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Theses from 2011
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
The Gorinsho: Miyamoto Musashi's Five Elements of War, Paul D. Benson, Japanese
Mama's Boy, Jamie t. Berger, English
Spatial Variation and Tradeoffs in Species Interactions, Holly L. Bernardo, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Ultrafast Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Using Two-Photon Absorption, Robert Boge, Physics
The Relationship between Occupational Prestige and Psychosocial Development: a Longitudinal Study, Allison C.M. Branch, Psychology
Mit Entgrenzung Gegen Büchners Determinismus: Büchners Dantons Tod und Przybyszewskas Die Sache Danton im Vergleich, Marzanna Buechel, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Efficiency of Parallel Tempering for Ising Systems, Stephan Burkhardt, Physics
Terahertz and Microwave Detection Using Metallic Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes, Enrique A. Carrion, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Protective Effects A Full-term Pregnancy Plays Against Mammary Carcinoma, Matthew p. Carter, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Historic Bridge Evaluation Using Finite Element Techniques, Helena M. Charron, Civil Engineering
Efficient Modeling Techniques for Time-Dependent Quantum System with Applications to Carbon Nanotubes, Zuojing Chen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Revenue Management And Perceptions Of Fairness, Choongbeom Choi, Hotel & Tourism Management
Analysis Of An Actin Binding Guanine Exchange Factor, Gef8, And Actin Depolymerizing Factor In Arabidopsis Thaliana., Aleksey Chudnovskiy, Molecular & Cellular Biology
The Legend of Hugo el Maximo, Alejandro E. Cuellar, English
Regulation of Trio Splice Variants by 17Β-Estradiol and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, Michael J. Cunningham, Neuroscience & Behavior
Countertransference Behavior and Alliance Quality as a Function of Therapist Self-Insight, Mamta B. Dadlani, Psychology
Inclusive Housing: An Intergenerational Approach, Karelt De La Cruz, Architecture
Web-Dinar: Web Based Diagnosis of Network and Application Resources in Disaster Response Systems, Kartik Deshpande, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Massachusetts Landowner Participation in Forest Management Programs for Carbon Sequestration: an Ordered Logit Analysis of Ratings Data, Brenton J. Dickinson, Resource Economics
Simulations of Flow Over Wind Turbines, Dnyanesh A. Digraskar, Mechanical Engineering
Prototype Orange: A New Town Node, Richard Anthony Dobrowski, Architecture
Vilification in Fox's "24", Shara M. Drew, Communication
Every Mostly Great Man in the State, Gabe Durham, English
The Role of Ykl-40, a Secreted Heparin-Binding Glycoprotein, in Tumor Angiogenesis, Metastasis, and Progression: a Potential Therapeutic Target, Michael Faibish, Molecular & Cellular Biology
The Distribution, Composition, and Formation of Sahara Desert Microbialites From the Base of the Meski Plateau, outside Erfoud, Morocco, Sean Faulkner, Geosciences
Different Ways To Record Light, Ryan P. Feeney, Art
Teaching Character Formation Rationales with a Computer-Assisted Courseware, Bo Feng, Chinese
In Vivo Visualization of Hedgehog Signaling in Zebrafish, Christopher J. Ferreira, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Valparaiso, Round the Horn, Madeline S. Ffitch, English
The Influence of Sex, Puberty, and Hormones on Adolescent Cognitive Development, Darlene F. Ficco, Psychology
A Sustainable Design for the American Commercial Strip Mall, L. Carl Fiocchi, Jr., Architecture
Open Season, Jessica L. Fjeld, English
MorphoGenesis A Museum Proposal for the Carnival of Blacks and Whites, Oscar D. Florez Realpe, Architecture
Evaluating Federal Urban Forestry Performance Measures in Massachusetts (u.S.A.), Mollie E. Freilicher, Forest resources
An In Vivo Study of the Mammalian Mitotic Kinesin Eg5, Alyssa D. Gable, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Breaking News, Matthew M. Gagnon, English
"Flying is Changing Women!": Women Popularizers of Commercial Aviation and the Renegotiation of Traditional Gender and Technological Boundaries in the 1920s-30s, Emily K. Gibson, History
