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Theses from 2013
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
The Foundations of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language: An Investigation of Late 19th Century Textbooks, Lena Pearson, Chinese
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
Water Plans and Climate Change Plans in the Northeast and the Southwest, An Pham, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
An Interconnection Network Topology Generation Scheme for Multicore Systems, Bharath Phanibhushana, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Despair and Hope: Narrative Negotiation in State-Level Climate Change Adaptation Plans, Toni Marie Pignatelli, Regional Planning
Exploring the Effects of Friendship on Risky Sexual Behavior: A Look at Female Gang Members, Jenny C. Piquette, Sociology
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
Walks to Nowhere, Lauren Pleveich, Art
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
Improvement of Functional Bioactivity in Pear:Blackberry Synergies with Lactic Acid Fermentation for Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension Management, Nicholas W. Pucel, Food Science
The Atlanta Motor Speedway is on Fire, Gregory Carl Purcell, English
The plural forms of personal pronouns in Modern Chinese, Baoying Qiu, Chinese
Multi-Valued Majority Logic Circuits Using Spin Waves, Sankara Narayanan Rajapandian, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Capturing Successive Interference Cancellation in A Joint Routing and Scheduling Algorithm for Wireless Communication Networks, Ali Rakhshan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Deciphering the Age and Significance of the Cora Lake Shear Zone: Athabasca Granulite Terrane, Northern Saskatchewan, Sean P. Regan, Geosciences
The Effect of Leaves and Steel Support Cables on The Dynamic Properties of Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) with Co-Dominant Trunks, Mark Reiland, Environmental Conservation
Racism in a “Post-Racial” Era: Color-blind Discourse, Anti-Immigrant Racism, and White Injury Ideology in Discussions of Arizona Senate Bill 1070, Cassaundra Rodriguez, Sociology
Regional Comparison of Overwintering Mortality, Fecundity, and Virulence in the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Artemis Demas Roehrig, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Stiffness and Modulus and Independent Controllers of Breast Cancer Metastasis, Dannielle Ryman, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Post-Industrial New England: Repairing the Voids, Jaime Ryznic, Architecture
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
Effects of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors on Vitamin D Activity in Human Breast Cancer Cells, Brooke Savage, Nutrition
Towards a Neopragmatist Understanding of Translation: A Cross-Disciplinary and Cross-Medial Survey, Steffani Scheer, Comparative Literature
Integration And Measurements of a Ka-Band Interferometric Radar in an Airborne Platform, Rockwell B. Schrock, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Investigations Into The Program and Typology of a Contemporary Public Thermal Bath House, Brian Schumacher, Architecture
A Place of Dwelling for Graduate Students, Garth H. Schwellenbach, Architecture
Growth and Establishment of Newly Planted Street Trees, Alexander R. Sherman, Environmental Conservation
Of Dirt and Decomposition: Proposing a Place for the Urban Dead, Katrina M. Spade, Architecture
Protesting Between the Lines: Carmen Martín Gaite's Frustration in Writing vis-à-vis 1950s Francoist Censorship, Emily Rose Spring, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Working Memory Performance across Development and Following Acute Exercise, Patrice L. Stering, Psychology
The role of bacterial microcompartments in the fermentation of D-arabinose in Clostridium phytofermentans, Megan A. Strough, Microbiology
Preferred Sensor Selection for Damage Estimation in Civil Structures, Matthew Styckiewicz, Civil Engineering
Density-dependent Survival of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Life Stages, Elizabeth M. Sussky, Entomology
Enhancing Secrecy via Exploring Randomness in the Wireless Physical Layer, Rehan Talat, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Translation of Qiu Miaojin's "The Crocodile Diaries", Alexandra Valencik, Chinese
Corporeal Thresholds, Caroline Valites, Art
Investigating the Ability of Pro-social Emotions to Enhance Cooperative Behavior, Lucía A. Vergara Sobarzo, Resource Economics
Multi Rotor Wind Turbine Design And Cost Scaling, Preeti Verma, Mechanical Engineering
Thumb Morphology, Feeding Behavior and the Evolution of Frugivory in New World Leaf-Nosed Bats (Family: Phyllostomidae), Nina Veselka, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Habitat Use and Seasonal Movement Patterns of Four-toed Salamanders (Hemidactylium scutatum) in Massachusetts, Kimberly O. Vitale, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
The Lovely and the Wild: Considering Naumkeag, Carol Waag, Landscape Architecture
A Hierarchical Approach to the Analysis of Intermediary Structures Within the Modified Contour Reduction Algorithm, Kristen M. Wallentinsen, Music
A Column-Parallel Two-Step Successive Approximation Analog-To-Digital Converter, Hongtao Wang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Coping Strategies, Food Preferences, and Their Potential Effects on Dietary Quality Intake in a Massachusetts Efnep Population, Amy Wasson, Nutrition
Memory and Production of Standard Frequencies in College-Level Musicians, Sarah E. Weber, Music
Rebuilding Urban Place: Negotiating Individuality and Belonging, Peter R. Webster, Architecture
Biomarker and Sedimentological Investigations of Mis 8 through Mis 12 from Lake El'gygytgyn, Ne Arctic Russia, Jeremy H. Wei, Geosciences
An Evaluation of Drivers’ Cell Phone Use Prevalence and Safety Related Impacts, Keith E. Wenners, Civil Engineering
Envisioning a New Public Space, Kathryn J. Wetherbee, Architecture
The Use of Multimedia Material in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language and Pedagogical Implications, Zhongyuan Williams, Chinese
Associations of Childhood Family Adversity and Pubertal Timing with Depressive Symptomotology in Adulthood, Jeffrey P. Winer, Psychology
Response & Resistance: A Comparison of Middle Connecticut River Valley Ceramics from the Late Woodland Period to the Seventeeth-Century, Julie Woods, Anthropology
Coffee and Tea Intake and Risk of Cutaneous Melanoma, Haotian Wu, Public Health
Building Empathic Consciousness Toward our Biosphere, Lawson R. Wulsin Jr, Architecture
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
