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Theses from 2013
Design of an Open-Source Sata Core for Virtex-4 FPGAs, Cory Gorman, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Does Early Perceptual Experience Influence Later Perceptual and Neural Discrimination in Children?, Hillary R. Hadley, Psychology
From Main to High: Consumers, Class, and the Spatial Reorientation of an Industrial City, Jonathan Haeber, History
Six Stories, Lech Harris, English
Implementation of Aquaponics in Education: An Assessment of Challenges, Solutions and Success, Emily Rose Hart, Environmental Conservation
Sustainable Biofuels Production Through Understanding Fundamental Bacterial Pathways Involved in Biomass Degradation and Sugar Utilization, James CM Hayes, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Interactions Between Pieris oleracea and Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) Butterflies, and the Biological Control Agents Cotesia glomerata and Cotesia rubecula (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)., Megan V. Herlihy, Entomology
The Terrorist Doppelganger: Somoza and the Sandinistas, Thomas A. Hohenstein, History
Ava, A Novel, Jacqueline Blair Holt, English
Evaluating At-Grade Rail Crossing Safety along the Knowledge Corridor in Massachusetts, Timothy P. Horan, Civil Engineering
The Son and Daughter Who Wander: Representations of Transgender in Takako Shimura's Wandering Son, John S. Hoskins, Japanese
Application of Finite Element Method in Protein Normal Mode Analysis, Chiung-fang Hsu, Mechanical Engineering
Rough Belief, Emily R. Hunt, English
Interactive Music Experience, Gaetan Jacques, Architecture
Same-Sex Marriage in Western Massachusetts, Ben A. Johnson, Sociology
Aquatic Barrier Prioritization in New England Under Climate Change Scenarios Using Fish Habitat Quantity, Thermal Habitat Quality, Aquatic Organism Passage, and Infrastructure Sustainability, Alexandra C. Jospe, Environmental Conservation
Comparing the Present U.S. Electricity Grid to a Smart Grid System, Charthamkudath Jubith Sadanandan, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Still Fires, Rachael E. Katz, English
José Martí Pedagogo: Educación y Modernidad, William P. Kearney, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Habitat Heterogeneity Concentrates Predators in the Seascape: Linking Intermediate-Scale Estuarine Habitat to Striped Bass Distribution, Cristina Kennedy, Marine Sciences and Technology
The Third Reich in East German Film: Defa, Memory, and the Foundational Narrative of the German Democratic Republic, Jaimie Kicklighter, History
Using Computer Simulation to Study Hospital Admission and Discharge Processes, Edwin S. Kim, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
The Association between Sexual Behavior and Adherence to Hiv Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Medication in Hiv Serodiscordant Couples, Alexander Kintu, Public Health
Analysis Of Sensor Data In Cyber-physical System, Xianglong Kong, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Perceived Recurrence Risk and Health Behavior Change Among Breast Cancer Survivors, E Konieczny, Public Health
The Sedimentological and Geomorphological Response of a Glacially Conditioned Watershed to Event Induced Flooding: Insights from the Connecticut River and Hurricane Irene, Laura Kratz, Geosciences
Signal Processing Approach for Linearization of Cmos Power Amplifier, Badri Krishnakumar, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Protecting Network Processors with High Performance Logic Based Monitors, Harikrishnan Kumarapillai Chandrikakutty, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Divergence: Creating a Closed-Loop Mobile Seaworthy Civilization, Marcus Lafond, Architecture
Detritus In Situ, Ariel R. Lavery, Art
Policy Alternatives to Increase Access to Early Childhood Education and Care in Massachusetts, Meghan Lemay, Public Health
The Reflexes of Middle Chinese Zhi and Zhao Initials in Modern Mandarin and Wu Dialect, Yu-jung Liang, Chinese
Combinational Effects of Polymethoxyflavones and Atorvastatin in Inhibiting Human Breast Cancer Cells, Longfang Li, Food Science
An Evaluation of Alternative Technologies to Estimate Travel Time on Rural Interstates, Qiao Li, Civil Engineering
