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Theses from 2009
Using the Oxidation State of Iron Plagioclase to Evaluate Magma Oxygen Fugacity: A micro-XANES Study, Don Lac, Geosciences
Pericles A Journey Into Foreign Lands, Shawn Lacount, Theater
Predictors of Lyme Arthritis Diagnosis in Lyme Disease Cases, William M. Lapsley, Public Health
The Pursuit and Dispelling of Holy Heterosexual Love: from "Love Must Not Be Forgotten" to Wu Zi, Li Li, Chinese
The Role of Leakage Power in Extracting Secrets from Cmos Cryptosystems, Lang Lin, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Regenerative Architecture: A Pathway Beyond Sustainability, Jacob A. Littman, Architecture
Bai Juyi's poems about women/, Xiaohua Liu, Chinese
Characteristics of fish yolk proteins and a method for inducing vitellogenin, Sean M. Lucey, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Parking Regulation Strategies and Policies to Support Transit-Oriented Development, Ryan W. Lundergan, Regional Planning
Optimal Adaptive Departure Time Choices with Real-Time Traveler Information Considering Arrival Reliability, Xuan Lu, Civil Engineering
Optimal Acquisition and Sorting Policies for Remanufacturing over single and Multiple Periods, Yihao Lu, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Reliability Assessment of a Power Grid with Customer Operated Chp Systems Using Monte Carlo Simulation, Lokesh Prakash Manohar, Mechanical Engineering
Simulations of Turbulence over Superhydrophobic Surfaces, Michael B. Martell, Mechanical Engineering
Monitoring birds and habitat in early-successional sites in Connecticut, Benjamin A. Mazzei, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
High Pressure Liquidus Studies of the Inferred Magma Composition of the Kiglapait Layered Intrusion, Labrador, Canada, Deborah Case Banks Mcintosh, Geosciences
Implementing Pulse Compression in the Iwrap Airborne Doppler Radar/Scatterometer, John J. Mcmanus, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Effect of Prohexadione-Calcium on Spearmint (Mentha spicata L.), Md J. Meagy, Plant & Soil Sciences
A System Dynamics Approach for the Development of a Patient-Specific Protocol for Radioiodine Treatment of Graves' Disease, Steven J. Merrill, Mechanical Engineering
The Interactions Between Early Child Characteristics, Parenting, and Family Stress in Predicting Later Odd, Lindsay A. Metcalfe, Psychology
Vitamin D Status among Bangladeshi Women of Reproductive Age, Ann Micka, Nutrition
Learning Goal Orientation as a Way to Reduce Negative Affect and Promote Positive Expectations and Experiences in Intergroup Contact, Katya A. Migacheva, Psychology
Undefinition, Geoffrey Owen Miller, Art
Evaluation of Learning Styles among Undergraduate Students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst completing selected Online and Traditional Courses, Bridget Minihan, Nutrition
Tainted Gender: Sexual Impurity and Women in Kankyo no Tomo, Yuko Mizue, Japanese
The Other-Race Effect and its Influences on the Development of Emotion Processing, Alexandra Monesson, Psychology
The Dynamics of Viscoelastic Wormlike Micelles in Complex Flows, Geoffrey R. Moss, Mechanical Engineering
Possible Terrestrial Basaltic Analogs for Highly Magnetized Martian Crustal Rocks, Kathryn J. Murdock, Geosciences
Variation in Winter Estuarine Habitat Use by Bluefish in Northeastern Florida with Implications for Growth and Condition, John S. Murt, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Surgnet: An Integrated Surgical Data Transmission System over Collaborative Networks, Sriram Natarajan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Seismic Energy Dissipation of Steel Buildings Using Engineered Cladding Systems, Quan Viet Nguyen, Civil Engineering
Winter Weather Observation with the Ma1 Radar, Ryan T. Nichols, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Exploring Fundamental Turbulent Physics Using Direct Numerical Simulation, Michael A. Nilsson, Mechanical Engineering
Presenteeism: A Comparative Analysis, James E. O'Donnell, Hotel & Tourism Management
Preservation Through Re-Contextualization, Andrea E. Olson, Architecture