Dialects into Films----The Element of “Dialect” in Chinese Films, Shun Yao, Chinese
Modeling the production and transport of dissolved organic carbon from heterogeneous landscape, Changjiang Ye, Geosciences
The Comparison Of Meaning-inferred, Meaning-given, And Sentence Translation Methods For Chinese Vocabulary Teaching, Yani Zeng, Chinese
Parameter Variation Sensing and Estimation in Nanoscale Fabrics, Jianfeng Zhang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Input-based Activities And Output-based Activities on the Acquisition of Chinese Language, Xiaolei Zhang, Chinese
Activity Intent Recognition of the Torso Based on Surface Electromyography and Inertial Measurement Units, Zhe Zhang, Mechanical Engineering
Climate Change And Green Growth: Evaluating The Comparative Effectiveness Of The Green Communities Program In Massachusetts Relative To Other Municipal Programs, Zhe Zhao, Regional Planning
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
Development of a Novel Lateral-Flow Assay to Detect Yeast Nucleic Acid Sequences, Catherine E. Fill, Food Science
Investigating the Mechanism of Nur77-Induced Apoptosis in T Cells, Heather E. Fogarty, Animal Science
A Test of the Hypothesis That Environmental Chemicals Interfere With Thyroid Hormone Action in Human Placenta, Katherine Geromini, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Evaluating the MeBActive-Youth as a Measure of Mental Toughness, Manneh Ghazarians, Kinesiology
A Heart, Beating, Hard, Lauren F. Goodman, English
A Design Concept For The Lighting Of Hell In High Water By Marcus Gardley, Jessica M. Greenberg, Theater
Sometimes the Air in the Room Goes Missing, Dana Green, English
Coalition or Competition?: The Effects of Category Salience on Inter-Minority Prejudice, Manisha Gupta, Psychology
Regulation of the Acrosome Reaction by the Transmembrane Adenylyl Cyclase, Douglas M. Haddad, Animal Science
Danmei Literature as Indicator of Social Change: A Sociocultural Analysis of Xiao Chun’s Collide, Patrick l. Hamilton, Chinese
Transformation of Urban Public Space, Ruthanne Harrison, Architecture
A Renovation to Develop Community, Build Connections and Support Student Needs in The Southwest Residential Towers at The University of Massachusetts Amherst, Brittany L. Haughton, Design
A Quantitative Analysis of the Impacts from Selected Climate Variables Upon Traffic Safety in Massachusetts, Katrina M. Hecimovic, Civil Engineering
The Praxis of Horst Hoheisel: the Countermonument in an Expanded Field, Juan Felipe Hernandez, History
A Translation of Shusaku Endo's Menamugawa no Nihonjin, Rio Hernandez, Comparative Literature
"Biography: Details Lacking": Reimaging Torii Kiyotsune as a Kibyōshi Artist, Jason L. Heuer, Japanese
Translating Silence: Memory and Forgetting in Andrea Maturana's No decir, Aaron Mark Holmes, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
All the Good in the World Starts Now, Anne C. Holmes, English
Redesigning Suburbia: Establishing a New Infill Development Model for Existing Suburban Communities, Richard Holt, Architecture
A Translation of Yun-T'aek Yi's Faust in Blue Jeans, Yonjoo Hong, Comparative Literature
A Multi-Level Hierarchical Finite Element Model for Capillary Failure in Soft Tissue, Lu Huang, Mechanical Engineering
Performance Space for Niche and Emerging Artists, Bradford S. Hutchison, Architecture
Housing for the Aging, Sybil R. Idelkope, Architecture
Design of a Mapping Algorithm for Delay Sensitive Virtual Networks, Karthikeswar Ivaturi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Finite Element Analysis of a Femur to Deconstruct the Design Paradox of Bone Curvature, Sameer Jade, Mechanical Engineering
Synthesis of Monomers for New Conjugated Polymers, Kedar Girish Jadhav, Chemistry
Computational Delay in Vehicles and Its Effect on Real Time Scheduling, Abhinna Jain, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Vortex-Induced Vibrations of an Inclined Cylinder in Flow, Anil B. Jain, Mechanical Engineering
Using Discrete Event Simulation to Evaluate the Impact of Adding a Fast Track Section to a Crowded Emergency Department, Yan Jin, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Rewriting the Balkans: Memory, Historiography, and the Making of a European Citizenry, Dana N. Johnson, Anthropology
Analyzing the Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Male-Female Interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana., Eric A. Johnson, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Community School: A Design for Wilmington High School, Kaitlyn Jordan, Architecture
Investigation of Compliance with the Ansi Z133.1 - 2006 Safety Standard in the New England Tree Care Industry, Alexandra K. Julius, Environmental Conservation
The Effects Of Adolescent Binge Drinking On Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Cells In The Amygdala And Social Predictors Of Alcohol Intake In Male And Female Rats, Chrisanthi Karanikas, Neuroscience & Behavior
Population Dynamics, Chick Diet, and Foraging Behavior of the Razorbill (Alca torda) at Matinicus Rock, Maine, Katherine E. Kauffman, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Si Se Puede: The United Farm Workers, Civil Rights, and the Struggle for Justice in the Fields, Roneva C. Keel, History
A Theoretical Approach to Fault Analysis and Mitigation in Nanoscale Fabrics, Md Muwyid Uzzaman Khan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Heterogeneous Graphene Nanoribbon-CMOS Multi-State Volatile Random Access Memory Fabric, Santosh Khasanvis, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Automated Enforcement Using Dedicated Short Range Communication, Gilbert Kim, Civil Engineering
Xunzian Political Philosophy: Pioneering Pragmatism, Brandon King, Chinese
A Daytime Moon, Anne Kleeman, English
The Role of Structural Stormwater Best Management Practices, Impervious Surfaces and Natural Factors on Base Flow in Massachusetts, Kimberly B. Klosterman, Regional Planning
Re-Defining the "Cookie-Cutter" Development: Designing the Home Through Adjustable Architecture, Alexander L. Koslow, Architecture
Experimental Study of Stability Limits for Slender Wind Turbine Blades, Shruti Ladge, Mechanical Engineering
New Technologies in Short Span Bridges: A Study of Three Innovative Systems, Andrew Lahovich, Civil Engineering
Passenger Rail and Development in Small Cities, Towns, and Rural Areas: 21st Century Transit in Holyoke, Massachusetts, W. Scott Laidlaw, Architecture
Public Art - Purpose and Benefits: Exploring Strategy in the New England City of Pittsfield, Ma, Pamela Jo Landi, Landscape Architecture
Purification and Characterization of Novel Nucleases from a Thermophilic Fungus, Kyle S. Landry, Food Science