Pee On Water and Other Stories, Rachel B. Glaser, English
The Adventures of Eagle Feather: A Collection of Stories, Luke B. Goebel, English
A Quantitative Analysis of the Impacts from Selected Variables Upon Safety Belt Usage in Massachusetts, Samuel W. Gregorio, Civil Engineering
Red Letters: Translation as Detection in a Sino-Japanese Murder Mystery, Tyran C. Grillo, Japanese
Behavior and Habitat Use of Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) Before and After Construction of an Erosion Control Revetment, Corey Grinnell, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
The Influence of Television Exposure on Infants' Toy Play, Katherine G. Hanson, Psychology
Nitrogen Dioxide in the Urban Forest: Exposure and Uptake, Tanner B. Harris, Plant & Soil Sciences
Fair Trade Practices In Contemporary Bangladeshi Society: The Case Of Aarong, Fadia Hasan, Communication
Reworking: Transforming a Textile Mill, Jennifer M. Hayes, Architecture
Examining Connecticut's Inter-Municipal Economic Development Collaboration as Affected by the EDA's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (ceds) Framework, Meredith E. Hill, Regional Planning
The Out of Way, Katie F. Hoffman, English
Exploring Isotopic Signatures of Lake El'gygytgyn Sediments for Evidence of Anoxia and Methane Cycling over the Past 50,000 Years, Addie R. Holland, Geosciences
Hearing Voices: Female Transmission of Memories in Okinawan Literature in the 1970s and 1980s, Erumi Honda, Japanese
Probing the Activation Mechanism of Transcription-Coupled Repair Factor Mfd, Chih-heng Hsieh, Biochemistry
Disaster Rehabilitative Housing In India, Shehla Hussain, Architecture
The affective properties of keys in instrumental music from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Maho A. Ishiguro, Music
Un pie aquí y otro allá: Translation, Globalization, and Hybridization in the New World (B)Order, Jorge Jimenez-bellver, Comparative Literature
Receiver Optimization For Frequency Shifted Reference Ultrawideband Radio Systems, Harshit Joshi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Energy Aware Signal Processing and Transmission for System Condition Monitoring, Abhijit Kadrolkar, Mechanical Engineering
The Magmatic Origin and Evolution of the Oxnadalur Volcanic Complex in Northern Iceland, Jason F. Kaiser, Geosciences
Analysis of Curved Integral Abutment Bridges, Emre Kalayci, Civil Engineering
Determination Of Chemoreceptor Organization In-vitro With Site Directed Cross-linking, Aruni PKK Karunanayake Mudiyanselage, Chemistry
Material Characterization and Structural Response of Historic Truss Bridges, Sean L. Kelton, Civil Engineering
The Effects of Testosterone on Emotional Processing in Male Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca Mulatta), Hanna M. King, Neuroscience & Behavior
Decision Support System for Resource Allocation in Disaster Management, Russell Kondaveti, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Good Time Park, Mark M. Koyama, English
Recreational Physical Activity and Premenstrual Syndrome in College-Aged Women, Aimee R. Kroll, Public Health
Investigation of 3-d Heat Transfer Effects in Fenestration Products, Sneh Kumar, Mechanical Engineering
The Silhouettes, Lily Ladewig, English
Excess Return Estimate and Risk Factors in Hospitality Firms, Genti Lagji, Hotel & Tourism Management
Cold Hardiness, 13c Discrimination and Water Use Efficiency of Perennial Ryegrass Genotypes in Response to Wilt-Based Irrigation, Jason D. Lanier, Plant & Soil Sciences
Planning for Passenger Rail in Small Cities and Towns, Alyssa R. Larose, Regional Planning
The Burts, Jason Larson, English
From New Netherland to New York: European Geopolitics and the transformation of social and political space in colonial New York City, John Allen Legrid, Geography
Data Fusion for the Problem of Protein Sidechain Assignment, Yang Lei, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Earthquake Engineering Simulation with Flexible Cladding System, Jun Jie Li, Civil Engineering
for you, of course, Chun-tso Lin, Art
