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Theses from 2010

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Evaluating Strategies to Create Successful Business Incubators in Massachusetts Gateway Cities, Sonya C. Smith, Regional Planning

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Sorption of Bovine Serum Albumin on Nano and Bulk Oxide Particles, Lei Song, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Polygenic Resistance In The Highly DDT-resistant 91-r Strain Of Drosophila Melanogaster Involves Decreased Penetration, Increased Metabolism And Direct Excretion Of Ddt, Joseph P. Strycharz, Animal Science

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Characteristics of Electricity Storage Technologies for Maintaining Reliability of Grid with High Amounts of Intermittent Energy, Sandhya Sundararagavan, Mechanical Engineering

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A Speleothem-Based High Resolution Reconstruction of Climate in Southeastern Brazil Over the Past 4,100 Years, Brandon L. Taylor, Geosciences

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A History of Opera in Boston, John R. Tedesco, Music

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A Molecular Modeling Toolkit with Applications to Efficient Free Energy Computation, Hasan Gokhan Tezcan, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Route Choice Behavior in a Driving Simulator With Real-time Information, Hengliang Tian, Civil Engineering

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Hardware Emulation of a Secure Passive Rfid Sensor System, Michael Gordon Todd, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Interconversion of the Specificities of Human Lysosomal Enzymes, Ivan B. Tomasic, Molecular & Cellular Biology

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Deletions of Fstl3 and/or Fst Isoforms 303 and 315 Results in Hepatic Steatosis, Nathan A. Ungerleider, Molecular & Cellular Biology

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Approaches to multiprocessor error recovery using an on-chip interconnect subsystem, Ramakrishna P. Vadlamani, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Engineering Plants for Tolerance to Multiple Abiotic Stresses by Overexpression of AtSAP13 Protein and Optimization of Crambe abyssinica as a Biofuel Crop in Western Massachusetts, Evan Vaine, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Investigation of the Behavior of Open Cell Aluminum Foam, Patrick J. Veale, Civil Engineering

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Intonation in the Aural-Skills Classroom, Carolyn A. Walker, Music

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Human Capital in the City: Exploring the Relationship Between Skill and Productivity in Us Metropolitan Areas, Ryan Wallace, Regional Planning

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Things Are Looking Up, Ian Wang, English

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The Impact of Flexibility And Capacity Allocation On The Performance of Primary Care Practices, Liang Wang, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

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Fast Parameter-Space Sweep of Wideband Electromagnetic Systems Using Bt-pod, Wei Wang, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Float the River, Sink the Sea, Matthew P. Weingast, English

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Examination of Promotor Hypermethylation Patterns in Magnetically Enriched Exfoliated Breast Milk Epithelial Cells, Chung M. Wong, Animal Science

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The Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Isomer on Tumor Suppression, Janice Y. Wong, Food Science

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The Arts of Linking: A Comparative Study on Lian Ju by Han Yu's circle and Haikai by Basho's School, Kai Xie, Japanese

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Look! Look! Feathers, Michael A. Young, English

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Readings Of Chinese Poet Xue Tao, Lu Yu, Chinese

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College Identity and Congruence of Occupational Plans: A Longitudinal Study, Lauren A. Zeranski, Psychology

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Communicating Landscape Design Intent to the Non-expert: Small Experiments Using Collage, Deborah Zervas, Landscape Architecture

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Evaluating a New Mac for Current and Next Generation Rfid, Serge Zhilyaev, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Theses from 2009

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Functional Analysis of Receptor-like Kinases in Pollen-Pistil Interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana, Mini Aggarwal, Plant Biology

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Dopamine Controls Locomotion by Modulating the Activity of the Cholinergic Motor Neurons in C. elegans, Andrew T. Allen, Biochemistry

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A Phylogenetic Analysis of Armored Scale Insects, Based Upon Nuclear, Mitochondrial, and Endosymbiont Gene Sequences, Jeremy C. Andersen, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology

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Computer-Assisted Emergency Evacuation Planning Using TransCAD: Case Studies in Western Massachusetts, Steven P. Andrews, Civil Engineering

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Levels, Enterotoxigenicity, Growth and Physical Characterisitcs of B. Cereus From U.S Retail Rice, Chandrakant R. Ankolekar, Food Science