High-Speed Time-Difference Circuits, Shuo Li, Electrical & Computer Engineering
I Came To in Conflagration, Katelyn S. Litterer, English
Efficient Social Network Data Query Processing on MapReduce, Liu Liu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A New Class of Improved Bandwidth Planar Ultrawideband Modular Antenna (puma) Arrays Scalable to mm-Waves, John Logan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Riverside Brewing Facility: The Sustenance of Water Allocation, Ryan T. Luczkowiak, Architecture
"i am on the Coloured Side": The Roles of the White Suitor and the Black Mother in the Tragic Mulatta Narrative, Shannon D. Luders Manuel, English
Study on Shan Gui: From Religious Text to Visual Representations, Le Lu, Chinese
Stop! This is the Back of the Book!: Issues in Manga Translation, Katherine A. Lundy, Japanese
Bay of Fundy, Carlin Mackie, English
Analisis del Proceso de Adaptacion de Las Galas del Difunto de Valle-Inclan, Gorka Maiztegui Zuazo, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Cities I've Never Lived In, Sara Majka, English
Union Square, Sarah K. Malone, English
Characterization of Genes Required for Preimplantation Embryo Development, Marc P. Maserati Jr, Animal Science
Asymmetric Blade Spar for Passive Aerodynamic Load Control, Charles Mcclelland, Mechanical Engineering
Operational and Safety-based Analyses of Varied Toll Lane Configurations, Ian A. Mckinnon, Civil Engineering
Rethinking Intersemiotic Translation through Cross-Media Adaptation in the Works of Joss Whedon, Liz Medendorp, Comparative Literature
Elena Jordi y el Mito de Thais, Irene Mele Ballesteros, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Testing and Validation of a Prototype Gpgpu Design for FPGAs, Murtaza Merchant, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wind Power, Public Power: Evaluating Public Participation in New England Land-based Wind Development, Gwen M. Miller, Regional Planning
From Indicators to Action: Evaluating the Usefulness of Indicators to Move from Regional Climate Change Assessment to Local Adaptation Implementation, Sally Miller, Regional Planning
Does Visual Awareness of Object Categories Require Attention?, Timothy S. Miller, Psychology
An Integrated Study of the South-Central Part of the Springerville Volcanic Field; The Final Piece, Marissa Mnich, Geosciences
Food Insecurity and Culture - A Study of Cambodian and Brazilian Immigrants, Sarvnaz Modarresi Ghavami, Nutrition
Intersecting Symbols in Indigenous American and African Material Culture: Diffusion or Independent Invention and Who Decides?, Donna L. Moody, Anthropology
You’ll Find No Answers Here, Joseph M. Morelli, Art
An Evaluation of Methods to Assess Whether Health Information Technology-Based Tools Improve Weight Loss Measures in Bariatric Surgery Patients, Jocelyn R. Morgan, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
The Energy Benefits of Trees: Investigating Shading, Microclimate and Wind Shielding Effects in Worcester and Springfield, Massachusetts, Emma L. Morzuch, Environmental Conservation
The Impact of Self-Service Technologies in the Hotel Industry on Employee Job Satisfaction, Erin M. Mosher, Hotel & Tourism Management
SiGe Millimeter-Wave (W-Band) Down-Converter for Phased Focal Plane Array, Maruthi Nagavalli Yogeesh, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The History of the Introduction of Chinese Language and Culture into the American Higher Education System, Chelsea H. Nakabayashi, Chinese
Maternal Age At Birth Delivery, Birth Order And Secondary Sex Ratio In The Old Order Amish Of Lancaster County, Nekeisha N. Nixon, Public Health
A Sustainable Urban Village for the "Six Corners" & "Old Hill" Neighborhoods of Springfield, Massachusetts, Patricia O'flaherty, Architecture
Effects of Different Methods of Aggregation of Probabilities on the R&d Investment Portfolio for Optimal Emissions Abatement: An Empirical Evaluation, Olaitan P. Olaleye, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Use of Β-Cyclodextrin and Activated Carbon for Quantification of Salmonella Enterica Ser. Enteritidis from Ground Beef by Conventional Pcr, Nathan J. Opet, Food Science
A Translation of the Introduction and Part Iii of Free Jazz/ Black Power, Joshua Owsley, Comparative Literature
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