Expressions of Self in a Homeless World: Zhang Dai (1597-1680?) and His Writings in the Ming-Qing Transition Period, Wenjie Liu, Chinese
Connections in Care: The Relationship Between Complementary, Alternative and Conventional Medicine, Amy Loomis, Sociology
Advanced Blade Testing Methods for Wind Turbines, Puneet Malhotra, Mechanical Engineering
Strengthening Urban Green: Using Green Infrastructure for Biodiversity Improvement in Boston's Highly Fragmented Urban Environments, Christopher L. Mantle, Landscape Architecture
Transposed Letter Effects in Prefixed Words: Implications for Morphological Decomposition, Kathleen M. Masserang, Psychology
Calibration of the UMass Advanced Multi-Frequency Radar, Matthew Mclinden, Electrical & Computer Engineering
America's Changing Face: Differential Effects of Colorblindness and Multiculturalism on Racial Categorization and Stereotyping, Melissa A. Mcmanus, Psychology
Identification of Dynein Binding Sites in Budding Yeast Pac1/LIS1, Christopher W. Meaden, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Electronic Falls Reporting System Implementation: Evaluating Data Collection Methods and Studying User Acceptance, Yi You Mei, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Rurban Integration, Tristram W. Metcalfe, Architecture
Utility of a Processing Speed Measure in Screening for Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dmitry M. Meyerson, Psychology
Show of Wonders, Brian Mihok, English
Electric Power Market Modeling with Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning, Nathanael K. Miksis, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Taira No Masakado In Premodern Literature Of Japan, Genesie T. Miller, Japanese
Scalable, Memory-Intensive Scientific Computing on Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Salma Mirza, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Simulation of Packet Pacing in Small-Buffer Networks, Anindya Misra, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Exhibiting Human Evolution: How Identity and Ideology Get Factored into Displays at a Natural History Museum, Chanika Mitchell, Anthropology
Frog City, Ata Moharreri, English
Zero Syllable, Camila Molestina, Art
(Evol)ution Is Love Spelled Backwards, Erica Monteiro, English
Family Predictors of Negative Instability in Adopted Emerging Adults, Danila S. Musante, Psychology
Post Silicon Clock Tuning System To Mitigate The Impact Of Process Variation On Performance, Kelageri Nagaraj, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Go-Tsuchimikado Shinkan-bon ~ Izumi Shikibu Shū: A Translation of the Poems and an Analysis of Their Sequence, Lisa Nelson, Japanese
Functional Characterization of Arabidopsis Formin Homologues Afh1, Afh5, Afh6, Afh7 and Afh8, Shahriar Niroomand, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Pollinator Populations in Massachusetts Cranberry, 1990 to 2009: Changes in Diversity and Abundance, Effects of Agricultural Intensification, and a Contribution to the North American Pollinator Survey., Molly M. Notestine, Plant & Soil Sciences
Use of Short-Term Floods as an Additional Management Strategy for Controlling Dodder (Cuscuta gronovii Willd.) in Commercial Cranberry Production, James M. O'connell, Plant & Soil Sciences
The Unfixedness of It, Kerry O'grady, Art
Poems of the Gods of the Heaven and the Earth, Christina E. Olinyk, Japanese
Spatial Ecology of Eastern Coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Anthropogenic Landscape of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Maili Page, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Road Passage Structures for Freshwater Turtles in Massachusetts, David J. Paulson, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Modeling Source Memory Decision Bounds, Angela M. Pazzaglia, Psychology
Regulation of Crbp1 In Mammary Epithelial Cells, Stacy L. Pease, Molecular & Cellular Biology
A Stochastic R&d Portfolio Model under Climate Uncertainty, Yiming Peng, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
In Vivo Labeling Of A Model β-Clam Protein With A Fluorescent Amino Acid, Mangayarkarasi Periasamy, Molecular & Cellular Biology
