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Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Implementing a Nurse-Driven Protocol to Reduce Routine Gastric Residual Monitoring: A Quality Improvement Project, Alondra N. Abreu Carlo

MARKER DISCOVERY TO SUPPORT GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF KIWIBERRY, Reecha Acharya

FILLING THE BATHYMETRIC GAPS: TOWARD QUANTIFYING AND CHARACTERIZING UNCERTAINTY IN INTERPOLATED BATHYMETRY, Elias Opeyemi Adediran

EVALUATING THE ROLE OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS UPTAKE BY PHYTOPLANKTON, Caroline Anderson

Characterizing the influence of depth and glacial drift on microbial community diversity and potential carbon-cycling enzyme activity in permafrost soils, Dana Victoria Bakke

Red, Yellow, Green, Ervin Brown

"Swallow", Vicktor Maor Bueno

Enhancing Communication Efficiency in an Emergency Department by Employing a Visual Communication System for Lab Results Tracking: A Quality Improvement Project, Julie Burr

Using the STOP5 Debriefing Model to Increase Utilization of Debriefing Practice in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project, Hallie Chancey

Implementing Change: Training for Adult Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization for Novice and Non-Critical Care Nurses, Shannon C. Clancy-Burgess

THE DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ENHANCED REFERENCE TERMINATION BOARD FOR MIPI, Matthew Corso

Melody of Speech Assessment in Children, Rachel Ruth Courter

Violating Community Guidelines, Isabelle Curtis

A Quality Improvement Initiative to Redefine the Process of Instrument Decontamination from the Surgical Field in the Operating Room to the Sterile Processing Department., Nicole Dannett Denton

Re-educating Proper Blood Culture Collection with Emphasis on Initial Blood Waste to Decrease Contamination Rates: A Quality Improvement Project, Samantha A. Dickinson

Increasing Pediatric Vaccination Rates through Parental Education at a Federally Qualified Community Health Center: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project, Dayna DiCola

And Before We Know It, We Are Gone, Matthew Dinaro

Feminism in the Anti-Nuclear Movement: Three Women's Quest to Re-make Society, Sarah Doenmez

Improving Patient Safety and Continuity of Care by Educating Nurses about Standardized Handoffs in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Remi dos Santos

Enhancing Inpatient Sleep Quality in Patients on an Intermediate Care Unit Through Healthcare Staff Education: A Quality Improvement Project, Avery B. Drouin

Yoga and Advaita Vedanta: A Study Comparing the Ontological and Epistemological Foundations of Two Astika Schools of Indian Philosophy, Devkamal Dutta

Just Maps? Exploring The Development And Use Of Environmental Justice Mapping Tools In The United States: Recording of Claire Emrick MS thesis defense presentation, Claire Emrick

What Stories Do Rural Youth Tell About Future Orientation in Their Communities? Implications for Rural Positive Youth Development, Hannah Joy Falcone

The Benefits of Prenatal Education via Virtual and Mobile Applications Before, During, and After Pregnancy: A Quality Improvement Project, Lindsay Farland

Enhancing Chest Pain and Oxygen Supplementation Protocol Adherence Through Nurse Education in the Emergency Department for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Unspecified Chest Pain: A Quality Improvement Project, Leah Gamble

Nonprofit Cybersecurity: NIST CSF 2.0 as Exemplar of the ZERO-TRUST MODEL, Ariel Maxwell Grad

Fate of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in a Wastewater Treatment Facility Using a Novel Membrane Bioreactor, Lindsay Ann Guertin

Adventure’s Role on First-Year ROTC Cadet's Sense of Belonging and Trust, John Robert Henkelman

Suspended Ion Exchange for Extensive, Low-energy and N2O-emission-free Removal of Nitrogen in Municipal Purification, Bailey Jones

TBP1: An essential regulator of transcription in Toxoplasma gondii, Robert Kelly

Improving Patient Handoff in the Emergency Department Microsystem, Alahna V. Kinney-Sandefur

