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Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Holding Water: The Political and Economic Debates of the New York State Canal System 1895 – 1903, Erich Grome

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: Impact on the Acoustic Startle Response, Daniel Grossman

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Undergraduate Student Attitudes on Concierge Medicine, Sushane Gupta

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Tracking the Tupamaros: The Role of Uruguay's Movimiento de Liberacion-Tupamaros in the Electoral Success of the Frente Amplio, 1958-Present, Lucas Hall

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The Psychology of Girlhood: The History of Nancy Drew, the Rise of the Nancy Drew Archetype, and Nancy Drew’s Daughters, Shayna Han

Quenching of Star Formation in the Group Environment: HI Observations of Star-Forming Group Galaxies, William Joseph Harney

The Perception of the Heteronormative Family in As I Lay Dying, East of Eden, and “The Old Maid”, Melissa Harvey

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Bridging the Works of Horace, Catullus, Ovid, and Haydock, George Bishop Haydock

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Une génération s’expriment: le mouvement social du rap et la culture hip-hop pendant les années 1990s en France, Robert Hazzard

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Understanding the Islamist Constituency:An Empirical Analysis of Turkey's 2002 Parliamentary Elections, Karl Gustav Hetzke

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A Comparative Analysis of Character Depiction in the Grimms’ Kinder-und Hausmärchen and Modern Fairytale Adaptations, Meghan Hill

The Role of Non-Muscle Myosin II During S-Looping of Vertebrate Heart Development, My Hoang

Controlling Hunger and Disease during Famine: the Failures of the British and the Expansion of Governmental Power, Timothy Hobart

"No Wimpy Women": A Case Study of a Women's Support Group, Margaret Boyd Hoffman

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The Divorce Revolution: The Macro and Micro-Level Factors in the Risk of Divorce, Arielle Homer

An Evaluation Of Three Model Practices Integrating Complementary/Alternative Methods With Conventional Medicine, Fatima Hosain

Losing Yourself On The Streets: Being Homeless in Pittsfield, MA, Lindsey Hunt

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A Comparative Analysis of Medical Pluralism in Fiji and the United States, Meaghan Jain

Cloning, Expression in E. coli and Refolding of Individual Metacaspase Scp3 Subunits, Alexander James Jaksic

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The Future of Retirement: How Has the Change in the Full Retirement Age Affected the Social Security Claiming Decisions of US Citizens?, Kyle Kalanta

Mindfulness: Relationship between Self-Report and Endogenous and Exogenous Attentional Resource Regulation, Michael Karlovich

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Principles and Policies: Comparing the Counterterrorist Strategies of United States Think Tanks in the Wake of September 11th, Malcolm Kelly

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The Battery Charging Hand-Powered Washing Machine “Project UWash”, Catherine Victoria Kennedy

Share Jar: Integrating Charity into Everyday Life, Mark Khazanov

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Analysis of the PeerRank Method for Peer Grading, Joshua Kline

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The Virtue of Shame in Moral Development An Aristotelian Perspective, Claire Amelia Kokoska

Computational Analysis of Inorganic Complexes, Thomas Kolb

Development of an LC-MS/MS-Based Assay for the Quantification of Trehalose from Synthesized Cell-Permeable Trehalose Analogs, Philip Kretschmer

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Understanding Childhood Hunger: A Qualitative Look at the Issues Hindering Progress in the United States, Samantha Kropp

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CFD Modeling of the Flow of Resin into a Preform Mold of Carbon Fibers, Caelan Lapointe

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Lack of Glucocorticoid Receptor Hypersensitivity-Related Polymorphisms in an Undergraduate Population, Evan Leibovitz

Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Humphry Davy: Uniting Poetry and Chemistry through their Study of the Material World, Caitlin Lentile

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Does Participation in High School Sports Influence Your Income?, Marisa Lieberman

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Cycling Through Life: The Bingeing Tendencies of Women, Danielle MacGregor

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Le Diagnostic Social de l'Autisme : Un Examen du Processus de Diagnostic de l'Autisme en France, Mary Katherine MacKenzie

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Causes and Consequences of Bullying, Molly Maloney

Mechanical Stimulation of an Open Murine Tibial Fracture using an External Fixator, Megan Mancuso

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Their Story is Our Story:The American Dream and the Construction of TransnationalIdentities in the Literary Production of Puerto Rican and Dominican Writers in the USA, Tamara Maravalli

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Electrical Characterization of Nanomaterials, Chase Martin

Design of a an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV), Sam Martin

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Une analyse de l’idéal de la Négritude à travers le travail écrit de Léopold Senghor, Anna McGillicuddy

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Combatting Cultures of Impunity After Insurgent Violence: Case Studies on Nepal, SriLanka, and Peru, Abigail McNamee

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Propulsion and P.I Control Systems for SAE Aircraft, Ervin Meneses

Geochemical and isotopic analysis of streams and geothermal waters in Dominica, LesserAntilles, Tara Metzger

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Russian Military Intervention in the Caucasus, Chelsea Mickel

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Automated Aquaponics Design Report, Carson Miller

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The Connections Between Self-Monitoring and Theory of Mind, Jane Elizabeth Miller

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The Six-Year Hangover: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Unconventional Monetary Policy in Dealing with Debt Overhang within the U.S. Economy, Meredith Moshier

Radon Potential and Radioactivity of the Utica and Marcellus Black Shales of Eastern New York, Claire Annie Nelson

