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Theses from 2013
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
Design of a Tunable Integrated Roofing Filter for LTE Bands, Nihar Athreyas, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Patient Interpersonal and Cognitive Changes in Relation to Outcome in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression, Samantha L. Bernecker, Psychology
The Role of Parent Psychopathology in the Developmental Trajectories of Preschool Children with Behavior Problems, Rosanna P. Breaux, Psychology
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
Censored Kids and Piracy: An Examination of Film Censorship in Singapore, Chang Hui Chew, Communication
United in Difficulty: The European Union’s Use of Shared Problems as a Way to Encourage Solidarity, Grace Cleary, Anthropology
Out of Season, Aaron E. Frigard, English
Can I Be Forgiven? Expressing Conversion through the Eyes of Mary Magdalene: Lope de Vega and Richard Crashaw, Borja Gama de Cossio, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Does Early Perceptual Experience Influence Later Perceptual and Neural Discrimination in Children?, Hillary R. Hadley, Psychology
Interactions Between Pieris oleracea and Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) Butterflies, and the Biological Control Agents Cotesia glomerata and Cotesia rubecula (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)., Megan V. Herlihy, Entomology
The Terrorist Doppelganger: Somoza and the Sandinistas, Thomas A. Hohenstein, History
Ava, A Novel, Jacqueline Blair Holt, English
Evaluating At-Grade Rail Crossing Safety along the Knowledge Corridor in Massachusetts, Timothy P. Horan, Civil Engineering
Application of Finite Element Method in Protein Normal Mode Analysis, Chiung-Fang Hsu, Mechanical Engineering
Comparing the Present U.S. Electricity Grid to a Smart Grid System, CHARTHAMKUDATH JUBITH SADANANDAN, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Policy Alternatives to Increase Access to Early Childhood Education and Care in Massachusetts, Meghan Lemay, Public Health
Combinational Effects of Polymethoxyflavones and Atorvastatin in Inhibiting Human Breast Cancer Cells, longfang li, Food Science
An Evaluation of Alternative Technologies to Estimate Travel Time on Rural Interstates, Qiao Li, Civil Engineering
Analisis del Proceso de Adaptacion de Las Galas del Difunto de Valle-Inclan, Gorka Maiztegui Zuazo, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Union Square, Sarah K. Malone, English
Testing and Validation of a Prototype GPGPU Design for FPGAs, Murtaza Merchant, Electrical & Computer Engineering
An Integrated Study of the South-Central Part of the Springerville Volcanic Field; The Final Piece, Marissa Mnich, Geosciences
Effects of Different Methods of Aggregation of Probabilities on the R&D Investment Portfolio for Optimal Emissions Abatement: An Empirical Evaluation, Olaitan P. Olaleye, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Estructuras desbordantes en Silvina Ocampo. Invenciones del recuerdo como poema largo, Claudia Marcela Páez Lotero, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Background and Available Potential Energy in Numerical Simulations of a Boussinesq Fluid, Shreyas S. Panse, Mechanical Engineering
Interference Cancellation in Wideband Receivers using Compressed Sensing, Tejaswi C. Peyyeti, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Resin Volatiles of Eastern Hemlock Induced by its Non-Native Herbivores, Joshua D. Pezet, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Energy Efficiency Programs at All Utilities: An Analysis of the Factors that Lead Electric Utilities to Invest in Energy Efficiency, Christopher J. Pletcher, Regional Planning
Nationalism and the Public Sphere: Tracing the Development of Nineteenth-Century Latin American Identities, Lisa Ponce, History
Low Cost Dynamic Architecture Adaptation Schemes for Drowsy Cache Management, Nitin Prakash, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Deciphering the Age and Significance of the Cora Lake Shear Zone: Athabasca Granulite Terrane, Northern Saskatchewan, Sean P. Regan, Geosciences