Genre and Transgenre in Edo Literature: an Annotated Translation of Murai Yoshikiyo's Kyōkun hyakumonogatari with an Exploration of the Text's Multiple Filiations., Yumiko Ono, Japanese
Developing an Evaluation Approach to Assess Large Scale Its Infrastructure Improvements: I-91 Project, Melissa Paciulli, Civil Engineering
A Hardware Framework for Yield and Reliability Enhancement in Chip Multiprocessors, Abhisek Pan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A New Vision of Local History Narrative: Writing History in Cummington, Massachusetts, Stephanie Pasternak, History
Efficient prediction of bite fracture force for hard food items, Nirdesh D. Patel, Mechanical Engineering
Mirrors On The Walls, Eyes In The Sky, Derek Petrarca, Japanese
Vision and Contemplation: An Exploration Within the Medium, Mica Y. Pillemer, Art
A New Laser Pointer Driven Optical Microheater for Precise Local Heat Shock, Mike Placinta, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Quantifying the Effects of Cementation on the Hydromechanical Properties of Granular Porous Media Using Discrete Element and Poroelastic Models, Kathleen E. Plourde, Geosciences
Conservation Implications of a Marbled Salamander, Ambystoma opacum, Metapopulation Model, Ethan B. Plunkett, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
A Translation from English to Spanish of Selected Chapters from Dionne Brand's What We All Long For, Lucia I. Prada-Gonzalez, Comparative Literature
Implementation of Network Services Supporting Multi-Party Policies, Santosh C. Proddatoori, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Formation Of The Xikun Style Poetry, Jin Qian, Chinese
Chemical Information Based Elastic Network Model: A Novel Way To Identification Of Vibration Frequencies In Proteins., Sharad K. Raj, Mechanical Engineering
Event-Related Potential Indices of Attentional Gradients Across the Visual Field, John C. Richiedei, Neuroscience & Behavior
Analysis of Myosin Viii Function in the Moss Physcomitrella Patens, Julie Ritchie, Plant Biology
Community Radio, Public Interest: The Low Power Fm Service and 21st Century Media Policy, Margo L. Robb, Communication
Where Do We Draw Our Lines?: Approach/Avoidance Motivation, Political Orientation, and Cognitive Rigidity, Mindi S. Rock, Psychology
A Semantic Framework for Reusing Decision Making Knowledge in Engineering Design, Justin A. Rockwell, Mechanical Engineering
The Search for Self-Fulfillment: How Individualism Undermines Community Organizing, Rachel Rybaczuk, Sociology
Crosslands, James C. Schlatter, English
The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek: A Play in Production, Aaron J. Schmookler, Theater
Enhancing Concrete Barrier Reflectivity With A Focus On Recycled Glass Aggregate Replacement, Regina Shklyan, Civil Engineering
Indexing Trace, Zachary E. Smith, Architecture
The Cfl Students’ Perspective of the Chinese Ambiguous Sentences, Ting Juan Song, Chinese
Documenting the History of Oxygen Depletion in Lake St. Croix, Minnesota, Using Chironomidae Remains in the Sedimentary Record, Caitlin E. Stewart, Geography
When he doesn't mean you: Gender-exclusive language as a form of subtle ostracism, Jane G. Stout, Psychology
System Performance of Absolute Quartz-Crystal Barometers with Sub-Microbar Precision, Ganesh Kumar Subramanian Ananthanarayanan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
On Becoming Virginia: The Story of a Man Who Crashed a Woman's Body: A Translation of Alejandro Tapia y Rivera's Postumo el envirginiado [1882], Aaron M. M. Suko, Comparative Literature
Maryse Conde's Early Plays: An English Translation of "God Gave Him to Us..." and "The Death of Oluwemi of Ajumako", Liana J. Thompson, Theater
Application Specific Customization and Scalability of Soft Multiprocessors, Deepak C. Unnikrishnan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Rediscovery of South African Cultural Identity in Zakes Mda's Ways of Dying, Kiren M. Valjee, English
Tourism as Modern Pilgrimage: A Museum in Bruges, Belgium, Johanna A. Vandemoortele, Architecture
