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Theses from 2008
The Effect of Price Postponement on the Coordination of a Two Stage Supply Chain Facing Consumer Returns, Thomas Lenk, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Cysteine Dioxygenase: The Importance of Key Residues and Insight into the Mechanism of the Metal Center, Jonathan H. Leung, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Race and Representation: A Case Study of Racial Diversity in Student Government, Rhys J. Livingstone, Sociology
Integrating multimedia into Chinese character teaching and learning for Cfl beginners/, Weijia Li, Chinese
The Moral and Racial Socialization of Children: The Image of Wu Feng in Taiwan School Readers, Claire R. Maccabee, Chinese
The Efforts of Therapists in the First Session To Establish a Therapeutic Alliance, Gregory H. Macewan, Psychology
MNoC : A Network on Chip for Monitors, Sailaja Madduri, Electrical & Computer Engineering
An Orthogonally-Fed, Active Linear Phased Array of Tapered Slot Antennas, Andrew R. Mandeville, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Design of a Two-Receiver Interferometer on Motorized Tracks, Eric Marklein, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Negotiating Discourses on Homoeroticism: The Coming Out and Other Tales by Colombian Immigrant Men in New York City, Erika Marquez, Sociology
The Conflict of Desire, Joetta L. Maue, Art
The Effect of Context on the Interpretation of Noun-Noun Combinations: Eye Movement and Behavioral Evidence, Tony Mccaffrey, Psychology
A Synergistic Approach to Modeling Crack Propagation in Nanoreinforced Polymer Composites, Andy Mccarron, Mechanical Engineering
In God We Trust?, Kevin R. Meek, English
Scientific Computing on Streaming Processors, Sandeep Menon, Mechanical Engineering
The Application of Traffic Calming and Related Strategies in an Urban Environment, Stacy A. Metzger, Civil Engineering
Japanese American Internment Centers on United States Indian Reservations: A Geographic Approach to the Relocation Centers in Arizona, 1942-1945, Kristen L. Michaud, Geography
Panic Attacks: Violent Female Displacement in The Tale of Genji, Otilia C. Milutin, Japanese
Terrazzo Cracking: Causes and Remedies, Michael J. Mitchell III, Civil Engineering
A Comparison of Environmental Substrate Gradients and Calcium Selectivity in Plant Species of Calcareous Fens in Massachusetts, Jamie M. Morgan, Plant & Soil Sciences
Site Characteristics and Plant Invasion: Light Limitation of Invasive Establishment and Impacts of Elaeagnus Umbellata on Soil Nitrogen Availability and Co-occurring Species, Erin L. Mostoller, Plant Biology
Vitamin D Metabolites Inhibit Adipocyte Differentiation in 3t3-l1 Preadipocytes, Radhika Natarajan, Nutrition
Costumes for "The Magic Flute", Composed by W.A. Mozart, Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, Sarah P. Nelson, Theater
Anchorage of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers to Reinforced Concrete in Shear Applications, Carl W. Niemitz, Civil Engineering
Invertebrate Phenology and Prey Selection of Three Sympatric Species of Salmonids; Implications for Individual Fish Growth, Jeffrey V. Ojala, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Eyes on Krishna, Ashwati Parameshwar, English
Examining Moral Conflict as a Form of Prejudice, Michael T. Parker, Psychology
Foregivenness, Seth Parker, English
Developing a Municipal Fair Housing and Land Use Curriculum, Ethan Parsons, Regional Planning
Development of a Solid-State Doppler Marine Radar, Gita P. Pathak, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Distribution Patterns of Migratory Striped Bass in Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts, Sarah M. Pautzke, Marine Sciences and Technology
Concepts of the Unseen, Ian T. Pawluk, Art
Reconstructing Molly Welsh: Race, Memory and the Story of Benjamin Banneker's Grandmother, Sandra W. Perot, History
Food Cultures, Total Diet Studies and Risk Management: Implications for Global Food Policy and Public Health, Laura A. Pillsbury, Public Policy & Administration
An Exploratory Study Into the Construction of 'Self' in College-Aged Female Athletes, Lindsey Pilver, Sports Management
Authentic Input in Early Second Language Learning, Bridget C. Pinsonneault, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
My Father's Daughter, Eboni G. Rafus, English
Among These Things, Megan J. Randlett, Art
The Wild Sky Wilderness Proposal: Politics, Process, and Participation in Wilderness Designation, Kassia C. Randzio, Geography
The Bird Sisters, Rebecca A. Rasmussen, English
Two Approaches to the Study of the Mechanism of the Transition Process from Initiation to Elongation in T7 Rna Polymerase, Shiv K. Redhu, Chemistry
A Neural Network based Background Supression Technique applied to Vhe Gamma Ray Data coming from the Crab Pulsar, Christian A. Reuschle, Physics
Fabricating Divine, James w. Rhea, Art
Looks, Patrick F. Robbins, English
Appearances: Towards A Synthesis of Experience and Expression in Painting, Jonathan E. Ruegg, Art
Rural Character in the Hilltowns: Understanding Attitudes About Planning in the Context of Attachment to Place, Anna J. Sadler, Landscape Architecture
The Effects of Sea Level Change on the Molecular and Isotopic Composition of Sediments in the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway: Oceanic Anoxic Event 3, Mesa Verde, Co, Usa, Jeff Salacup, Geography
Bring Me Men: Intertextual Identity Formation at the Us Air Force Academy, Katherine L. Schifani, English
Impacts Of Asymmetric Decision Policies And Consumer Behavior On Supply Chain Coordination Under Consumer Returns, Harald Schmid, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