What Went Wrong? Therapists' Reflections on Their Role in Premature Termination, Alessandro T. Piselli, Psychology
Statistical Bootstrapping of Speech Segmentation Cues, Nicolas O. Planet, Psychology
In Vivo Characterization of Interactions Among Dynein Complex Components at Microtubule Plus Ends, Karen M. Plevock, Molecular & Cellular Biology
It's My Passion, That's My Mission to Decide, I'm Going Worldwide: the Cosmopolitanism of Global Fans of Japanese Popular Culture, Jinni Pradhan, Communication
Crafting Form: A Tradition Reinvented, Abigail R. Pratt, Design
Into Another, Sarah N. Purnell, Art
Garbage and Marble, Emily Rae, English
Students’ Perceptions of Effectiveness of Hospitality Curricula and Their Preparedness, Imran Rahman, Hotel & Tourism Management
Socio-spatial Constructs of the Local Retail Food Environment: A Case Study of Holyoke, Massachusetts, Walter F. Ramsey, Regional Planning
Route Choice Behavior in Risky Networks with Real-Time Information, Michael D. Razo, Civil Engineering
Rethinking Reiche, Tracie J. Reed, Architecture
Bolivia's Coca Headache: The Agroyungas Program, Inflation, Campesinos, Coca and Capitalism In Bolivia, John D. Roberts, History
An Embodying Architecture: A Response to Toni Morrison's Beloved, Candace V. Robinson, Architecture
Optical Lithography Simulation using Wavelet Transform, Rance Rodrigues, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Anti-Diabetic Potentials of Phenolic Enriched Chilean Potato and Select Herbs of Apiaceae and Lamiaceae Families, Fahad Saleem, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Optimal Energy R&d Portfolio Decision Making under Climate Change Uncertainty, Georg Schorpp, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
The kiss in the dream, Monika Schrauder, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Low Cost Fpga Based Digital Beamforming Architecture for Casa Weather Radar Applications, Emmanuel J. Seguin, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dynamic Model Pooling Methodology for Improving Aberration Detection Algorithms, Brenton J. Sellati, Resource Economics
Regenerative Agriculture Infrastructure Design: The Built Environment of Food, Culture, & Soil, Jesse JW Selman, Architecture
Ip25: A Molecular Proxy of Sea-ice Duration in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, Cecily J. Sharko, Geosciences
Civic Center for Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Akanksha Sharma, Architecture
Evaluation of an Eye Tracking Device to Increase Error Recovery by Nursing Students Using Human Patient Simulation, Yan Shen, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Evaluating Strategies to Create Successful Business Incubators in Massachusetts Gateway Cities, Sonya C. Smith, Regional Planning
Sorption of Bovine Serum Albumin on Nano and Bulk Oxide Particles, Lei Song, Plant & Soil Sciences
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
Characteristics of Electricity Storage Technologies for Maintaining Reliability of Grid with High Amounts of Intermittent Energy, Sandhya Sundararagavan, Mechanical Engineering
A Speleothem-Based High Resolution Reconstruction of Climate in Southeastern Brazil Over the Past 4,100 Years, Brandon L. Taylor, Geosciences
A History of Opera in Boston, John R. Tedesco, Music
A Molecular Modeling Toolkit with Applications to Efficient Free Energy Computation, Hasan Gokhan Tezcan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Route Choice Behavior in a Driving Simulator With Real-time Information, Hengliang Tian, Civil Engineering
Hardware Emulation of a Secure Passive Rfid Sensor System, Michael Gordon Todd, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Interconversion of the Specificities of Human Lysosomal Enzymes, Ivan B. Tomasic, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Deletions of Fstl3 and/or Fst Isoforms 303 and 315 Results in Hepatic Steatosis, Nathan A. Ungerleider, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Approaches to multiprocessor error recovery using an on-chip interconnect subsystem, Ramakrishna P. Vadlamani, Electrical & Computer Engineering
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
Investigation of the Behavior of Open Cell Aluminum Foam, Patrick J. Veale, Civil Engineering