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Staging Through Rituals: Directorial Exploration of The Imaginary Invalid, Dora A. Arreola, Theater

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Medical Infrared Image Analysis for Detecting Skin Temperature Disparities, Ramakrishna R. Arumalla, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Clock Distribution in a 3d Microprocessor, Venkatesh Arunachalam, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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A Record of the Defense of Xiangyang's City Wall, 1206-1207, Julie J. Avery, Chinese

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Run Stitch Remembrance, Lyndsey N. Baldwin, Art

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A Discrete Event Simulation Approach to Resource Management, Process Changes And Task Prioritization in Emergency Departments, Ekkehard C. Beck, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

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Sexually Differentiated Object Preference in Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta), Jamie Berkowitz, Neuroscience & Behavior

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Capturing Gathering Swarming - Re-coding Post-Communist Space in East Germany, Tobias Bernecker, Architecture

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Designing a Foodshed Assessment Model: Guidance for Local and Regional Planners in Understanding Local Farm Capacity in Comparison to Local Food Needs, Shemariah Blum-evitts, Regional Planning

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Designing Community, Martha Bryan, Architecture

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Reading in a Second Language Classroom: A Pedagogical Report on Sociocultural Strategies for Reading Texts in the Elementary French Classroom, Kimberly Buescher, French & Francophone Studies

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Measuring Social Compatibility in Channel Island Foxes: How Does Intra-pair Aggression Affect Breeding Success?, Elizabeth S. Calkins, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation

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Assesment of Ammonia Volatility from Fall Surface-Applied Liquid Dairy Manure, Katie Campbell-Nelson, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Containerless Measurements of High Temperature Material Properties, Stacy M. Canepari, Mechanical Engineering

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Design and Evaluation of Path Recording Techniques in Secure Manet, Danai Chasaki, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Task Partitioning and Mapping Algorithms for Multi-core Packet Processing Systems, Wei Chen, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Investigating the Role of YSLs in Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana through Rt-pcr and Yeast Functional Complementation, Jeffrey Chiecko, Plant Biology

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Three-Dimensionally Preserved Arthropods from the Cambrian (Furongian) of Quebec and Wisconsin: Systematics, Phylogeny, Ichnology, and Taphonomy, Joseph H. Collette, Geosciences

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Dressing Cultures: Costume Designs For Pericles, Heather L. Crocker-Aulenback, Theater

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Patterned Well-Ordered Mesoporous Silica Films for Device Fabrication, Todd A. Crosby, Chemical Engineering

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Boundary Element Method Numerical Modeling: An Approach for Analyzing the Complex Geometry and Evolution of the San Gorgonio Knot, San Andreas Fault, Southern California, Laura C. Dair, Geosciences

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Association between Serum Ferritin and Body Composition in Young Women, Ujjwala S. Dandekar, Nutrition

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Drag Reduction In Turbulent Flows Over Micropatterned Superhydrophobic Surfaces, Robert J. Daniello, Mechanical Engineering

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Waterborne Diseases: Linking Public Health And Watershed Data, Debalina Das, Public Health

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Understanding the Depth and Nature of Flow Systems in the Nashoba Terrane, Eastern Massachusetts, U.S.A., John P. Diggins, Geosciences

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Information Theoretic Identification and Compensation of Nonlinear Devices, Sepideh Dolatshahi, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Inter- and Intra-Specific Variation in Wear Mechanisms in Agrostis: I. Wear Tolerance and Recovery Ii. Anatomical, Morphological and Physiological Characteristics, Jason M. Dowgiewicz, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Dual-Process Theory and Syllogistic Reasoning: A Signal Detection Analysis, Chad M. Dube, Psychology

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Endogenous Process & Designing Through Change, Matthew W. Emond, Architecture

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Development of a Decision Tool for Green Energy Investment in the Pioneer Valley, Benjamin R. Ewing, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

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Los Enigmas De Mi Mente, Erosion., Fernando Fernandez, Art

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The Association Between Bully Victimization And Risky Behaviors Among Youth, Shane Nives Isaiah Fernando, Public Health