On Becoming in Translation: Articulating Feminisms in the Translation of Marie Vieux-Chauvet's Les Rapaces, Carolyn P T Shread, Comparative Literature
A Mathematical Model of Acute Response of Parathyroid Hormone to Changes in Plasma Ionized Calcium in Normal Humans, Rajiv P. Shrestha, Mechanical Engineering
Legendary Patriot or Corrupt Egotist? An Analysis of Tōyama Mitsuru Through an Interpretation of Dai Saigō Ikun, Peter T. Siuda, Japanese
Patient Interpersonal Factors and the Therapeutic Alliance in Two Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa, Lotte Smith-hansen, Psychology
The Problem of Excess Female Mortality: Tuberculosis in Western Massachusetts, 1850-1910, Nicole L. Smith, Anthropology
Beauty of the Midnight Crush, Richard B. Sonnenmoser, English
Automatic Techniques for Modeling Impact of Sub-wavelength Lithography on Transistors and Interconnects and Strategies for Testing Lithography Induced Defects, Aswin Sreedhar, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Effect of Sanding and Pruning on Yield and Canopy Microclimate in 'Stevens' Cranberry, Brett Suhayda, Plant & Soil Sciences
Food Colloids As Carrier Systems For Antimicrobials, Sarisa Suriyarak, Food Science
Parenting Style Discrepancies: A Comparison of Inter-ethnic and Intra-ethnic Couples, Dhara Thakar, Psychology
Engineering Analysis Of Custom Foot Orthotics, Lieselle E. Trinidad, Mechanical Engineering
Paralemmin Splice Variants and mRNA and Protein Expression in Breast Cancer, Casey M. Turk, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Assessment of 21st Century Climate Change Projections in Tropical South America and the Tropical Andes, Rocio B. Urrutia, Geography
The impact of automatic and deliberative processing on ingroup-outgroup biases in moral judgments., Ramila Usoof, Psychology
Design and Deployment of a Location Aware Social Network Service, Vivek Varadarajan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Franz Liszt's Settings Of “was Liebe Sei?”: A Schenkerian Perspective, Michael Vitalino, Music
Applying Biological and Physical Templates to Perform Instream Habitat Mapping in the Northeast, Diana L. Walden, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Petrology and Provenance of the Triassic Sugarloaf Arkose, Deerfield Basin, Massachusetts, Matthew P. Walsh, Geography
A study of the standardization of Chinese writing/, Ying Wang, Chinese
Adam's Little Dizzy, Jaclyn Wasneski, English
Testing the New Suburbanism: Exploring Attitudes of Local Residents in Metropolitan Boston toward Residential Neighborhoods and Sustainable Development, Nicole A. West, Landscape Architecture
In With the Old, Ryan M. Wilson, English
Measurement and Computational Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Parallel Strand Lumber, Russell S. Winans, Civil Engineering
Silicon Germanium (SiGe) Bipolor Dicke Radiometer Front End Receiver Chip, Randy L. Wolf, Electrical & Computer Engineering
An Evaluation of Simulation Models To Assess Travel Delay In Work Zones, Fan Wu, Civil Engineering
On-chip Thermal Sensor Placement, Yun Xiang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Stability of the frog motor nerve terminal: roles of perisynaptic Schwann cells and muscle fibers, Ling Xin, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Dynamic Recofiguration Techniques for Wireless Sensor Networks, Cheng-tai Yeh, Mechanical Engineering
Effects of Maternal Job Quality on Children's Reading Achievement, Ayse Yetis Bayraktar, Sociology
Bankruptcy Risk and the Performance of Market-based Pollution Control Policies, Wei Zhang, Resource Economics
Theses from 2007
Antioxidant Response Mechanism in Apples during Post-Harvest Storage and Implications for Human Health Benefits, Ishan Adyanthaya, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Attrition from a parent training prevention program for conduct problems., Courtney N. Baker, Psychology
Late adolescent couples' rejection sensitivity and patterns of cortisol reactivity and recovery in relationship conflict., Susan F. Balaban, Psychology
Progress Towards A Model Flavoenzyme System, Kevin M. Bardon, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Do sociotropy and autonomy predict romantic relationship quality and stability?, Eileen K. Bent, Psychology
Laboratory Evaluation of Modified Traveling Screens for Protecting Fish at Cooling Water Intakes, Jonathan L. Black, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
I Knew I'd Find You Here, Danielle Blackman, English
There are Waters Off the Satan Head, Joshua V. Bolton, English
Trophy Children Don’t Smile: Fashion Advertisements For Designer Children’s Clothing In Cookie Magazine, Chris Boulton, Communication
Everett and the Cosmos, Thomas S. Burke, English
The Impacts of Tourism and Development in Nicaragua: A Grassroots Approach to Sustainable Development, Jennifer Atwood Burney, Regional Planning
Biosynthesis of Arsenic by E. coli, Marissa K. Callahan, Chemistry
Art in Heaven, Joseph R. Cardinale, English
Colloidal Particles as Antimicrobial Carrier Systems, Dustin W. Carnahan, Food Science
American Fiction, Sean Casey, English
The Water is Thin, Jeremy Church, English
A Century of Enthusiasm, Carson H. Cistulli, English
On-chip Thermal Sensing In Deep Sub-micron Cmos, Basab Datta, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Soldados de Salamina: Terapias Para Después de una Guerra, Marta Del Pozo Ortea, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Small Fretful Passengers, Amy C. Dickinson, English
The effect of Rhodiola crenulata on a highly metastatic murine mammary carcinoma, Jessica L. Doerner, Molecular & Cellular Biology