Semi-Active Damping for an Intelligent Adaptive Ankle Prosthesis, Andrew K. Lapre, Mechanical Engineering
The Priming Effects of Video Viewing on Preschoolers' Play Behavior, Heather J. Lavigne, Psychology
In Between Days, Andrea Lawlor, English
Hipster, Mark Leidner, English
Driver Dynamics and the Longitudinal Control Model, Gabriel G. Leiner, Civil Engineering
Reformulation of the Muffin-Tin Problem in Electronic Structure Calculations within the Feast Framework, Alan R. Levin, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Ceiling of Sky, Su-yee Lin, English
Gloria Fama, Kelin E. Loe, English
The Effect of Menu Nutrition Labels on Consumers' Dietary Decision Making, Diane M. Lowe, Hotel & Tourism Management
Culture and the Emotion Socialization of Preschoolers, Claudia I. Lugo-candelas, Psychology
Effects of Knowledge and Anxiety on Willingness to Screen for Alzheimer's Disease, Tessa S. Lundquist, Psychology
Occasionally Disparate Stories, Ryan A. Macdonald, English
Biomimicry: Using Nature as a Model for Design, Michael J. Maglic, Architecture
Western Massachusetts Head Start Preschoolers' Vegetable Consumption in Response to a Puppet-Based Nutrition Education Intervention Focusing on the Sensory Properties of Vegetables, Arielle M. Magro, Nutrition
Rules for an Old Children's Game: After the Paintings of Egon Schiele, Jenny Mar, English
Spatial Ecology of American Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Chatham, Cape Cod, Ma: Implications for Conservation and Management, Sarah E. Martinez, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Environmental Design Research and the Design of Urban Open Space: A Study of Current Practice in Landscape Architecture, Jennifer Masters, Landscape Architecture
Rhythmic Growth And Vascular Development In Brachypodium Distachyon, Dominick A. Matos, Molecular & Cellular Biology
A Finite Volume Approach For Cure Kinetics Simulation, Wei Ma, Mechanical Engineering
Dramaturg as Artistic Instigator, Megan J. Mcclain, Theater
Stereotypes of Contemporary Native American Indian Characters in Recent Popular Media, Virginia A. Mclaurin, Anthropology
O Oceano por onde Passa o Navio Negreiro, Diana M. Menasche, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
The Closest Thing, Jessica Miele, English
Dream Time and Which Dreamed It: a Translation and Critical Exploration of Kanai Mieko's Yume no Jikan, Jarrod Minto, Japanese
Interfacial Strength Between Prestressed Hollow Core Slabs and Cast-in-Place Concrete Toppings, Ryan M. Mones, Civil Engineering
Providing Further Construct Validity for a Newly Developed Functional-Living Measure: The Movement and Activity in Physical Space (maps) Score, Andrea M. Morand, Kinesiology
"Madame ma chère fille": The Performance of Motherhood in the Correspondence of Madame de Sévigné, Marie-Thérèse of Austria, and Joséphine Bonaparte to their Daughters, Meagen E. Moreland, French & Francophone Studies
The Massachusetts Bmi Letter: Parents' Responses, Conceptualizations of Weight, and Health Literacy Skills, Lindsay J. Moyer, Nutrition
Effect of Slip on Flow Past Superhydrophobic Cylinders, Pranesh Muralidhar, Mechanical Engineering
Dishes and Diapers: The Division of Labor and Marital Quality across the Transition to Parenthood, Katherine E. Newkirk, Psychology
Rebuilding Holyoke: Revitalizing Urban Neighborhoods through Education and Engagement, Jason L. Newman, Architecture
Culture, Community Development, and Sustainability in a Post-Freeway City, Bryan Obara, Landscape Architecture
Ōe Kenzaburō’s Early Works And The Postwar Democracy In Japan, Asayo Ono, Japanese
N3asics: Designing Nanofabrics with Fine-Grained Cmos Integration, Pavan Panchapakeshan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Polymer Prodrug Conjugation to Tumor Homing Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Nick Panzarino, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Prolate Spheroidal Wave Function in High Data Rate Applications, Azadeh Parsamanesh, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Building That Learns to Fish: Architecture, Peak Oil, and the Need for Adaptability, Justin M. Pelland, Architecture
Shiva's Dance, Abha E. Phoboo, English
User Equilibrium in a Disrupted Network with Real-Time Information and Heterogeneous Risk Attitude, Ryan J. Pothering, Civil Engineering
Investigation of Differential Vector Competence of Bartonella quintana in Human Head and Body Lice, Domenic j. Previte, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Spatial and Temporal Correlations of Freeway Link Speeds: An Empirical Study, Piotr J. Rachtan, Civil Engineering
The Impact of Gestational Diabetes on Maternal and Cord Blood Lipids Among Prenatal Care Patients in Western Ma, Preethi Raj, Public Health
High Speed Flow Simulation in Fuel Injector Nozzles, Sukanta Rakshit, Mechanical Engineering
A Nonlinear Model for Wind-Induced Oscillations of Trees, Lakshmi Narayanan Ramanujam, Mechanical Engineering
Reconnecting The City With The Riverfront, To Revitalize The Socio-Economic Conditions Of Springfield, Ma., Sneha Rasal, Architecture
The Economic Impacts of Technical Change in Carbon Capture, Peter G. Rasmussen, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Scheduling Heuristics for Maximizing the Output Quality of Iris Task Graphs in Multiprocessor Environment with Time and Energy Bounds, Rajeswaran Chockalingapuram Ravindran, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Black Bear Movements and Caribou Calf Predation in Newfoundland, Nathaniel D. Rayl, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Grow Pods: Flexible Design to Regenerate Urban Landscapes, Rachel K. Roberts, Architecture
Vibration Reduction of Offshore Wind Turbines Using Tuned Liquid Column Dampers, Colin Roderick, Mechanical Engineering
The Psychometric Properties of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children: Disruptive Behaviors in Preschool-Age Children, Benjamin Rolon Arroyo, Psychology
We Are Alive and Know What To Be Scared of, Michael S. Rosenberg, English
How Your Spouse May Save You: An Analysis of Early Environment, Physiological Stress Responses, and Spousal Support, Dana P. Roth, Psychology
The Effect Of Curcumin (Curcuma Longa) On Biofilm Formation And Surface Proteins Of Listeria Monocytogenes, Songsirin Ruengvisesh, Food Science
"a Music Unquestionably Italian in Idiom": Nationalism as an Evolutionary Process in the Music of Alfredo Casella, Corinne M. Salada, Music
Children's Cancer and Transplant Hospital: a Micro Town within a Bubble, Kimia Samimi, Architecture
Viscoelastic Flow through Contraction Geometries, Ashwin Karthik Sankaran, Mechanical Engineering
In the Colonies, Nicolas A. Sansone, English
