Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Active disturbance cancellation in nonlinear dynamical systems using neural networks, John C. Canfield
Thermoionization and dissociation of fullerenes and endohedral fullerenes, Rongping Deng
Free solution electrophoresis measurements and their theoretical relationships to net protein valence, Jennifer A. Durant
The impact of coating architecture on the hardness, friction and wear resistance of hard and tribological nanocomposite coatings, Jose Luis Endrino
Bedrock geology of the seacoast region of New Hampshire, United States, Jose Cruz Escamilla-Casas
Chemical sensors based on swellable molecularly imprinted polymer microspheres in a hydrogel, Wenzhe Fan
Design and in situ testing of a piezometer system to measure earthquake -induced pore -pressure changes, Robert Farrell
Supporting and being supported: Receiving and providing social support in mothers of young children, Jennifer S. Feenstra
Investigations into the digestive system proteases of Argiope aurantia (Araneae: Araneidae), hemolytic agents of spider venoms, and the role of both in necrotic arachnidism, Matthew Joseph Foradori
Reading the personal: Toward a theory and practice of self -narrative in student writing, Megan Fulwiler
Factors associated with Atlantic white -cedar seedling recruitment on microtopographic and landscape scales, Brown Mill Pond, Rye, New Hampshire, Lara Megdane Gengarelly
Nuclear and cytoplasmic genetic variation in Picea: DNA markers for evaluating past migration, introgression and evolutionary history, Joselle Germano-Presby
Hydrodynamic behavior and thermal stability of a PEGylated protein: Studies with hen egg lysozyme, Yatin R. Gokarn
Intelligence versus impulse: William H Seward and the threat of war with France over Mexico, 1861--1867, Albert Joseph Griffin Jr.
The effects of providing mathematical problem -posing experiences for K--8 pre-service teachers: Investigating teachers' beliefs and characteristics of posed problems, Todd August Grundmeier
Factors affecting plant community composition and dynamics in the Ossipee Pine Barrens, New Hampshire, Lauren Fredrick Howard
Introducing performance into the communication curriculum for engineers: Breaking the mould, Constance Matilda Israel
A wavelet-based CMAC for enhanced multidimensional learning, Brian P. Kirk
Spatial modeling and visualization of habitat response to hydrologic restoration in New England salt marshes, Raymond Anthony Konisky
Asanti Daughter of Zion: The life and memory of Harriet Tubman, Katherine Clifford Larson
Calcium -dependent protein kinases are myristoylated and associated with different membranes in Arabidopsis thaliana, Sheen Xun Lu
Thermal rearrangements of linear carbon chains: Theoretical and experimental studies, John Mabry
Power and consent: Relation to self-reported sexual assault and acquaintance rape, Tracey A. Martin
Vocational science and the politics of independence: The Boston Marine Society, 1754--1812, Matthew Gaston McKenzie
The central New England sea breeze study, Samuel T K Miller
Synthetic, structural, and stability studies of metal complexes of cross -bridged tetraamine macrocycles, Weijun Niu
Effect of parenting, emotional intelligence, hostile attributional bias, and peer status on problem behavior, Donna M. Perkins
Some contributions to the hydraulic characterization of fractured bedrock formations, Gonzalo Pulido
Towards more efficient solution of conditional constraint satisfaction problems, Mihaela Sabin
Satellite indices of fluvial influence in coastal waters, Joseph E. Salisbury II.
Connections between New Hampshire superintendents' leadership orientations and their perceptions of selected issues associated with politics in education, Althea E. Sheaff
"Everybody get together": The sixties counterculture and public space, 1964--1967, Jill Katherine Silos
Living the stereotype: Connections between male behavior and male images, Andrew Paul Smiler
Spatial properties of photophobia, James Michael Stringham
Age, growth, and reproductive biology, of the winter skate, Leucoraja ocellata, in the western Gulf of Maine, James Antoni Sulikowski
A comparison of floristic diversity in old-growth versus mid-successional secondary-growth hardwood forests of the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, United States, Leslie Marie Teeling-Adams
Performing texts; playing with jazz aesthetics, Richard (Rick) Walters
Law enforcement dilemmas in the investigation of Internet sex crimes against minors, Melissa Wells
Knowledge, inquiry, action: Teacher collaboration at Prospect Center's Summer Institute, Karen Hendrickson Woolf
Committed to encounter: Sources of teacher engagement with students in a cross -cultural study of two sister schools in Japan and the United States, Rosemary Anne Zurawel
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Genetic basis of adaptive radiation in East African cichlids, Richard Craig Albertson
Excavating the remains of empire: War and postimperial trauma in the twentieth-century novel, Elizabeth J. Andersen
Carving out a sense of place: The making of the Marble Valley and the Marble City of Vermont, Michael Louis Austin
Testing for the significance of induced highway travel demand in metropolitan areas, Lawrence Craig Barr
The effects of reader-generated and previously existing text marking on comprehension in readers of different skill levels, Kenneth Edward Bell
Transgenic manipulation of polyamine metabolism in poplar, Pratiksha Bhatnagar
Community and ecosystem analysis of forests recovering from landslide disturbance: White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, David M. Bryant