Regional Comparison of Overwintering Mortality, Fecundity, and Virulence in the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Artemis Demas Roehrig, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Techno-Economic Analysis of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems Used as an Electricity Storage Technology in a Wind Farm with Large Amounts of Intermittent Energy, Yash Sanghai, Mechanical Engineering
Integration And Measurements of a Ka-Band Interferometric Radar in an Airborne Platform, Rockwell B. Schrock, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Preferred Sensor Selection for Damage Estimation in Civil Structures, Matthew Styckiewicz, Civil Engineering
A Translation of Qiu Miaojin's "The Crocodile Diaries", Alexandra Valencik, Chinese
Thumb Morphology, Feeding Behavior and the Evolution of Frugivory in New World Leaf-Nosed Bats (Family: Phyllostomidae), Nina Veselka, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
The Use of Multimedia Material in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language and Pedagogical Implications, Zhongyuan Williams, Chinese
Response & Resistance: A Comparison of Middle Connecticut River Valley Ceramics from the Late Woodland Period to the Seventeeth-Century, Julie Woods, Anthropology
Relationships among Source Credibility of Electronic Word of Mouth, Perceived Risk, and Consumer Behavior on Consumer Generated Media, Mei-Hsin Wu, Hotel & Tourism Management
STACK PROTECTION MECHANISMS IN PACKET PROCESSING SYSTEMS, PENG WU, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Modeling the production and transport of dissolved organic carbon from heterogeneous landscape, Changjiang Ye, Geosciences
Theses from 2012
Synergistic Approach for Designing and Enhancing Bioactive Ingredients from Apple and Blueberry for the Management of Early Stages of Type 2 Diabetes, Widya Agustinah, Food Science
Prairie Warbler Nest-site Selection, Nest Survival, and Demographic Response to Management in a Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barren, Michael E. Akresh, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Fractures of the Dammam Dome Carbonate Outcrops: Their Characterization, Development, and Implications for Subsurface Reservoirs, Mohammed M. Al-Fahmi, Geosciences
Population Size, Habitat Use and Diet of Kittlitz's Murrelets in Prince William Sound, Alaska, Andrew J. Allyn, Environmental Conservation
Notch Regulation of Adam12 Expression in Glioblastoma Multiforme, Ala'a S. Alsyaideh, Animal Science
The Pyrethroid Deltamethrin, Which Causes Choreoathetosis with Salivation (CS-Syndrome), Enhances Calcium Ion Influx via Phosphorylated CaV2.2 expresssed in Xenopus laevis oocytes, Anna-Maria Alves, Molecular & Cellular Biology
The Process by which Physicians Extract Information from Electronic Progress Notes During Handoffs, Brian D. Amster, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Citizens and Criminals: Mass Incarceration, "Prison Neighbors," and Fear-Based Organizing in 1980s Rural Pennsylvania, Erika Arthur, History
You or Your Memory, Katherine L. Baker, Art
A Rose Has No Teeth When You Hold It So, David R. Bartone, English
Ana Roqué y el Discurso de Emancipación Femenina Burgués Decimonónico Disfrazado en la Ficción, Sonia N. Batlle, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
A Distibutional Analysis of Frequency and Predictability Effects on Fixation Durations in Reading, Ashley Benatar, Psychology
Simulations of Non-Contact Creep in Regimes of Mixed Dominance, Maija Benitz, Mechanical Engineering
Dynamic Capacity Allocation in Primary Care with Physician Flexibility, Sebastian S. Biehl, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Enhancing Human Health and Recovery Through Biophilic Design, Matthew T. Blair, Architecture
Counterinsurgency Doctrine and the 'War on Terror': A Narrative and Discourse Analysis of the Army Field Manual 3-24, Tyler Boudreau, Communication
Of Zebra, Sarah W. Boyer, English
Characterization of Damage Zones Associated with Laboratory Produced Natural Hydraulic Fractures, Erin Bradley, Geosciences
Techniques for Industrial Implementation of Emerging Semantic Technologies, Jay T. Breindel, Mechanical Engineering
Environmental Impacts Due to Fixed and Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Micah K. Brewer, Mechanical Engineering
"Speak to me in vernacular, doctor": Translating and Adapting Tirso de Molina's El Amor Médico for the Stage, Sarah A. Brew, Theater
