND THE HISTORICAL STRATA OF THE QIANJIANG DIALECT, Liyan Luo, Chinese
Predicting Social Behavior by Sound & Surface Appearance in Infancy, Ashley Lyons, Psychology
The Timing of Deformation in the Four Peaks Area, central Arizona, and relevance for the Mazatzal Orogeny, Calvin A. Mako, Geosciences
Parametric Tools in the Design Process, Robert B. Marcalow, Architecture
Measurement and Verification - Retro-Commissioning of a LEED Gold Rated Building Through Means of an Energy Model: Are Aggressive Energy Simulation Models Reliable?, Justin M. Marmaras, Mechanical Engineering
Bi-Directional Vector Variable Gain Amplifier for an X-Band Phased Array Radar Application, Arash Mashayekhi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Deployment and Monitoring of an X-Band Dual-Polarization Phased Array Weather Radar, Lauren Masiunas, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Development of a Support Structure for Multi-Rotor Wind Turbines, Gaurav Murlidhar Mate, Mechanical Engineering
Adolescent Nutritional Status and its Association with Village-level Factors in Tanzania, Nozipho Maziya, Nutrition
Beauty Through Control: Forming Pro-Anorexic Identities in Digital Spaces, Kay A.S. McCurley, Sociology
The City of Minas: The Founding of Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Modernity in the First Republic, 1889-1897, Daniel Lee McDonald, History
Volatile Profiles and Resistance to Herbivory in Eastern Hemlock, Elizabeth A. McKenzie, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Towards Accessible, Usable Knowledge Frameworks in Engineering, Jeffrey Mcpherson, Mechanical Engineering
Compressive Parameter Estimation with Emd, Dian Mo, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Architecture for Science: Space as an Incubator to Nurture Research, Maryam Mohammad Shafiee, Architecture
The Impact of Rhythm and Meter on Form in Two Works by David Maslanka: Mother Earth: A Fanfare (2003) and Symphony No. 8 (2008), Renee K. Morgan, Music
Venerable Style, Form, and the Avant-Garde in Mozart’s Minor Key Piano Sonatas K. 310 and K. 457: Topic and Structure, Andrew L. Moylan, Music
Digital Capitalism Today: IT Industry-Led Public Private Partnerships in a Northeastern School, Paige Mustain, Communication
Heard or Dreamed About, Priya Nadkarni, Art
Soft Spot, Joanna Novak, English
Estimating Prevalence from Complex Surveys, Sophie O'Brien, Public Health
Perceived Norms and Classroom Ethnic Composition, Thomas Christopher O'Brien, Psychology
An Investigation of the Basis of the Strength-Based Criterion-Shift, James E. Olchowski, Psychology
“I’m Going to Use My Voice”: The Underrepresentation of Women in Digital Content Production, Christine Olson, Communication
Mishoonash in Southern New England: Construction and Use of Dugout Canoes in a Multicultural Context, Jacob M. Orcutt, History
Prison of the Setting Sun: A Translation of Ono Fuyumi's Rakushō no goku, Caitlin F. Orwoll, Japanese
Effect of Clock and Power Gating on Power Distribution Network Noise in 2D and 3D Integrated Circuits, Vinay C. Patil, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Sedimentological, Geochemical and Isotopic Evidence for the Establishment of Modern Circulation through the Bering Strait and Depositional Environment History of the Bering and Chukchi Seas during the Last Deglaciation, Ben M. Pelto, Geosciences
A Consistent Algorithm for Implementing the Space Conservation Law, Venkata Pavan Pillalamarri Narasimha Rao, Mechanical Engineering
Between Men: A First-Person Documentary Video, thomas c. prutisto, Art
Ecology and Conservation of Endangered Species in Sumatra: Smaller Cats and the Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus Sumatrensis) As Case Studies, Wulan Pusparini, Environmental Conservation
Design and Implementation of a Network Service Marketplace, Yunsheng Qi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Testosterone, Dominance, and Depression in Recently Married Couples, Gabriela I. Quiñones-Torres, Psychology
The Role of ER-Alpha and the Ovaries in the Enduring Altered Behavioral Response to Pubertal Immune Stress, Bethany Rappleyea, Neuroscience & Behavior
Constructing Abe no Seimei: Integrating Genre and Disparate Narratives in Yumemakura Baku's Onmyōji, Devin T. Recchio, Japanese
Kinetics of Aluminization and Homogenization in Wrought H-X750 Nickel-Base Superalloy, Sean Reilly, Mechanical Engineering
ARCHITECTURE FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF COMMUNITY, Erin Riley, Architecture
The Cumulative Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use Change on Water Quantity and Quality in the Narragansett Bay Watershed, Evan R. Ross, Environmental Conservation
Do Control Beliefs Help People Approach or Avoid Negative Stimuli? Context-Dependent Effects of Control Beliefs, Daniel R. Rovenpor, Psychology
