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Theses from 2014
The Definite Article System in L1-English L2-Spanish Learners, Diego Ardura, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
The Design, Validation, and Analysis of Surface-Based S-band and C-band Polarimetric Scatterometers, Chad A. Baldi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Effects of Construction Activity on the Behavior of Captive Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta), Courtney A. Begnoche, Neuroscience & Behavior
Delivery Performance Prediction Tool for Complex Assembly Systems, Faried D. Beladi, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
A Comparison of American, Canadian, and European Home Energy Performance in Heating Dominated – Moist Climates Based on Building Codes, Stephanie M. Berkland, Environmental Conservation
Resource Allocation and Pricing in Virtual Wireless Networks, Xin Chen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Push-Pull Molecules: Models and Polymer Building Blocks for Organic Photovoltaic Applications, Raymond Devaughn, Chemistry
Free Wake Potential Flow Vortex Wind Turbine Modeling: Advances in Parallel Processing and Integration of Ground Effects, Nathaniel B. Develder, Mechanical Engineering
Investigation of the Effect of Dimerization on Human α-Galactosidase Activity, Scott R. Dooley, Biochemistry
Facetas da Adaptação: Teoria e Prática em Os Flagelados do Vento Leste, Pedro Eiras, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Hetero-Protein Coacervation and Complex Equilibria Between β-lactoglobulin and Lactoferrin, Sean E. Flanagan, Chemistry
"You were Adopted?!": An Exploratory Analysis of Microaggressions Experienced by Adolescent Adopted Individuals, Karin J. Garber, Psychology
Preschool Classroom-, Family-, and Child-Level Predictors of Low-SES Kindergarteners’ Social Skills, Shayl Griffith, Psychology
Enhancement of Lateral Flow Assay for the Detection of Whole Viral Particle and Chlamydial Elementary Bodies, Jeffrey M. Grimes, Microbiology
Effect of a 10 Day Decrease in Physical Activity on Circulating Angiogenic Cells, Gayatri Guhanarayan, Kinesiology
Examining the Relationship Between Environmental Concern, Exercise Habits, and Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Dana M. Harrison, Nutrition
Post hoc Indoor Localization Based on Rss Fingerprint in Wlan, Hao Huang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
An Assessment of Environmental Dna as a Tool to Detect Fish Species in Headwater Streams, Stephen F. Jane, Environmental Conservation
The Springfield Farm-To-Preschool and Families (f2p) Program: Examining Children's Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Toni L. Jenkins, Nutrition
Optimal Basis For Ultrasound Rf Apertures: Applications to Real-Time Compression and Beamforming, Sharmin Kibria, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Predicting Social Behavior by Sound & Surface Appearance in Infancy, Ashley Lyons, Psychology
Bi-Directional Vector Variable Gain Amplifier for an X-Band Phased Array Radar Application, Arash Mashayekhi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Adolescent Nutritional Status and its Association with Village-level Factors in Tanzania, Nozipho Maziya, Nutrition
Towards Accessible, Usable Knowledge Frameworks in Engineering, Jeffrey Mcpherson, Mechanical Engineering
Compressive Parameter Estimation with Emd, Dian Mo, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Soft Spot, Joanna Novak, English
Perceived Norms and Classroom Ethnic Composition, Thomas Christopher O'Brien, Psychology
“I’m Going to Use My Voice”: The Underrepresentation of Women in Digital Content Production, Christine Olson, Communication
Prison of the Setting Sun: A Translation of Ono Fuyumi's Rakushō no goku, Caitlin F. Orwoll, Japanese
The Role of ER-Alpha and the Ovaries in the Enduring Altered Behavioral Response to Pubertal Immune Stress, Bethany Rappleyea, Neuroscience & Behavior
Do Control Beliefs Help People Approach or Avoid Negative Stimuli? Context-Dependent Effects of Control Beliefs, Daniel R. Rovenpor, Psychology