Comparative Analysis of Maori of Aotearoa and James Bay Cree of Eeyou Istechee Cultural Heritage Values and Political Histories of Land Tenure Systems, Erin Schaeffer, Regional Planning
What's in a letter?, Aaron J. Schein, Linguistics
if (){then ();} else {();}, Chad T. Seelig, Art
Towards Logic Functions as the Device using Spin Wave Functions Nanofabric, Prasad Shabadi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
3d On-Sensor Lensless Fluorescence Imaging, Akshaya Shanmugam, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactor with Gallium Promoted Zsm-5 Catalyst, Jian Shi, Chemical Engineering
Optimizing the Safety Stock Inventory Cost Under Target Service Level Constraints, Chetan T. Shivsharan, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Locating Environmental Justice Populations: A Method for Identifying Vulnerable Populations in Massachusetts, Zachary S. Silverman, Regional Planning
Evaluation of Live-Load Distribution Factors (LLDFs) of Next Beam Bridges, Abhijeet Kumar Singh, Civil Engineering
Development of a Cost Minimizing Strategy to Mitigate Bird Mortalities in a Wind Farm, Karamvir Singh, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Science-Based Management of Shrubland Birds in Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest, Jennifer R. Smetzer, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Material Characterization and Computational Simulation of Steel Foam for Use in Structural Applications, Brooks H. Smith, Civil Engineering
Accessing The Bioavailability Of Phytochemicals In Caco-2 Cell Model And Developing A Sensitive Method For The Detection And Quantification Of These Compounds, Hana Shatara Sobers, Food Science
The Measurement of Internal Temperature Anomalies in the Body Using Microwave Radiometry and Anatomical Information: Inference Methods and Error Models, Tamara V. Sobers, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Networked, Collaborative, and Activist News Communities Online: A Case Study of Reddit and Daily Kos, Michael Soha, Communication
Sensory Exploration of Seasonally and Locally Available Vegetables and its Effects on Vegetable Consumption of Western Massachusetts Head Start Children, Shannon Sojkowski, Nutrition
Diving Behavior and Identification of Sex of Breeding Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica), and Nest-Site Characteristics of Alcids on Petit Manan Island, Maine, Sarah M. Spencer, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Functional Test Pattern Generation for Maximizing Temperature in 2d and 3d Integrated Circuits, Susarshan Srinivasan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Secure and Energy Efficient Physical Unclonable Functions, Sudheendra Srivathsa, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Responses to Group-Based Provocations: The Role of Identification and Emotion Regulation, Rachel R. Steele, Psychology
Load Reduction of Floating Wind Turbines using Tuned Mass Dampers, Gordon M. Stewart, Mechanical Engineering
Terahertz Imaging for Cancer Detection, Benjamin A. St. Peter, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Salt Drive in the Beaver (Castor Canadensis): an Experimental Assessment with Field Feeding Trials, Jennifer Strules, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Cruise Tourism in St.Lucia; Promoting Locally Owned and Operated Tourism Businesses, Kristin M. Styles, Regional Planning
Karnaphuli River-Life Recreation & Research Center, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Hosne A. Sufian, Architecture
Elements of Sustainable Urbanism and Strategies for Landscape Development: Design of Green City, Jie Su, Landscape Architecture
Thermodynamic Analysis of a Combined Cycle District Heating System, Sharan Suresh, Mechanical Engineering
On-Chip True Random Number Generation in Nanometer Cmos, Vikram Belur Suresh, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Varied Applications of Work Zone Safety Analysis through the Investigation of Crash Data, Design, and Field Studies, Erica Swansen, Civil Engineering
A Combined Quadtree/Delaunay Method for 2d Mesh Generation, Simon Tang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Heavy Metal Food Chain: Relating Feeding Ecology and Mercury Bioaccumulation in Southern New England's Top pelagic Predators, Amy K. Teffer, Marine Sciences and Technology
Food System Planning in Western Massachusetts: A Community Organization Assessment, Arianna R. G. Thompson, Regional Planning
Soldier On, Gale Marie Thompson, English
Downregulation of Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase or Caffeic Acid O-Methyltransferase Leads to Improved Biological Conversion Efficiency in Brachypodium distachyon, Gina M. Trabucco, Molecular & Cellular Biology
A Paleoclimate Modeling Experiment to Calculate the Soil Carbon Respiration Flux for the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, David M. Tracy, Geosciences
Using Micro-Simulation Modeling to Evaluate Transit Signal Priority in Small-to-Medium Sized Urban Areas; Comparative Review of Vissim and S-Paramics Burlington, Vermont Case Study, Joseph C. Tyros, Civil Engineering
Development of a Cytosolic pH Reporter for Tobacco By2 Cells, Michael E. Urbanowski, Plant Biology
Falling Rock, Heather S. Varnadore, English
Investigation of Maize Yellow-stripe1 and Iron Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana, Kenneth A. Vasques, Plant Biology
Impact of Manufacturing Flow on Yield Losses in Nanoscale Fabrics, Priyamvada Vijayakumar, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Impact of Mental Toughness Training on Psychological and Physical Predictors of Illness and Injury, Aisha Visram, Kinesiology
The Influence Of Perceptual Narrowing On Emotion Processing During Infancy, Margaret W. Vogel, Psychology
Bullying on Teen Television: Patterns across Portrayals and Fan Forum Posts, Kimberly R. Walsh, Communication
China’s New Generation Migrant Workers, Lie Wang, Sociology
Solid Gold October, Christopher S. Ward, English
Evaluation of Blackberry Cultivars and Blackberry-Pear Synergies for Potential Management of Type Ii Diabetes and Hypertension, Stephen D. Warner, Food Science
Fabricating a Future Architecture, Kris L. Weeks, Architecture
The Effectiveness of Point-of-Purchase Nutrition Education on Improving Beverage Choices and Nutrition Knowledge in a College Foodservice Setting, Heather A. Wemhoener, Nutrition
Writing Trauma: George Perec's W ou le souvenir d'enfance and Philippe Grimbert's Un secret, Charlotte F. Werbe, French & Francophone Studies
Costume Design for The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, Erin A. White, Theater
Good News, Eesha Williams, History
The Economic Significance Study on the Volleyball Hall of Fame and Its Charitable Impressions, Feng Xu, Hotel & Tourism Management