Intonation in the Aural-Skills Classroom, Carolyn A. Walker, Music
Human Capital in the City: Exploring the Relationship Between Skill and Productivity in Us Metropolitan Areas, Ryan Wallace, Regional Planning
Things Are Looking Up, Ian Wang, English
The Impact of Flexibility And Capacity Allocation On The Performance of Primary Care Practices, Liang Wang, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Fast Parameter-Space Sweep of Wideband Electromagnetic Systems Using Bt-pod, Wei Wang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Float the River, Sink the Sea, Matthew P. Weingast, English
Examination of Promotor Hypermethylation Patterns in Magnetically Enriched Exfoliated Breast Milk Epithelial Cells, Chung M. Wong, Animal Science
The Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Isomer on Tumor Suppression, Janice Y. Wong, Food Science
The Arts of Linking: A Comparative Study on Lian Ju by Han Yu's circle and Haikai by Basho's School, Kai Xie, Japanese
Look! Look! Feathers, Michael A. Young, English
Readings Of Chinese Poet Xue Tao, Lu Yu, Chinese
College Identity and Congruence of Occupational Plans: A Longitudinal Study, Lauren A. Zeranski, Psychology
Communicating Landscape Design Intent to the Non-expert: Small Experiments Using Collage, Deborah Zervas, Landscape Architecture
Evaluating a New Mac for Current and Next Generation Rfid, Serge Zhilyaev, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Theses from 2009
Functional Analysis of Receptor-like Kinases in Pollen-Pistil Interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana, Mini Aggarwal, Plant Biology
Dopamine Controls Locomotion by Modulating the Activity of the Cholinergic Motor Neurons in C. elegans, Andrew T. Allen, Biochemistry
A Phylogenetic Analysis of Armored Scale Insects, Based Upon Nuclear, Mitochondrial, and Endosymbiont Gene Sequences, Jeremy C. Andersen, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Computer-Assisted Emergency Evacuation Planning Using TransCAD: Case Studies in Western Massachusetts, Steven P. Andrews, Civil Engineering
Levels, Enterotoxigenicity, Growth and Physical Characterisitcs of B. Cereus From U.S Retail Rice, Chandrakant R. Ankolekar, Food Science
Staging Through Rituals: Directorial Exploration of The Imaginary Invalid, Dora A. Arreola, Theater
Medical Infrared Image Analysis for Detecting Skin Temperature Disparities, Ramakrishna R. Arumalla, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Clock Distribution in a 3d Microprocessor, Venkatesh Arunachalam, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Record of the Defense of Xiangyang's City Wall, 1206-1207, Julie J. Avery, Chinese
Run Stitch Remembrance, Lyndsey N. Baldwin, Art
A Discrete Event Simulation Approach to Resource Management, Process Changes And Task Prioritization in Emergency Departments, Ekkehard C. Beck, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Sexually Differentiated Object Preference in Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta), Jamie Berkowitz, Neuroscience & Behavior
Capturing Gathering Swarming - Re-coding Post-Communist Space in East Germany, Tobias Bernecker, Architecture
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
Designing Community, Martha Bryan, Architecture
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
Measuring Social Compatibility in Channel Island Foxes: How Does Intra-pair Aggression Affect Breeding Success?, Elizabeth S. Calkins, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Assesment of Ammonia Volatility from Fall Surface-Applied Liquid Dairy Manure, Katie Campbell-Nelson, Plant & Soil Sciences
Containerless Measurements of High Temperature Material Properties, Stacy M. Canepari, Mechanical Engineering
Design and Evaluation of Path Recording Techniques in Secure Manet, Danai Chasaki, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Task Partitioning and Mapping Algorithms for Multi-core Packet Processing Systems, Wei Chen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Investigating the Role of YSLs in Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana through Rt-pcr and Yeast Functional Complementation, Jeffrey Chiecko, Plant Biology