Movement Patterns of Brook Trout in a Restored Coastal Stream System in Southern Massachusetts, Erin L. Snook, Marine Sciences and Technology
Gold Nanoparticles and Drug Delivery, David J. Solfiell, Chemistry
Patterns in Trash: Factors that Drive Municipal Solid Waste Recycling, Jared Starr, Environmental Conservation
Selection of Outputs for Distributed Parameter Systems by Identifiability Analysis in the Time-scale Domain, Teergele, Mechanical Engineering
Process Matters: Engaging the Productive Power of Sociological Research, Abby I. Templer, Sociology
Commodore Perry's Expedition, 1852-4: Layered Experiences and Perceptions of the U.S., Japan, and the Kingdom of Ryukyu, Erika Tomoyose, History
Movement Patterns and Catch-and-Release Impacts of Striped Bass in a Tidal Coastal Embayment in Massachusetts, Heather M. Tyrrell, Marine Sciences and Technology
Popular Culture, Memory and Dark Tourism in Central Europe, Zuzanna B. Zaluga, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Theses from 2013
That Map Feeling, Kimberly Abruzzo, English
Geometry Optimization of Molecular Systems Using All-Electron Density Functional Theory in a Real-Space Mesh Framework, Tejas Addagarla, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Characterizing the Heavy Metal Chelator, Tpen, as a Ca2+ Tool in the Mammalian Oocyte, Robert A. Agreda Mccaughin, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Trichostatin A (tsa) And Sulforaphane (sfn) Modulate Vitamin D Responsive Cyp24 Gene Expression in 3t3-l1 Preadipocytes, Eunjee Ahn, Nutrition
Collaborative Decision-Making Processes in Planning: Opportunities and Challenges in the City of Rafaela, Argentina, Maria Belen Alfaro, Regional Planning
Item Function and Word Learning in Toddlers: What's it Called? and What's it Dos?, Erin Andrew, Communication Disorders
A Dynamic Reconfiguration Framework to Maximize Performance/Power in Asymmetric Multicore Processors, Arunachalam Annamalai, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Openness and Tolerance: Evaluating Economic Advantage Through the Lens of the Creative Class, Michael E. Antonellis, Regional Planning
One Breath/ One Line, Theresa Antonellis, Art
Design of a Tunable Integrated Roofing Filter for Lte Bands, Nihar Athreyas, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Investigating the Endocrine Disrupting Potential of the Effluent-Dominated Assabet River, Kasie M. Auger, Animal Science
Effect of a Tai Chi Chuan Slow Walking Intervention on Balance and Mobility in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis, Julianna Averill, Kinesiology
Endogenous Technological Change In The Dice Integrated Assessment Model, Robert W. Barron, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Core-House: a Proposal for Re-Inhabiting Underused Buildings, Thom P. Barry, Architecture
Greening the Building Code: an Analysis of Large Project Review Under Boston Zoning Code Articles 37 and 80, Sandy J. Beauregard, Environmental Conservation
Patient Interpersonal and Cognitive Changes in Relation to Outcome in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression, Samantha L. Bernecker, Psychology
Optimization of Mixing in a Simulated Biomass Bed Reactor with a Center Feeding Tube, Michael T. Blatnik, Mechanical Engineering
Flowers, Trees, and Writing Brushes: Extraordinary Lovers in the Otogi-zoshi Kazashi no Himegimi and Sakuraume no Soshi, Haley R. Blum, Japanese
Canvas and Catalyst: Reinventing Urban Space, Ricardo A. Borges, Architecture
The Role of Parent Psychopathology in the Developmental Trajectories of Preschool Children with Behavior Problems, Rosanna P. Breaux, Psychology
The Montaigne Result, Hannah Brooks-motl, English
Firing the Canon, John M. Byrd, Art
The Grave Keepers, Elizabeth A. Byrne, English
Um Império de Palavras - Aspectos da Literatura Colonialista Portuguesa na Década de 1920, Silvia Cabral Teresa, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Evaluation The Nitrogen Needs And Efficiency Of Rizhobia Strains To Provide Nitrogen To Chipilin (Crotalaria Longirostrata Hook. And Arn.), Fatima del Rosario Camarillo Castillo, Plant & Soil Sciences