A Study of the Impact of Computational Delays in Missile Interception Systems, Ye Xu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Torsional Shear Strength and Size Effect in Structural Composite Lumber, Zhuo Yang, Environmental Conservation
Motivation of Chinese Language Learners: A Case Study in a Intermediate Chinese Class, Hong Yan, Chinese
How Does Hydropeaking Alter the Hydrology of a River Reach? A Combined Water Budget, Modeling, and Field Observation Study. Deerfield River, Massachusetts, Brian C. Yellen, Geosciences
Computational Methods for the Analysis of Non-Contact Creep Deformation, Xiao Ye, Mechanical Engineering
The Role of Family Routines and Rituals in the Psychological Well Being of Emerging Adults, Yesel Yoon, Psychology
The Book of Hats, Dov S. Zeller, English
Linguistic and Cultural Contact Phenomena in a Mandarin Class in the U.S., Dan Zhang, Communication
The Phonological Features of Sino-Khitan and Its Relations to the Origin of Northern Mandarin, Man Zhang, Chinese
Reinvestigation of Culture, Yi Zhang, Architecture
Large Scale Image Retrieval From Books, Mao Zhao, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Factors Influencing Increased Sustainable Harvesting and Primary Processing of Massachusetts Native Woods, Yuxi Zhao, Environmental Conservation
Benchmarking Virtual Network Mapping Algorithms, Jin Zhu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Theses from 2011
Los Perros del Paraíso de Abel Posse: Mito, Rebelión y el Eterno Presente de la Historia Latinoamericana, Fernando Alfredo Aguirre Perez, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Regulatory Compliance in small-scale fisheries in Old Providence Island (Colombia), Laura Maria Alayon, Resource Economics
Self-nucleated Crystallization of a Branched Polypropylene, Dhwaihi Alotaibi, Chemical Engineering
Analysis of the Market for Massachusetts Apples for Markets in Central America, Mildred L. Alvarado, Plant & Soil Sciences
Functional Verification of Arithmetic Circuits using Linear Algebra Methods, Mohamed Basith Abdul Ameer Abdul Kader, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Patient Outcome Expectations and Credibility Beliefs as Predictors of the Alliance and Treatment Outcome, Rebecca M. Ametrano, Psychology
Everything Could Be Different, Joel Anderson, English
Reproductive maturation and diel reproductive periodicity in western Gulf of Maine haddock, Katie A. Anderson, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
"Super Successful People": Robert Schuller, Suburban Exclusion, and the Demise of the New Deal Political Order, Richard Anderson, History
Comparative Genome Analysis between Agrostis stolonifera and Members of the Pooideae Subfamily Including Brachypodium distachyon, Loreto P. Araneda, Plant & Soil Sciences
The Association Between Measures of Adiposity and Anovulation in Women With Regular Menstural Cycles, Nicole Ash, Public Health
In the Face of Threat: How Relationship Threat Affects Cognitive Processing, Ariel Baruch, Psychology
The Association between Vitamin D and Depression among College-Aged Women, Constance M. Barysauskas, Public Health
Factors Affecting Survival and Cause-specific Mortality of Saiga Calves (Saiga tatarica mongolica) in Mongolia, Buuveibaatar Bayarbaatar, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
The Winter War, Jensen Beach, English
Designing for Deconstruction: Extending the Lifecycle of a Commercial Retail Building, Anthony Bene, Architecture
Freedom in Structure: Life Inside The House of Bernarda Alba, Toby V. Bercovici, Theater
A Process of Design: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dennis R. Berfield Mr., Theater
Evaluating Alternative Toll-Based Financing Approaches: A Case Study of the Boston Metropolitan Area, Rosaria M. Berliner, Civil Engineering
Subversive Representations of Education in Francophone Novels of the Colonial Maghreb, Whitney Bevill, French & Francophone Studies
the Relationship between Vitamin D Statuses and Young Adult Women Asthma, Shiying Bian, Nutrition
The World of Kanshi and Waka in Heian Period: Literary Study and Translation of Shinsen Rōeishū, Xiaobin Bian, Japanese
Extensional-flow-induced Crystallization of Polypropylene, Erica E. Bischoff White, Mechanical Engineering
Load Hindcasting: A Retrospective Regional Load Prediction Method Using Reanalysis Weather Data, Jonathan D. Black, Mechanical Engineering
Education, Occupation, and Migration as Predictors of Multiple Sexual Partnerships Among People Tested for Hiv in Luderitz, Namibia, Sima Blank, Public Health
We Came and We Brought Our Own Furniture, Luke J. Bloomfield, English
Simulating a Universal Geocast Scheme for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, Benjamin L. Bovee, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Phylogenetic, Epigenetic, and Biochemical Analysis of Testis-Specific Serine Kinases, Laura M. Brassard, Animal Science
Situated Architecture in the Digital Age: Adaptation of a Textile Mill in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Dorcas A. Brooks, Architecture
Developing Standardized Metrics to Quantify the Temporal Distribution of Migrating Anadromous Herring: Comparing Adult Returns Across Coastal Rivers, Matthew K. Burak, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
A Novel Role for wnt5b in Regulating Proliferation of Radial Glial Cells, Sean W. Burton, Neuroscience & Behavior
Testable Clock Distributions for 3d Integrated Circuits, Michael T. Buttrick, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Exploring the Relationship between Neighborhood Social Interactions and Urban Sprawl in U.S Metropolitan Regions, Liliana Carvajal, Regional Planning
Meat and Meanings: Adult-Onset Hunters’ Cultural Discourses of the Hunt, Tovar Cerulli, Communication
Throw Yourself into the Prairie, Francesca Chabrier, English
SCAR'd Times: Maine's Prisoners' Rights Movement, 1971-1976, Daniel S. Chard, History
Robust Signaling Techniques for Through Silicon Via Bundles, Krishna Chaitanya Chillara, Electrical & Computer Engineering
New Revised Standard, Jack Christian, English
Forgive Everyone Everything, Adam P. Cogbill, English
Multidimensional Modeling of Condensing Two-Phase Ejector Flow, Michael F. Colarossi, Mechanical Engineering
Critical Review Of Elementary School Design, Amy Cole, Design
Evolutionary Relationship of the ampC Resistance Gene In E. cloacae, Shanika S. Collins, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Solar Textiles For the Home, Brienne E. Cosman, Architecture
Perineal Talc Use and Risk of Endometrial Cancer in Postmenopausal Women, Lori B. Crawford, Public Health
How to Catch a Coyote, Christine Crutchfield, English
The Gun at Kamurgersky, Emily F. Culliton, English