Three-Dimensionally Preserved Arthropods from the Cambrian (Furongian) of Quebec and Wisconsin: Systematics, Phylogeny, Ichnology, and Taphonomy, Joseph H. Collette, Geosciences
Dressing Cultures: Costume Designs For Pericles, Heather L. Crocker-Aulenback, Theater
Patterned Well-Ordered Mesoporous Silica Films for Device Fabrication, Todd A. Crosby, Chemical Engineering
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
Association between Serum Ferritin and Body Composition in Young Women, Ujjwala S. Dandekar, Nutrition
Drag Reduction In Turbulent Flows Over Micropatterned Superhydrophobic Surfaces, Robert J. Daniello, Mechanical Engineering
Waterborne Diseases: Linking Public Health And Watershed Data, Debalina Das, Public Health
Understanding the Depth and Nature of Flow Systems in the Nashoba Terrane, Eastern Massachusetts, U.S.A., John P. Diggins, Geosciences
Information Theoretic Identification and Compensation of Nonlinear Devices, Sepideh Dolatshahi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
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
Dual-Process Theory and Syllogistic Reasoning: A Signal Detection Analysis, Chad M. Dube, Psychology
Endogenous Process & Designing Through Change, Matthew W. Emond, Architecture
Development of a Decision Tool for Green Energy Investment in the Pioneer Valley, Benjamin R. Ewing, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Los Enigmas De Mi Mente, Erosion., Fernando Fernandez, Art
The Association Between Bully Victimization And Risky Behaviors Among Youth, Shane Nives Isaiah Fernando, Public Health
Combining Biorational Compounds to Optimize Control of Grape Powdery Mildew (Uncinula Necator), Kathryn Fiedler, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effects of Anthropogenic Stage Fluctuations on Surface Water/Ground Water Interactions Along the Deerfield River, Massachusetts., Brandon J. Fleming, Geosciences
Seed Vigor Test for the Establishment of Switchgrass, Daniel Bilik Forberg, Plant & Soil Sciences
Evaluation of Pre-Spawning Movements of Anadromous Alewives in the Ipswich River Using Radiotelemetry, Holly J. Frank, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
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
Dissipative Quantum Transport Using the Pauli Master Equation, Bo Fu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Kinematic and Kinetic Differences and Asymmetries in Gait in Children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Catherine Gariepy, Kinesiology
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
Crossfit Design: Maximizing Building Potential Across Broad Time and Modal Domains, Benjamin W. Goodale, Architecture
Modes, Means and Measures: Adapting Sustainability Indicators to Assess Preservation Activity's Impact on Community Equity, Mackenzie M. Greer, Regional Planning
Municipal Planners and Fair Housing Issues, Alina T. Gross, Regional Planning
Envisioning Social Computing Applications on Wireless Networks, Siva Gurumurthy, Electrical & Computer Engineering
For Love or Money: Labor Rights and Citizenship for Working Women of 1930s Oaxaca, Mexico, Sandra K. Haley, History
Structural Optimization and Performance Analysis of a Wireless Sensor for Injection Molding, Muhammad Haris Hamid, Mechanical Engineering
The Association of Self-Reported Birth Weight with Bone Mineral Content and Bone Mineral Density among College-Aged Women, Valerie M. Hastings, Public Health
Mdma and Methamphetamine: An Investigation of a Neurochemical and Behavioral Cross-Tolerance in the Rat, Christina S. Henderson, Neuroscience & Behavior
Post-Anthropocentric Dwelling Conditions, Peter N. Hendery, Architecture
Bang!, Kimberly c. Hennessy, Art
Physician Flexibility in Primary Care Practices, Jan T. Hippchen, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Value of Traveler Information for Adaptive Routing in Stochastic Time-Dependent Networks, He Huang, Civil Engineering
An Investigation of the First-Order Mechanics of Polygonal Fault Networks of Utopia Planitia, Mars, Fariha Islam, Geosciences
Peeling Back the Layers:Studies in Stratification in 19th Century Mill Building, Kerry M. Jackson, Design