Factors Which Influence Key Entry Speed On Hard and Soft Keyboards: Experience, Eye Behaviors and Finger Movements, Seckin Celik, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Seasonal Variation of Suicide Rates within Alaska: Associations of Age and Sex, Jonviea Chamberlain, Public Health
Hotel Warren, Matthew D. Charlton, English
Forms, Transitions, and Design Approaches: Women as Creators of Built Landscapes, Tai-hsiang Cheng, Landscape Architecture
Censored Kids and Piracy: An Examination of Film Censorship in Singapore, Chang Hui Chew, Communication
Characterization of the Role of Testis-Specific Serine Kinase1 (tssk1) in Human Sperm Capacitation, Kay-ellen Chicoine, Animal Science
A Novel Reconfiguration Scheme in Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata for Energy Efficient Nanocomputing, Madhusudan Chilakam, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Out Here, Michele Christle, English
United in Difficulty: The European Union’s Use of Shared Problems as a Way to Encourage Solidarity, Grace Cleary, Anthropology
A Gcm Comparison of Plio-Pleistocene Interglacial-Glacial Periods in Relation to Lake El’gygytgyn, Ne Arctic Russia, Anthony J. Coletti, Geosciences
Vernal Pool Vegetation and Soil Patterns Along Hydrologic Gradients in Western Massachusetts, Kasie Collins, Environmental Conservation
No Fear Here, Bryan T. Comer, English
The Evolution of Four Hybrid Sterility Loci in Us Weedy Red Rice, Stephanie M. Craig, Plant Biology
Online Nbti Wear-out Estimation, Mehernosh H. Dabhoiwala, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rbc Lifespan Uncertainty: Models and Anemia Management Robustness, Rui Dai, Electrical & Computer Engineering
7700 Years of Holocene Climatic Variability in Sermilik Valley, Southeast Greenland Inferred From Lake Sediments, Samuel H. Davin, Geosciences
Holocene Paleo-environmental Variability Reconstructed from a Lake Sediment Record from Southeast Greenland, Gregory A. De Wet, Geosciences
The Regional Influences on Religious Thought and Practice: A Case Study in Mormonism’s Dietary Reforms, Samuel Alonzo Dodge, History
Henry Thoreau's Debt to Society: A Micro Literary History, Laura J. Dwiggins, History
Death and Transfiguration?: Late Style in Gustav Mahler's Last Works, Kristen E. Edwards, Music
Reconnecting to Landscape: An Evaluation of the Post Hurricane Communities of Biloxi, Mississippi and Galveston, Texas, Elizabeth A. Englebretson, Landscape Architecture
Mammal Room, Kristen A. Evans, English
Zonal And Regional Load Forecasting In The New England Wholesale Electricity Market: A Semiparametric Regression Approach, Jonathan Farland, Resource Economics
The Impact Of Nutrition Education On Food Security Status And Food-related Behaviors, Jamie A. Farrell, Nutrition
The Effect of Roadside Elements on Driver Behavior and Run-Off-the-Road Crash Severity, Cole D. Fitzpatrick, Civil Engineering
The Constitution, Brian j. Foley, English
Comparison And Application Of Methods To Address Confounding By Indication In Non-Randomized Clinical Studies, Christine Marie Foley, Public Health
The Riots, Leora S. Fridman, English
Out of Season, Aaron E. Frigard, English
Negotiating Postwar Landscape Architecture: The Practice of Sidney Nichols Shurcliff, Jeffrey Scott Fulford M.D., M.P.H., M.L.A., Landscape Architecture
Can I Be Forgiven? Expressing Conversion through the Eyes of Mary Magdalene: Lope de Vega and Richard Crashaw, Borja Gama De Cossio, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Architecture for a New Food System- An Investigation into Healthy Eating through Architecture, Emily M. Gasperetti, Architecture
Continued Development of a Chilled Water System Analysis Tool for Energy Conservation Measures Evaluation, Ghanshyam Gaudani, Mechanical Engineering
A Non-Linear Eigensolver-Based Alternative to Traditional Self-Consistent Electronic Structure Calculation Methods, Brendan E. Gavin, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Colonial Role Models: The Influence of British and Afrikaner Relations on German South-West African Treatment of African Peoples, Natalie J. Geeza, History
Assessing the Impact of Economically Dispatchable Wind Resources on the New England Wholesale Electricity Market, Andrew Goggins, Resource Economics