Electronic and Vibrational Spectroscopy of Ni+(H2O), Jennifer S. Daluz, Chemistry
Bioretention: Evaluating their Effectiveness for Improving Water Quality in New England Urban Environments, Mary Dehais, Landscape Architecture
Dramaturging Contemporary Feminism(s): A Festival of New American Plays by Women, Emily E. Denison, Theater
Letters to Anyone, Michelle L. Dickson, Art
Kitahara Hakushū and the Creative Nature of Children Through Dōyō, Gregory Diehl, Japanese
Gradient House, Robert M. Dimock, Architecture
The Effect of External Distractions on Novice and Experienced Drivers' Anticipation of Hazards and Vehicle Control, Gautam Divekar, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Deer Jump Fences, Antelope Thread, Jeffrey A. Downey, English
Biomimicry: Emulating the Closed-Loops Systems of the Oak Tree for Sustainable Architecture, Courtney Drake, Architecture
Intellectuals and Local Reforms in Late Qing Wuxi: 1897-1904, Lei Duan, History
Hardware Implementation of Queue Length Based Pacing on NetFPGA, Abhishek Dwaraki, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Sedimentology of Pecausett Pond: A Case Study for Sediment and Contaminants Sotrage in FloodPlain Tidal Ponds on the Lower Connecticut River, Emhmed Z. Elzidani, Geosciences
Antagonism of Serratia plymuthica against Gram negative food-borne pathogens (Escherichia coli O157:h7 and Salmonella Enteritidis), Ejovwoke F. Ememu, Food Science
Transmission-Line Metamaterial Design of an Embedded Line Source in a Ground Recess, Caglar D. Emiroglu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Iron Status, Inflammation and Anemia in Bangladeshi Women Exposed to Arsenic, Joycelyn M. Faraj, Nutrition
Evaluation of Seed Sources and Cultural Practices of Maxixe (Cucumis anguria L.) for Production in Massachusetts, Celina A P Fernandes, Plant & Soil Sciences
Nature Revealed Through the Built Environment: Re-envisioning the Clifford A. Phaneuf Environmental Center, James W. Fiore Jr., Architecture
Escape from the Haunted City of Fright and Doom!, Kyle Flak, English
A Computational Simulation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Ethanol Capillary Flow, Thomas W. Furlong, Mechanical Engineering
A Real Time Indoor Navigation and Monitoring System for Firefighters and Visually Impaired, Siddhesh R. Gandhi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Physical Information Theoretic Bounds on Energy Costs for Error Correction, Natesh Ganesh, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Beyond Race and Ethnicity: Predictors of Maternal Depressive Symptoms Across the Transition to Parenthood, Aya Kwegyirba-Kaiser Ghunney, Psychology
Low-Income Mothers and Their Pursuit of Food in a Rural Massachusetts County: A Qualitative Study from a Feminist Point of View, Elise Gifford, Regional Planning
Attenuation of Acid Mine Drainage Enhanced by Organic Carbon and Limestone Addition: A Process Characterization, Anna M. Gillmor, Geosciences
Sex Difference in Calbindin Cell Number in the Mouse Preoptic Area: Effects of Neonatal Estradiol and Bax Gene Deletion, Richard F. Gilmore III, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Coffee, Tea Consumption and Endometrial Cancer Risk: Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, Ayush Giri, Public Health
The Effect of Cooking on Formation of Bioavailable Species of Iron from Chicken Breast Muscle, Aditya S. Gokhale, Food Science
The Relationship Between Seroreactivity to Trypanosoma Cruzi and Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Two Endemic Areas For Chagas Disease in Guatemala, Rodrigo Antonio Gramajo-rodriguez, Public Health
Adolescents' Attachment to Adoptive Parents: Predicting Attachment Styles in Emerging Adulthood, Holly A. Grant-marsney, Psychology
Vitamin D and TNF-alpha Effects on Adipogenesis and Inflammation in Human Adipocytes, Brianna Gray, Nutrition
Designing New Approaches for the Study of Early Murine Endodermal Organogenesis using Whole Embryo Culture, Mara Isel Guerrero Zayas, Animal Science
Leveraging Multi-radio Communication for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks, Jeremy J. Gummeson, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Food Safety Evaluation: Hummus Spoilage and Microbial Analysis of Kitchen Surfaces in Residential Child Care Institutions (rcci) in Massachusetts, U.S.A., Elsina E. Hagan, Food Science
Vitamin D Levels and Risk of Dyslipidemia among Us Children with Diabetes and Obesity, Elsina E. Hagan, Public Health
Rethinking Tornado Design, Michael Hagan, Architecture
Skin, Kim Hagerich, English
In Vivo Investigations of Polymer Conjugates as Therapeutics, Elizabeth M. Henchey, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Methods to Study Nurses’ Visual Scanning Patterns during the Medication Administration Process, Ze He, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
The Twenty-Fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: A Lighting Artist's Approach, Jonathan D. Hicks, Theater
Reclaiming Heritage: Potentials of reclamation materials for reconstruction in the case of February 27th 2010 earthquake in Maule, Chile, Parker Hoar, Architecture
Examination of Sexually Dimorphic Cell Death in the Pubertal Mouse Brain, Amanda Holley, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Selective Inhibition Studies of Factor Inhibiting Hif (fih), Breanne E. Holmes, Chemistry
A High-Resolution Temperature Record from Lakes of the Lofoten Islands, Northwestern Norway based on a New Uk37 Temperature Calibration from in situ Measurements, Xiaohui Huang, Geosciences
A Real Time Web Based Electronic Triage, Resource Allocation and Hospital Dispatch System for Emergency Response, Venkata Srihari Inampudi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Electromagnetic Modeling of Photolithography Aerial Image Formation Using the Octree Finite Element Method, Seth A. Jackson, Electrical & Computer Engineering
L’Être Parlant et L’Être Pensant : La Question de Langue Chez Montaigne, Pascal, Descartes et Rousseau, Marky Jean-pierre, French & Francophone Studies
Integrated Cmos Iq Upconverter/Downconverter for an X-Band Phased-Array Radar Application, Ryan C. Johnson, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Built-In Fault Masking For Defect Tolerance And Parameter Variation Mitigation In Nano-Processors, Prachi Joshi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Algorithms and Benchmarking for Virtual Network Mapping, Arun Kumar Kandoor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Community Restoration: Reconciling the Legacy of Contaminated Sites Within Our Communities, Kristofer H. Kennedy, Architecture