Assessing ice storm damage to hardwood forest canopies using the Advanced Solid-State Array Spectroradiometer (ASAS) and Landsat TM imagery, James Stuart Burnett
Depressive symptomatology among Dominicans: Links to acculturative and economic stressors, skin tone, and perceived discrimination, Teresita Camacho-Gonsalves
Nitric oxide reduction by non-thermal plasma and catalysis, Zhongyuan Chen
Evolution of gender associated mitochondrial DNA in bivalves, Jason Paul Curole
Winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus stock enhancement in New Hampshire: Developing optimal release strategies, Elizabeth Alden Fairchild
Essays on foreign direct investment and growth in the United States, Timothy Champion Ford
Juvenile justice reform: A tale of two systems, Erika Gebo
Resonant wave-ion interactions in the heliosphere: I. Interplanetary traveling shocks, II. Ion heating and acceleration in the extended corona, Bruce Edward Gordon
Photoprotective role of beta -carotene and antioxidant enzymes: A shield against ultraviolet damage in Dunaliella bardawil, Andrea Lynn Grossman-White
One step forward, two steps back: Making change in Early Head Start, Patrice W. Hallock
OmpD but not OmpC is involved in adherence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to human cells, Bochiwe Hlezipi Hara-Kaonga
Efforts to equalize funding between wealthy and poor school districts in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, Michael Robert Harris
Gothic economies: Global capitalism and the boundaries of identity, Robert Adrian Herschbach
Seafloor geology, deglacial history, and early post-glacial evolution of eastern Juan de Fuca Strait, Antony Trevor Hewitt
Comparative anatomy and evolution of the gastrotrich muscular system, Richard Hochberg
Human -machine system design optimization for nondeterministic spacecraft anomaly determination/resolution, Kriss Quinn Hunold
Self -determination and success outcomes of two -year college students with disabilities: An integration of quantitative and qualitative approaches, Deborah Russo Jameson
Nature and identity in the creation of Franconia Notch: Conservation, tourism, and women's clubs, Kimberly Ann Jarvis
Mode conversion and wave -particle interaction processes in the solar wind, Edisher Kh Kaghashvili
Improved swellable polymer microspheres for chemical sensing, Necati Kaval
The manifestation of leadership in three high -flying New Hampshire elementary schools, Steven Thomas Kelley
Birth, death and taxis: North Atlantic right whales in the twenty-first century, Scott Douglas Kraus
Implementation and evaluation of group -based prevention of eating concerns using self -efficacy and knowledge enhancement, Lindsey Erin LaPlant
Magnetoacoustic chemical sensors based on swellable polymer microspheres, Huqun Liu
The effects of erythrocyte alloantigen L on the avian immune response, Zdravka Ognyanova Medarova
A test of the ideal free distribution in panhandling humans, LeAnn Louise Milinder
Elementary accreditation: Pro forma or substance? A view from inside the schoolhouse gates, Maryann Johnson Minard
Sense of place among New England organic farmers and commercial fishermen: How social context shapes identity and environmentally responsible behavior, Anneliese Marie Mueller
Mechanism of activation of photoreceptor phosphodiesterase by transducin and by low molecular weight proteins, Angela W. Norton
A survey of beam asymmetries in semi-exclusive electron scattering on helium-4 and carbon-12, Dan Protopopescu
Gendered work: Women's paid labor in Barre, Vermont and Trinidad, Colorado, 1880--1918, Susan L. Richards
Oxygen and nitrate enhanced in situ bioremediation of an oil -contaminated salt marsh, Fabio A. Roldan-Garcia
A facile conversion of beta-keto carbonyl compounds to alpha, beta-unsaturated-gamma-oxo carbonyl systems and a study of ketal -derived oxonium ylides, Matthew David Ronsheim
Individuals with disabilities as parents and their earliest connections to systems of support, Mary Clare Schuh
Life history dynamics of nudibranch sibling species in the genus Dendronotus in the Gulf of Maine, Chad Gordon Sisson
Characterization of the physical, chemical, and optical properties of atmospheric aerosol particles in New Hampshire, John Frederick Slater
Third-grade evaluators thrive as readers, Amy Frances Smith
Diagnosing interoperability problems and debugging models by enhancing constraint satisfaction with case -based reasoning, Mohammed Houssaini Sqalli
Where joy resides: Four teacher educators evaluate themselves via multiple literacy artifacts and reflections, L Kathryn Staley
Influences of social and habitat features on selection and use of breeding habitat and pup survival in South American fur seals, Monica Anne Stevens
Application of characteristic mode analysis to variable antenna placement on devices operating in the near -resonant range, David Anthony Strohschein
Diels -Alder reactions of [60]fullerene with 1,2,4,5-tetrazines and additions to [60]fullerene-tetrazine monoadducts, Mark Christopher Tetreau
Ketomethylene isosteric amide bond replacements via the zinc -mediated chain extension of N -protected amino acids, Cory Robert Theberge
Impacts of the introduced crabs, Carcinus maenas and Hemigrapsus sanguineus, in northern New England, Megan Conlon Tyrrell
A unified approach to testing for mean reversion of exchange rates and prices: The OECD and Latin American cases, Flavio Vilela Vieira
Breaking the norm: Family characteristics associated with the avoidance of corporal punishment, Wendy Ann Walsh