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Combining Biorational Compounds to Optimize Control of Grape Powdery Mildew (Uncinula Necator), Kathryn Fiedler, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Effects of Anthropogenic Stage Fluctuations on Surface Water/Ground Water Interactions Along the Deerfield River, Massachusetts., Brandon J. Fleming, Geosciences

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Seed Vigor Test for the Establishment of Switchgrass, Daniel Bilik Forberg, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Evaluation of Pre-Spawning Movements of Anadromous Alewives in the Ipswich River Using Radiotelemetry, Holly J. Frank, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation

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Evaluation of Nature-like and Technical Fish Passes for the Passage of Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) at Two Coastal Streams in New England, Abigail Franklin, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation

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Dissipative Quantum Transport Using the Pauli Master Equation, Bo Fu, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Kinematic and Kinetic Differences and Asymmetries in Gait in Children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Catherine Gariepy, Kinesiology

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Evaluating Methods for Measuring and Managing the Cumulative Visual Effects of Oil and Gas Development on Bureau of Land Management National Conservation Lands in the Southwestern United States, Tara L. Germond, Regional Planning

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Crossfit Design: Maximizing Building Potential Across Broad Time and Modal Domains, Benjamin W. Goodale, Architecture

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Modes, Means and Measures: Adapting Sustainability Indicators to Assess Preservation Activity's Impact on Community Equity, Mackenzie M. Greer, Regional Planning

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Municipal Planners and Fair Housing Issues, Alina T. Gross, Regional Planning

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Envisioning Social Computing Applications on Wireless Networks, Siva Gurumurthy, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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For Love or Money: Labor Rights and Citizenship for Working Women of 1930s Oaxaca, Mexico, Sandra K. Haley, History

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Structural Optimization and Performance Analysis of a Wireless Sensor for Injection Molding, Muhammad Haris Hamid, Mechanical Engineering

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The Association of Self-Reported Birth Weight with Bone Mineral Content and Bone Mineral Density among College-Aged Women, Valerie M. Hastings, Public Health

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Mdma and Methamphetamine: An Investigation of a Neurochemical and Behavioral Cross-Tolerance in the Rat, Christina S. Henderson, Neuroscience & Behavior

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Post-Anthropocentric Dwelling Conditions, Peter N. Hendery, Architecture

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Bang!, Kimberly c. Hennessy, Art

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Physician Flexibility in Primary Care Practices, Jan T. Hippchen, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

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Value of Traveler Information for Adaptive Routing in Stochastic Time-Dependent Networks, He Huang, Civil Engineering

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An Investigation of the First-Order Mechanics of Polygonal Fault Networks of Utopia Planitia, Mars, Fariha Islam, Geosciences

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Peeling Back the Layers:Studies in Stratification in 19th Century Mill Building, Kerry M. Jackson, Design

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This This Here, Sara Jaffe, English

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Three State-run Green Building Programs: A Comparative Case Study Analysis and Assessment, Haidee N. Janak, Regional Planning

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"What We Had Instead of Childhoods": Experience as Rememberance in the Vietnam of Kaiko Takeshi, Kelly D. Johnston, Japanese

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Social Influence and the Acceptance of Racially Charged Humor, Nicholas M. Joyce, Psychology

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Regalia and Repetition, Deborah I. Karpman, Art

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Analytical Modeling of Tree Vibration Generated during Cutting Process, Payman Karvanirabori, Civil Engineering

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The Community Garden as a Tool for Community Empowerment: A Study of Community Gardens in Hampden County, Shanon C. Kearney, Landscape Architecture

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Genetic Variability in Hydrastis Canadensis L. Using Rapd Analysis, Kerry Kelley, Plant & Soil Sciences

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Hey, Whats Up?, Justin Kemp, Art

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Fluorescence Behavior of pH-Sensitive Molecular Probe at the Single-Molecule Level with a Model Coumarin 6, Jinhong Kim, Chemistry

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A Phytoremediation Study on the Effects of Soil Amendments on the Uptake of Arsenic by Two Perennial Grasses, Nica Klaber, Plant & Soil Sciences

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An Uhf Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave Wind Profiler - Development and Initial Results, Iva S. Kostadinova, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Identification of pmt, tr1, and h6h Gene Polymorphism and Tropane Alkaloid Chemotypes in Hyoscyamus Niger L. (black henbane), Lawrence Kramer, Plant & Soil Sciences