Intuitive Eating, Attitudes to Food, and Body Size: A Comparison Between Nutrition Majors and Non-Majors, Katelyn Russell, Nutrition
Coffee and Tea Consumption and the Risk of Lung Cancer in a Population of Postmenopausal Women, Abigail Santos, Public Health
The Role of the Novel Lupus Antigen, Acheron, in Moderating Life and Death Decisions, Ankur Sheel, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Single-Phase Turbulent Enthalpy Transport, Bradley J. Shields, Mechanical Engineering
Design and Evaluation of an L-Band Current-Mode Class-D Power Amplifier Integrated Circuit, Michael J. Shusta, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Community Development in Emerging Cities: A Case for Lagos,Nigeria, Olaoluwa Olakunle Silva, Architecture
Problem-Solving Pedagogy: A Foundation for Restructuring, Updating, and Improving Undergraduate Theory and Musicianship Curricula, Michael T. Simonelli, Music
Field and Analytical Studies of the First Folded Plate Girder Bridge, Man Hou Sit, Civil Engineering
Movement Patterns of Brook Trout in a Restored Coastal Stream System in Southern Massachusetts, Erin L. Snook, Marine Sciences and Technology
Gold Nanoparticles and Drug Delivery, David J. Solfiell, Chemistry
CFD Simulation of the Flow around NREL Phase VI Wind Turbine, Yang Song, Mechanical Engineering
Age-Related Changes in Sleep-Dependent Consolidation of Visuo-Spatial Memory, Akshata Sonni, Neuroscience & Behavior
Enhanced Capabilities of the Spike Algorithm and a New Spike-OpenMP Solver, Braegan S. Spring, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Patterns in Trash: Factors that Drive Municipal Solid Waste Recycling, Jared Starr, Environmental Conservation
Planning for Balanced Growth and Balanced Budgets: Exploring a Mixed Methods Framework to Assess Urban Infill Capacity and Value in Context, Jennifer Stromsten, Regional Planning
The Politics of Psychiatric Experience, Shuko Tamao, History
Costume Design for My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner and Leonard Loewe, Emily I. Taradash, Theater
Expression and Purification of Human Lysosomal β-galactosidase from Pichia Pastoris, Sarah E. Tarullo, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Selection of Outputs for Distributed Parameter Systems by Identifiability Analysis in the Time-scale Domain, Teergele, Mechanical Engineering
Process Matters: Engaging the Productive Power of Sociological Research, Abby I. Templer, Sociology
Utopia In The Apocalypse: Creating A Framework Of Survival Systems, Bryan E. Toepfer, Architecture
Commodore Perry's Expedition, 1852-4: Layered Experiences and Perceptions of the U.S., Japan, and the Kingdom of Ryukyu, Erika Tomoyose, History
Movement Patterns and Catch-and-Release Impacts of Striped Bass in a Tidal Coastal Embayment in Massachusetts, Heather M. Tyrrell, Marine Sciences and Technology
Correspondencias Tempestuosas: Tres Ensayos para Acompañar a Sycorax y Calibán, santiago vidales, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Cell-Based Sensing of Endocrine Disrupting Substances Using Fluorescent Protein-Gold Nanoparticle Complexes, Xian Wang, Chemistry
The Subjectivity of Student Success: Instructor's Perceptions of the Ideal Student in a Compensatory Program for Minority Youth, Yolanda M. Wiggins, Sociology
Textual Analysis of Two Translated Transcripts: 2012 Presidential Debate and a Speech Presented by Cyrille de Lasteyrie, Laryssa M. Witty, French & Francophone Studies
Influence of Physical States (Crystalized Versus Solubilized) of Bioactive Components And Oil Composition on Bioaccessibility And Bioavailability, Ziyuan Xia, Food Science
Impedance Measurement of Small Antennas Over a Ground Plane Without Direct Cable Attachment, Yutong Yang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Optimization of Offshore Wind Turbine Towers Using Passive Tuned Mass Dampers, Onur Can Yilmaz, Mechanical Engineering
Mount Tom Self-Transformation Retreat: Designing Experiential Architecture to Provoke Stimulatory, Expressive and Sensory Self-Exploration, Kyle B. Young, Architecture
Investigation of Historical Area in Xi'an, China, Zhaoxiong Yu, Architecture
Popular Culture, Memory and Dark Tourism in Central Europe, Zuzanna B. Zaluga, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Design of a Passive Exoskeleton Spine, Haohan Zhang, Mechanical Engineering
Investigating Teenage Drivers' Driving Behavior before and after LAG (Less Aggressive Goals) Training Program, Jingyi Zhang, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Properties of Potential Substrates of a Cyanobacterial Small Heat Shock Protein, Yichen Zhang, Molecular & Cellular Biology
TURBULENT TRANSITION IN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY LEVITATED LIQUID METAL DROPLETS, Jie Zhao, Mechanical Engineering