The Study of Inter and Intramolecular Interactions in Gas Phase Protein Ions by Electron Transfer Dissociation, Shaynah J. Browne, Chemistry
Incorporating Sustainable Building into Local Development: An Assessment of Green Design Practices within the MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Jacqueline Brown, Regional Planning
Creatures Are Kind, Angela M. Buck, English
Flood Bloom, Caroline Cabrera, English
Proteolytic Regulation of CtrA, the Master Regulator of Cell Cycle in Caulobacter crescentus, Amber M. Cantin, Biochemistry
Probabilistic Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbine Soil-Structure Interaction, Wystan Carswell, Civil Engineering
Bringing the Frame Into Focus: How Cable News Pundits Protect the Glass Ceiling, Kathryn M. Cassidy, Communication
Temperature Effects on Growth and Stress Physiology of Brook Trout: Implications for Climate Change Impacts on an Iconic Cold-Water Fish, Joseph G. Chadwick Jr, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
A Diachronic and Synchronic Examination of the Disposal Construction in Min and Mandarin Chinese, Chunching Chang, Chinese
THE RADIATION QUALITY FACTOR OF VERTICALLY POLARIZED SPHERICAL ANTENNAS ABOVE A CONDUCTING GROUND PLANE, Hsieh-Chi Chang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Association between Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status among Adolescent Girls in Kilosa District, Tanzania, Shanshan Chen, Nutrition
An Investigation of Human-Error Rates in Wildlife Photographic Identification; Implications for the Use of Citizen Scientists, Megan Chesser, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Community Land Trusts and Rental Housing: Assessing Obstacles to and Opportunities for Increasing Access, Maxwell Ciardullo, Regional Planning
Evolution Of Volatile Content Of The Parent Magma Of The 1875 Eruption Of Askja Volcano, Iceland, Heather A. Clark, Geosciences
Late Campanian-Maastrichtian Planktic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy, Taxonomy, and Isotope Paleoecology of ODP Leg 198 Sites 1209 and 1210, Shatsky Rise, Kendra R. Clark, Geosciences
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Fee Financing Alternatives: Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities, Ashley L. Costa, Civil Engineering
Physical Model of the Feeding Strike of the Mantis Shrimp, Suzanne M. Cox, Mechanical Engineering
City Principles: The Application of the Four Visual Characteristics on Helena, MT, Cienna Cullen, Architecture
I Don't Share Spirit Animals, Courtney J. Cullen, Art
Fostering Sustainable Behavior Through Design: A Study of the Social, Psychological, and Physical Influences of the Built Environment, Neil Cummings, Architecture
Drops of Blood on Fallen Snow: The Evolution of Blood-Revenge Practices in Japan, Jasmin M. Curtis, Japanese
Holocene Climate and Environmental Changes: Disentangling Natural and Anthropogenic Signals in the Sedimentary Record of Lake Lilandsvatnet (NW Norway), Robert M. D'Anjou, Geosciences
A Threat Vs. Challenge View of Conflict in Romantic Relationships, Casey J. DeBuse, Psychology
Evaluating and Modeling Traveler Response to Real-Time Information in the Pioneer Valley, Tyler de Ruiter, Civil Engineering
Techniques for Detection of Malicious Packet Drops in Networks, Vikram R. Desai, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Critical Area Driven Dummy Fill Insertion to Improve Manufacturing Yield, Nishant Dhumane, Electrical & Computer Engineering
An Optimal Adaptive Routing Algorithm for Large-scale Stochastic Time-Dependent Networks, Jing Ding, Civil Engineering
Impacts of Solar Grid Integration Issues on the Optimal Energy R&D Portfolio for Climate Change, Noubara Djimadoumbaye, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
The Human Error, Ngoc Doan, English
Urinary Melatonin Levels and Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, Ashley Doherty, Public Health
Implementation of Dual-Polarization on an Airborne Scatterometer and Preliminary Data Quality, Jason Dvorsky, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Investigating the Relationship Between Material Property Axes and Strain Orientations in Cebus Apella Crania, Christine M. Dzialo, Mechanical Engineering
The Artist as Creator: The Theory of Art in Du Fu's Poems about Paintings, James H. Edwards, Chinese
The End of Histories, Joshua Field, Art