This This Here, Sara Jaffe, English
Three State-run Green Building Programs: A Comparative Case Study Analysis and Assessment, Haidee N. Janak, Regional Planning
"What We Had Instead of Childhoods": Experience as Rememberance in the Vietnam of Kaiko Takeshi, Kelly D. Johnston, Japanese
Social Influence and the Acceptance of Racially Charged Humor, Nicholas M. Joyce, Psychology
Regalia and Repetition, Deborah I. Karpman, Art
Analytical Modeling of Tree Vibration Generated during Cutting Process, Payman Karvanirabori, Civil Engineering
The Community Garden as a Tool for Community Empowerment: A Study of Community Gardens in Hampden County, Shanon C. Kearney, Landscape Architecture
Genetic Variability in Hydrastis Canadensis L. Using Rapd Analysis, Kerry Kelley, Plant & Soil Sciences
Hey, Whats Up?, Justin Kemp, Art
Fluorescence Behavior of pH-Sensitive Molecular Probe at the Single-Molecule Level with a Model Coumarin 6, Jinhong Kim, Chemistry
A Phytoremediation Study on the Effects of Soil Amendments on the Uptake of Arsenic by Two Perennial Grasses, Nica Klaber, Plant & Soil Sciences
An Uhf Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave Wind Profiler - Development and Initial Results, Iva S. Kostadinova, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Identification of pmt, tr1, and h6h Gene Polymorphism and Tropane Alkaloid Chemotypes in Hyoscyamus Niger L. (black henbane), Lawrence Kramer, Plant & Soil Sciences
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
Emotion and Executive Functioning: The Effect of Normal Mood States on Fluency Tasks, Janessa O. Carvalho, Psychology
Trap Crop Systems for Striped Cucumber Beetle Control in Winter Squash, Andrew F. Cavanagh, Entomology
De Otros a Nosotros: El Cine Español sobre Inmigración y su Camino hacia una Visión Pluricultural de España (1990-2007), Ivan Cavielles-llamas, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Tradición y Ruptura en la Poesía de Carlos de la Ossa, Gustavo A. Chaves, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
A Process Variation Tolerant Self-Compensation Sense Amplifier Design, Aarti Choudhary, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Operation And Improvement Of The Iwrap Airborne Doppler Radar/Scatterometer, Tao Chu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Senses of Place, Catalin I. Cighi, Hotel & Tourism Management
Ficino's Musica Humana: Musico-Astrological Improvisation, Greg A. Clauss, Music
Head Heart Hand, Lyndsey Kara Cohen, English
College Student Gambling: Examining the Effects of Gaming Education Within a College Curriculum, Maryann Conrad, Hotel & Tourism Management
La narrativa en la Autobiografía de un esclavo de Juan Francisco Manzano, Carmen L. Cosme, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Combined Treatment With Npy Y5 Antagonists and Nan-190 Attenuates Transients in Light-induced Phase Shifts and Potentiates Phase Shifts Only During the Late Subjective Night, Mary K. Costello, Neuroscience & Behavior
Implication of Adam Related Metalloproteases in Equine Laminitis, Michael Coyne, Animal Science
Empathy and the Therapeutic Alliance: Their Relationship to Each Other and to Outcome in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Joan Degeorge, Psychology
Infant Attention to Foreground Television and Relationship to Joint Visual Attention, Lindsay B. Demers, Psychology
The Confessions, Christopher N. Deweese, English
Evaluation of a Simulator Based, Novice Driver Risk Awareness Training Program, Frank Diete, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Rang De Basanti- Consumption,Citizenship and the Public Sphere, Meghana Dilip, Communication
The Impact of the Organic Mainstream Movement: A Case Study of New England Organic Produce Prices, Megan M. Dolan, Resource Economics
An Analysis of Methods for Identifying Local Import Substitution Opportunities to Foster Sustainable Regional Economies, David Elvin, Regional Planning