Redevelopment of Urban Village in Shenzhen, Hang Zhou, Architecture
The Characterization of Chitin Microparticle Preparations: Degree of Acetylation and its Effect on Immunologic Response, Julianne R. Zimmerman, Public Health
Attention Modulates ERP Indices of the Precedence Effect, Benjamin H. Zobel, Psychology
Theses from 2013
That Map Feeling, Kimberly Abruzzo, English
Geometry Optimization of Molecular Systems Using All-Electron Density Functional Theory in a Real-Space Mesh Framework, Tejas Addagarla, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Characterizing the Heavy Metal Chelator, Tpen, as a Ca2+ Tool in the Mammalian Oocyte, Robert A. Agreda Mccaughin, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Trichostatin A (tsa) And Sulforaphane (sfn) Modulate Vitamin D Responsive Cyp24 Gene Expression in 3t3-l1 Preadipocytes, Eunjee Ahn, Nutrition
Collaborative Decision-Making Processes in Planning: Opportunities and Challenges in the City of Rafaela, Argentina, Maria Belen Alfaro, Regional Planning
Item Function and Word Learning in Toddlers: What's it Called? and What's it Dos?, Erin Andrew, Communication Disorders
A Dynamic Reconfiguration Framework to Maximize Performance/Power in Asymmetric Multicore Processors, Arunachalam Annamalai, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Openness and Tolerance: Evaluating Economic Advantage Through the Lens of the Creative Class, Michael E. Antonellis, Regional Planning
One Breath/ One Line, Theresa Antonellis, Art
Design of a Tunable Integrated Roofing Filter for Lte Bands, Nihar Athreyas, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Investigating the Endocrine Disrupting Potential of the Effluent-Dominated Assabet River, Kasie M. Auger, Animal Science
Effect of a Tai Chi Chuan Slow Walking Intervention on Balance and Mobility in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis, Julianna Averill, Kinesiology
Endogenous Technological Change In The Dice Integrated Assessment Model, Robert W. Barron, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Core-House: a Proposal for Re-Inhabiting Underused Buildings, Thom P. Barry, Architecture
Greening the Building Code: an Analysis of Large Project Review Under Boston Zoning Code Articles 37 and 80, Sandy J. Beauregard, Environmental Conservation
Patient Interpersonal and Cognitive Changes in Relation to Outcome in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression, Samantha L. Bernecker, Psychology
Optimization of Mixing in a Simulated Biomass Bed Reactor with a Center Feeding Tube, Michael T. Blatnik, Mechanical Engineering
Flowers, Trees, and Writing Brushes: Extraordinary Lovers in the Otogi-zoshi Kazashi no Himegimi and Sakuraume no Soshi, Haley R. Blum, Japanese
Canvas and Catalyst: Reinventing Urban Space, Ricardo A. Borges, Architecture
The Role of Parent Psychopathology in the Developmental Trajectories of Preschool Children with Behavior Problems, Rosanna P. Breaux, Psychology
The Montaigne Result, Hannah Brooks-motl, English
Firing the Canon, John M. Byrd, Art
The Grave Keepers, Elizabeth A. Byrne, English
Um Império de Palavras - Aspectos da Literatura Colonialista Portuguesa na Década de 1920, Silvia Cabral Teresa, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Evaluation The Nitrogen Needs And Efficiency Of Rizhobia Strains To Provide Nitrogen To Chipilin (Crotalaria Longirostrata Hook. And Arn.), Fatima del Rosario Camarillo Castillo, Plant & Soil Sciences
Factors Which Influence Key Entry Speed On Hard and Soft Keyboards: Experience, Eye Behaviors and Finger Movements, Seckin Celik, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Seasonal Variation of Suicide Rates within Alaska: Associations of Age and Sex, Jonviea Chamberlain, Public Health
Hotel Warren, Matthew D. Charlton, English
Forms, Transitions, and Design Approaches: Women as Creators of Built Landscapes, Tai-hsiang Cheng, Landscape Architecture
Censored Kids and Piracy: An Examination of Film Censorship in Singapore, Chang Hui Chew, Communication
Characterization of the Role of Testis-Specific Serine Kinase1 (tssk1) in Human Sperm Capacitation, Kay-ellen Chicoine, Animal Science
A Novel Reconfiguration Scheme in Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata for Energy Efficient Nanocomputing, Madhusudan Chilakam, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Out Here, Michele Christle, English
United in Difficulty: The European Union’s Use of Shared Problems as a Way to Encourage Solidarity, Grace Cleary, Anthropology
A Gcm Comparison of Plio-Pleistocene Interglacial-Glacial Periods in Relation to Lake El’gygytgyn, Ne Arctic Russia, Anthony J. Coletti, Geosciences
Vernal Pool Vegetation and Soil Patterns Along Hydrologic Gradients in Western Massachusetts, Kasie Collins, Environmental Conservation
No Fear Here, Bryan T. Comer, English