Human Niemann-Pick Type C2 Disease Protein Expression, Purification and Crystallization, Yurie T. Kim, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Wireless Physical-Layer Security Performance of Uwb systems, Miyong Ko, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Victory, Benjamin J. Kopel, English
A Design Concept for the Lighting Design of Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba, Thaddeus L. Kramer, Theater
Design of an FPGA-based Array Formatter for Casa Phase-Tilt Radar System, Akilesh Krishnamurthy, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Decolonizing Texts: A Performance Autoethnography, Hari stephen Kumar, Communication
Habitat Use, Productivity, and Fruit Selection of Birds in Early-Successional Habitats in Western Massachusetts, Michelle A. Labbe, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Electromagnetic Side-Channel Analysis for Hardware and Software Watermarking, Ashwin Lakshminarasimhan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Managing Vegetation to Restore Tern Nesting Habitat in the Gulf of Maine, Juliet S. Lamb, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Phil's Hill, Michele J. Lauriat, Art
The Phonological Features and the Historical Strata of the Heyang Dialect, Xiaoying Li, Chinese
Toward A Field Of Evolution Geography: A Contextual View Of Earth Through Deep Time, James D. Macallister, Geography
Pale In Comparison, Ryan A. Macdonald, Art
My Favorite Ice Cream Shop Has Been Leveled to the Ground, John Maradik, English
Does Parenting Predict Child Relational Aggression?, Nastassja A. Marshall, Psychology
Analysis of Measurement Errors Influence on the Quantitative and Qualitative Results of Car-Following Model Calibration, Mariya A. Maslova, Civil Engineering
Evaluation of Varieties and Cultural Practices of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus) for Production in Massachusetts, Renato Mateus, Plant & Soil Sciences
Geo-Graphies: Performing City Space and Economic Possibility and the Storyteller of Cairo, Miriam C. Maynard-ford, Geography
Parallel Mesh Adaptation and Graph Analysis Using Graphics Processing Units, Timothy P. Mcguiness, Mechanical Engineering
Development of Anchorage System for Frp Strengthening Applications Using Integrated Frp Composite Anchors, Geoffrey N. Mcguirk, Civil Engineering
An Assessment of Regional Partnerships for Economic Development through the National Heritage Area Collaborative Model, Kimberley Mckee, Regional Planning
Reptile House, Rosalyn H. Mclean, English
A Banded Spike Algorithm and Solver for Shared Memory Architectures, Karan Mendiratta, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Resonant Antennas Based on Coupled Transmission-Line Metamaterials, Christopher S. Merola, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rethinking Economy for Regional Development: Ontology, Performativity, and Enabling Frameworks for Participatory Vision and Action, Ethan L. Miller, Geography
Jarosite Formation at the Davis Mine, Rowe, Massachusetts, Karen S. Miller, Geosciences
Terahertz Radiation From Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Martin M. Muthee, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Disinfection By-Product Formation Potential and the Structural Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s Cobble Mountain Reservoir Watershed., Thomas J. Naughton, Geosciences
Density of Drinking Establishments and Hiv Prevalence in a Migrant Town in Namibia, Brooke E. Nichols, Public Health
How Well do Neighborhood Characteristics Predict Transit Ridership in a College Town?, Krystal M. Oldread, Regional Planning
Revealing the Localization of the Class I Formin Family in the Moss Physcomitrella patens Using Gene Targeting Strategies, Kelli Pattavina, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Inversion of Marine Radar Imagery to Surface Realizations and Dual-Polarization Analysis, Brian Paulsen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
An Application of Spatially Based Crash Analyses and Road Safety Investigations to Increase Older Driver Safety, Deanna A. Peabody, Civil Engineering
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Bone Mineral Density in a Population of U. S. Premenopausal Women, Lori J. Peterson, Public Health
Subtitling American Comedy Programs into French, Remy Peyroux, French & Francophone Studies
Three Act Drama, Luke Phelan, English
When Grass on a Mountain Takes Fire, There Is Great Light, A'dora Phillips, English
Bad Blood: The Southern Family in the Work of William Faulkner, Neil T. Phillips, English
Alameda Point: Architecture in Motion, Wesley D. Piermarini, Architecture
The Mounting Evidence of our Decline, Roger (boomer) Pinches, English
They Dragged Them through the Streets, Hilary Plum, English
Examination of the Association Between In Vitro Propiconazole Sensitivity and Field Efficacy Among Five Diverse Sclerotinia homoeocarpa Populations on Turfgrass, James T. Popko Jr., Plant & Soil Sciences
Automated Detection and Counting of Pedestrians on an Urban Roadside, Gayatri D. Prabhu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Form of the Preludes to Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suites, Daniel E. Prindle, Music
Numerical Forcing of Horizontally-Homogeneous Stratified Turbulence, Kaustubh J. Rao, Mechanical Engineering
An Ecosystem Approach to the Sustainability of Urbanizing Watersheds, Sarah L. Raposa, Regional Planning
On Process Variation Tolerant Low Cost Thermal Sensor Design, Spandana Remarsu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Evaluating the Influence of Disturbance and Climate on Red Spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) Community Dynamics at its Southern Range Margin, Relena R. Ribbons, Environmental Conservation
Yes, Probably, Hannah E B Richards, Art
The Behavioral Effects of Increased Physical Activity on Preschoolers at Risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Jasmin L. Roberts, Psychology
Modeling Space Heating Demand in Massachusetts’ Housing Stock and the Implications for Climate Change Mitigation Policy, Nathan H. Robinson, Regional Planning
Pharmacological Chaperoning in Fabry Disease, Jerome Rogich, Biochemistry
Novel Adaptor-Dependent Domains Promote Processive Degradation by ClpXP, Keith L. Rood, Biochemistry
At the Checkpoint to Sleep, Henk Rossouw, English
A New Species of Moropus (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Chalicotheriodea) in the Batesland Formation, Great Plains Area of North America, Carolyn Rounds, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Modeling the Mechanical Morphospace of Neotropical Leaf-nosed Bat Skull: A 3d Parametric Cad and Fe Study, Krishna C. Samavedam, Mechanical Engineering
Numerical Investigation of Gas-Particle Supersonic Flow, Mihir A. Samel, Mechanical Engineering