Implementation of Data Path Credentials for High-Performance Capabilities-Based Networks, Kamlesh T. Vasudevan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Design and Development of a Ka-band Interferometer for Cryospheric Applications, Harish K. Vedantham, Electrical & Computer Engineering
City X, Christopher R. Velardi, Architecture
Garnering Transit Ridership: A Case Study of Transit Use by Refugee and Limited English Proficiency Groups in Manchester, New Hamsphire, Carrie Ward, Regional Planning
Drawing Defeat: Caricaturing War, Race, and Gender in Fin de Siglo Spain, Joel C. Webb, History
Issues Involved in the Acquisition of Atonal Aural Skills, Mark E. Wieske, Music
Behavioral Alterations in Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster) after Parent-Pup Separation, Mihoko Yamamoto, Neuroscience & Behavior
Race-Based Beliefs About the Prototypical American and its Behavioral Consequences, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Psychology
Performance Evaluation of a Network-Based Shape Analysis Approach, Wenpeng Yuan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Parent Toddler Feeding Relationship in Lebanon, Christine Zahm, Nutrition
Environmental Reconstructions from Laminated Lake Sediments, Lake C3, Ellesmere Island, Canadian High Arctic, Kathryn S. Zalzal, Geosciences
Combining Empirical and Experimental Data in Protein Structure Determination, Yi Zhang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
I ♥ U: Attachment Style and Gender as Predictors of Deception in Online and Offline Dating, Mattitiyahu S. Zimbler, Psychology
Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation: The Case of Southern Greece, Nikolaos Zirogiannis, Resource Economics
Creating a More Natural Multidimensional Category, Matthew Zivot, Psychology
Theses from 2008
Mitigation of Phase Noise at Millimeter-Wave Frequencies for Wireless Personal Area Network Applications, Abdul Ashik Abdul Waheed, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Supply Current Modeling and Analysis of Deep Sub-Micron Cmos Circuits, Tariq B. Ahmad, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Are Age-Related Changes in Sleep Magnified in Individuals with Depressive Symptoms?, Anna M. Akerstedt, Psychology
Impact of Chemical and Physical Properties on the Ability of Antioxidants to Inhibit Lipid Oxidation in Foods, Jean Alamed, Food Science
Energy Efficient Adaptive Reed-Solomon Decoding System, Jonathan D. Allen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Ka Band Switch-lna Mmic For Radiometry Applications, Miguel Alvarado, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Development of an Oriented-Eddy Collision Model for Turbulence, Raeann Andeme, Mechanical Engineering
A Novel Approach to Pci Simulation Using ScriptSim, Kevin R. Andryc, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Investigation And Evaluation Of The Systemwide Economic Benefits Of Combined Heat And Power Generation In The New York State Energy Market, Ricardo Baquero, Mechanical Engineering
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossing Structures in Southern Vermont, Mark Bellis, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Global Interconnects in the Presence of Uncertainty, Ibis D. Benito, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Stores as Schools: An Adaptive Reuse Alternative For Communities Dealing With Underutilized Commercial Space and Overcrowded Schools, Jayne M. Bernhard, Regional Planning
Analysis of Coastal Erosion on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts: a Paraglacial Island, Denise M. Brouillette-jacobson, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Female Protagonists in Shōjo Manga - From the Rescuers to the Rescued, Jennifer L. Brown, Japanese
Probing the Peptidyl Transferase Center of Ribosomes Containing Mutant 23s rRNA with Photoreactive tRNA, Nicole C. Caci, Biochemistry
Ave Maria and Celebration: An Examination of the Visionary Influences on the Design and Development of two New Town Intentional Communities in the State of Florida, Kathleen Cahill, Regional Planning
Radar Waveform Design for Classification and Linearization of Digital-to-Analog Converters, Cagatay Capar, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Reconstructing Nature, Benjamin R. Caras, Art