Novel Lexical Item Decoding in L2 Reading Acquisition: A Socio-schematic Approach, Elizabeth B. Enkin, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Electron Transport Properties and Accessible Information in Nanoscale Conductors by Microcanonical Approach, Ilke Ercan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Longitudinal Study of the Relation Between Depression and Parenting, Paula A. Errazuriz Arellano, Psychology
A Novel Process for Continuous Thermal Embossing of Large-Area Nanopatterns onto Polymer Films, Matthew D. Fagan, Mechanical Engineering
Euripides' Bakkhai and the Colonization of Sophrosune: A Translation with Commentary, Shannon K. Farley, Comparative Literature
Self-Incompatibility in African Lycium (Solanaceae), Natalie M. Feliciano, Plant Biology
Coded Pulse Transmission and Correlation for Robust Ultrasound Ranging from a Long-Cane Platform, Raymond S. Frenkel, Mechanical Engineering
Metallic Carbon Nanotubes, Microwave Characterization And Development Of A Terahertz Detector, Kan Fu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Molecular-Beam Mass-Spectrometric Analyses of Hydrocarbon Flames, Saugata Gon, Chemical Engineering
The Relationship between Serum Leptin, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, and Body Composition, Isabel L. Guenther, Nutrition
Alleys: Negotiating Identity in Traditional, Urban, And New Urban Communities, Sara A. Hage, Landscape Architecture
The Things a Body Does When It Thinks It's Going to Die, Aaron M. Hellem, English
Binary Mixtures of Pyrethroids Interact with Voltage-Sensitive Calcium and Chloride Channels in Isolated Presynaptic Nerve Terminals from Rat Brain, Hilliary E. Hodgdon, Animal Science
Miniaturization of Microstrip Patch Antennas for Gps Applications, Steven S. Holland, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Sorption Of Pahs And Copper (ii) By Aspen Wood Fibers, Liyuan Huang, Plant & Soil Sciences
Shale-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter as a Substrate for Subsurface Methanogenic Communities in the Antrim Shale, Michigan Basin, Usa, Roger Huang, Geography
Probing for Conformational Changes in the Repair Enzyme Mfd Using Mutant Protein Constructs, Mary E. Hunnewell, Biochemistry
C.D. Grabbe's Hannibal: A New Translation for the American Stage, Margaret L. Inners, Theater
Phase Synthesis Using Coupled Phase-Locked Loops, S.P. Anand Iyer, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mimo Communication for Ad Hoc Networks: A Cross Layer Approach, Suraj Kumar Jaiswal, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Performance Evaluation Of Existing Steel And Concrete Girder Bridges Through Non-destructive Live-load Testing, Andrew E. Jeffrey, Civil Engineering
Adaptive Inference and Its Applications to Protein Modeling, Bo Jiang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Deletion of the Bax Gene Severley Impairs Sexual Behavior and Modestly Impairs Motor Function In Mice, Jigyasa Jyotika, Neuroscience & Behavior
Novel Genres or Generic Novels: Considering Korean Movies Adapted from Amateur Internet Novels, Kyoung-lae Kang, Communication
The Effect of Heating Chicken Muscle on Formation of Bioavailable Froms of Iron, Nilesh B. Karava, Food Science
Evaluation of Traffic Simulation Models for Work Zones in the New England Area, Pothu Raju Khanta, Civil Engineering
The Dramaturgy of Dialect: An Examination Of The Sociolinguistic Problems Faced When Producing Contemporary British Plays In The United States., Talya A. Kingston, Theater
Domain Effects in the Finite / Infinite Time Stability Properties of a Viscous Shear Flow Discontinuity, Kranthi Kumar Kolli, Mechanical Engineering
Preliminary Investigations of a Stochastic Method to solve Electrostatic and Electrodynamic Problems, Sethu Hareesh Kolluru, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Sign You Were Mistaken, Seth Houard Landman, English
The Representation Of Marginal Youth In Contemporary Japanese Popular Fiction: Marginal Youth And Ishida Ira’s Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Jonathan W. Lawless, Japanese
Salt Lake City’s Urban Growth and Kennecott Utah Copper: A Geographical Analysis of Urban Expansion onto a Previously Proposed Superfund Site Adjacent to the World’s Largest Copper Mine, Kelly K. Lemmons, Geography
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