Growth of chromidia-forming vahlkampfiid amoebae from Laguna Figueroa, Baja California del Norte, Mexico and Eel Pond, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.A. under limited oxygen gas conditions, Melishia I. Santiago, Geography
The Orchard Green And Every Color, Zachary Savich, English
Perceptions and Attitudes of Dietetic Program Educators Regarding Use of Distance Education and Computer-Based Simulations in Dietetics Education, Kirsten M. Schlein Ms., Nutrition
Pendulum Performing Arts Center: Adaptive Reuse Design of the Historic Court Square Building in Springfield, Massachusetts, Lindsay M. Schnarr, Architecture
Reverse Logistics Network Design for Electric Vehicle Batteries, Tilman Schnellenpfeil, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Language Movement Museum and Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Mohammad J. Shahadat, Architecture
An Electronically Reconfigurable Three Band Low-Noise Amplifier in 0.5 μm GaAs pHEMT Technology, Jeffrey A. Shatzman, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Policy Relevant Measures of Urban Form: Leed-nd as a Potential Metric for Assessing Regional Sprawl, Kyle Shiel, Regional Planning
Beyond My Abode, Jieun Shin, Art
Landscapes of Compassion: A Guatemalan Experience, Travis W. Shultz, Landscape Architecture
An End to the “Vichy/Algeria Syndrome”?: Negotiating Traumatic Pasts in the French Republic, Justin W. Silvestri, History
Beverage Consumption and Body Composition Among College-aged Women, Matthew Sloan, Public Health
The Politics of Labor Militancy in Minneapolis, 1934-1938, Kristoffer Smemo, History
M.F.A. Thesis Quest, or, I Went into the Wilderness and I Found Alec Baldwin, Steven Snell, Art
Connecting Motors and Membranes: A Quantitative Investigation of Dynein Pathway Components and in vitro Characterization of the Num1 Coiled Coil Domain, Bryan J. St. Germain, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Gpu Based Lithography Simulation and Opc, Lokesh Subramany, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Revitalizing Mumbai Textile Mill Lands for the City, Vinay Surve, Architecture
Trumpet, Matthew Suss, English
Effect of the Flavonoid Quercetin on Adipocytes, Jennifer C. Swick, Nutrition
Development, Deployment, and Characterization of a Ku-band Interferometer, Anthony Swochak, Electrical & Computer Engineering
An Analysis of Defensible Space and Crime Prevention Through Design in Crime Hotspots of Select Boston Neighborhoods, Mario Teran, Regional Planning
On the Retrieval of the Beam Transverse Wind Velocity Using Angles of Arrival from Spatially Separated Light Sources, Shiril Tichkule, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Parenting and Parent Predictors of Changes in Child Behavior Problems, Marianne H. Tichovolsky, Psychology
Determinants of Tax Pass-Through Rates: A Study of the U.S. Beer Industry, Ruchita Tiwary, Resource Economics
Schoolyard Renovations in the Context of Urban Greening: Insight from the Boston Schoolyard Initiative, Boston, Massachusetts, Katherine A. Tooke, Landscape Architecture
The Kitchen Culture Project: A Center for Food and Culture, Andrew S. Toomajian, Architecture
50%, Jonathan Tosch, English
Eugenothenics: The Literary Connection Between Domesticity and Eugenics, Caleb J. true, History
Synthesis of Delay Lines, Shiva Keerti Padmini Tunuguntla, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Safety and Operational Assessment of Gap Acceptance Through Large-Scale Field Evaluation, Steven Maxwell Tupper, Civil Engineering
The Jante Law and Racism: A Study on the Effects of Immigration on Swedish National Identity, Kevin J. Turausky, Anthropology
Determinants of Health Care Use Among Rural, Low-Income Mothers and Children: A Simultaneous Systems Approach to Negative Binomial Regression Modeling, Swetha Valluri, Resource Economics
Ripped from the Land, Shipped Away and Reborn: Unthinking the Conceptual and Socio-Geo-Historical Dimensions of the Massacre of Bellavista, Aurora Vergara Figueroa, Sociology
Design and Testing of a Prototype High Speed Data Acquisition System for Nasa, Vishwas Tumkur Vijayendra, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Molecular Pathways Involved in Stallion Sperm Capacitation, Leticia Vivani, Animal Science
Enhanced Search And Efficient Storage Using Data Compression In Nand Flash Memories, Shruti S. Vyas, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Determining the Roles of Smyd3 and Wdr74 In Vivo, Melanie A. Walentuk, Animal Science
Virtual Network Mapping with Traffic Matrices, Cong Wang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Addressing/Exploiting Transceiver Imperfections in Wireless Communication Systems, Lihao Wang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Status, Movements, and Habitat Use of Moose in Massachusetts, David W. Wattles, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
A Data-Driven Study of the Water Table Fluctuations in New England over the Last 60 Years, Kaitlyn M. Weider, Geosciences
“What Country Friends Is This?”: Creating Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Onstage, A Director's Journey, Dawn Monique Williams, Theater
A Study of The Video Game Industry In U.S Metropolitan Areas Using Occupational Analysis, Hinlan Wong, Regional Planning
Building Integrated Aquaculture, Erik A. Woodin, Environmental Conservation
Assessing the Biomechanical Effect of Alveoli, Periodontal Ligaments, and Squamosal Sutures in Mammalian Crania, Sarah Wood, Mechanical Engineering
Writing With the Grain: A Multitextual Analysis of Kaidan Botandoro, William D. Wood, Japanese
Retrofitting Suburbs: Prioritizing Bmp Implementation to Reduce Phosphorus Runoff, Emily S. Wright, Landscape Architecture
Media and Immigration in Post-9/11 America, Thanushka N. Yakupitiyage, Communication
The Effects of Recasts and Explicit Feedback on Chinese Language Acquisition in the Task-based Classroom, Lei Yang, Chinese
The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway: Making the Vision a Reality, Alec E. Zebrowski, Architecture
Transfer of Listeria Monocytogenes from Stainless Steel and High Density Polethylyene to Cold Smoked Salmon and Listeria Monocytogenes Biofilm Cohesive Energy Investigation, Fujia Zhang, Food Science
Theses from 2010
Encapsulation of Curcumin in O/w Nanoemulsions and Its Bioaccessibility After In Vitro Digestion, Kashif Ahmed, Food Science
The Effects of Environmental Temperature on Locomotor Performance and Growth Patterns in Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma Maculatum, Suellen Almeida, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of the Higgs Mechanism in the Standard Model and Beyond, Alessandra Edda Baas, Physics