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Annealing 2-Decanol in Nano-confined Systems: Effects of Annealing Time, Caleb Novins

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Otaku – A Case of Assigned Identities, Steven O'Branovich

Changes in Grasshopper Jumping Muscle During Intermolt Development, Matthew Olson

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Partial Differential Equations, Nathaniel James Onnen

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Republican Narrative in Presidential General Election Campaigns Since 1984, Garrett Owens

Stand Alone Device for Chord Detection, Timothy Michael Palace

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Our Consciousness as Evidence for Modal Views in the Philosophy of Mind, Daniel Pallies

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Chinese Students' Experience at United College: Dialogue between Executives and Chinese Students, Alicia Palmer

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The Rise of the Russian Republic After the Fall of the Soviet Union, Selene Palomo

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The World Is Yours: The Radical and Deterritorializing Nature of Hip-Hop, Ethan Pearce

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Flow Cytometry and Biochemical Analysis of Apoptotic Mouse HT-2 T - Lymphocytes, Nell Pinkston

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Controlling Carbon: A Study of National and Regional Emissions Trading Systems, Jordan Pulling

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Debussy’s Life through His Letters, Phaik Suan Quah

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United States War Memorials: The Transformation of Design and Significance Influenced by the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial, Victoria Quinlan

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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: The Visual Culture of Twentieth Century Feminism in the United States, Julianne Quinn

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Les Français sont ce qu’ils mangent et comment ils le mangent : l’histoire et l’évolution de la cuisine française., Oema Rambharose

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Libérte, Egalité, and Fraternité: France, Rwanda, and the Road to Genocide, Rachel Refkin

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A Comparative Analysis of Climate Change Policy in the United States and Russia, Lacey Reimer

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The BRICS and the Global Human Rights Regime: Is An Alternative Norms Regime in Our Future?, Lucas Rivers

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Euthanasie und Menschenversuche im Dritten Reich, mit einer ethischen Analyse der Menschenversuche, Max J. Roehmholdt

Synthesis and Evaluation of Trehalose Analogs for The Protection of Mammalian Cells, Andrew Rouff

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Investigation of Boat Hull Performance with Superhydrophobic Coating, Nolan Sayre

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Henry VIII and the Irish Political Nation: An Assessment of Tudor Imperial Kingship In 16th Century Ireland, Emily Schwartz

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Le pouvoir de l’accent: L’Origine historique et les effets sociaux des accents français, Jennifer Sexton

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Psychostimulant use among undiagnosed college students: Revealing perceptions anddebunking the myth of cognitive benefits, Rebecca Elizabeth Shait

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Design of a Double-Dose Epinephrine Auto-injector Using 3D-Printing, Timothy Calvin Sheehan

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An Analysis of Soviet Spy Networks in the United States Throughout the Twentieth Century, Julia S. Shively

The Role of Public and Private Self-Enhancement on Narcissists’ Product Choice, Gillian Slavit

The Fort at Halmyris: How Archaelogical Evidence from the Military Fort at Halmyris Reflects the Roman Empire's Decline, Cydnee Raynell Somera

Assessment of the Adequacy of Education and Training of Health Professionals Treating Special Needs Patients, Danielle Stansky

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The Sylow Theorems and Classification of Small Finite Order Groups, William Stearns

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The Effect of Exercise on Emotion Regulation, Stacey Sylvetsky

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Do Good Deals Really Increase Consumer Spending Patterns?, Georgina Teasdale

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Does Positive Reframing Lead to Better Coping Styles: Examining the effects of two different writing prompts on self-reported stress of caregivers of people with Dementia., Marisa Thurin

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The Germination Of The German Nation: A Case Study On The Art Of Drawing Political Borders, Maximilian Tirey

Climate Change and Disaster: How Different States Along the Eastern Seaboard have Prepared for Sea-level Rise and Hurricanes, Maxwell Israel Unterhalter

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Peer-to-Peer Lending Industry and Risk Control Measures, Ran Wang

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The Effects of Canopy Structure on Photosynthesis in Sphagnum Mosses, Eric Matthew Ward

Aerobic and Cognitive Exercise with Older Adults: The Roles of Flow and Spirituality, Julie Warren

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An Experiment in Gendered Writing: Translation and Original Prose Composition, Julie Warren

Biogeochemistry and sediment transport through a tropical Andean paternoster lake system: A modern calibration proxy for limnologically-based climate reconstructions, Nicholas V. Weidhaas

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Investigating the Role of Nerve Signals in Limb Regeneration: Ambystoma mexicanum, Adam Weisse

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Remote Water Metering in Venecia, Nicaragua, Jeffrey Wettstein

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Patient Perception of Privacy and the Role of Electronic Medical Records, Max Louis Willinger

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The Development of a Composite Additive to Increase Safety and Performance of Wooden Baseball Bats, CJ Worley

Opening Wounds, Diego Brozzon Zanotti-Cavazzoni

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Is Common Time Simply Binary Time? An exploration of binary metrical processing, Yilun Zhang

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SEM-EDX Analysis of Aerosol Samples, Xuanhan Zhao

Attenuation Compensation in Medical Ultrasound Images, Zuanhan Zhao

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Exploring Doctor-Patient Communication in the Context of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Eva Rachelle Zimmerman

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

An Explanation of American Identity, Alyssa Adler