Promoting Inpatient Mobility to Improve Patient Outcomes: A Quality Improvement Project in a Rural Critical Access Hospital, Chantal LaPlante

Acuity-Based Models of Care: Improving Wait Times and Efficiency in an Outpatient Infusion Center, Jordan Lavallee

Characterizing Modality and Cognitive Effects in Implicit-Statistical Learning: Theoretical Implications for Language Learning in Adults, Katelyn Lerner

Annual and Seasonal Variability in Tundra Vole (Microtus oeconomus) Diet, Mary Kathleen Lisi

Improving the Postpartum Depression Discharge Education to Increase Quality and Safety of Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Amanda Lucia

Increasing Patient Awareness about Fall Risk through Patient Education Pamphlets on a Medical-Surgical Floor: A Quality Improvement Project, Nicole Madden

Sepsis Screening and Bundle Adherence: Staff Education as an Intervention to Increase Knowledge in a Medical Surgical Clinical Microsystem, Nicole Elise Maheu

Implementing of an Informative Poster to Improve Nurse Job Satisfaction in a Medical Surgical Microsystem: A Quality Improvement Project, Stephanie E. Mahoney

Implementing of an Informative Poster to Improve Nurse Job Satisfaction in a Medical Surgical Microsystem: A Quality Improvement Project, Stephanie E. Mahoney

Increasing Education and Staff Knowledge of Delirium Care: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project, Serena Martinath

Improve Dysphagia Screening in Patients with Neurological Conditions Through Education: A Quality Improvement Project, Kendra McIntosh

BIN PACKING PROBLEM - AN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL CONTAINER LOADING AND OPEN-SOURCE OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS, Gabriel Mihu

Microplastic Trends in Estuarine Surface Waters, Hanna Mogensen

Exploring the role of recreation in rural NH youth's engagement with master narratives, Katelyn A. Moscouver

Tracking the Efficiency of IBEX-Lo Over the Course of the IBEX Mission, Ryan J. Murphy

Using Education to Confidently Identify And Report Concerns Of Child Abuse And Neglect: A Qualitative Improvement Initiative Through Staff Development, Sarah E. Neilson

EFFECT OF WIND DIRECTION VARIABILITY ON THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES IN THE GULF OF MAINE, Bhargavi Nimoji

Sensory Modulation Training to Reduce Restrictive Interventions on an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at a Secure Psychiatric State Hospital: A Clinical Nurse Leader Quality Improvement Project, Fionna Norman

Improving Quality of Documentation in Perianesthesia Care Units to Increase Nurse Satisfaction and Patient Safety: A Quality Improvement Project, Anja Novcic

Investigating the Role of Bias in Sustained Attention and Inhibition in Individuals with Concussion, Kaitlyn Lane O'Connor

Using Education to Improve Glycemic Management within an Emergency Department, Rebecca Olson

THE EVOLUTION OF ACES AS A MITIGATING FACTOR IN CRIMINAL CASES, Tamara Olson

Incorporating Educational Interventions to Improve Nursing Adoption of Electronic Medical Record Technology: A Quality Improvement Project, Andrew Oratovsky

The Microbial Diversity in The Spruce Hole Aquifer Associated with Artificial Recharge Practices, Rafaela Paes de Souza Barbosa

Investigating the Relationship Between Sediment Methane Production and Ebullition in Sub-Arctic Lakes, Josibel Pardo

Improving Discharge Education Quality in Urgent Care Settings: A Quality Improvement Project, Brielle N. Patscheider

Wellness In Motion: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Support Resident Mobility and Reduce Falls., San N. Pham

IMPACTS OF WARMING WATERS ON PHYTOPLANKTON RESPIRATION, Lydia Margaret Pinard

Utilizing GSK3beta and integrin inhibitors to target STAT3 activity in triple negative breast cancer, Emily Anne Pratt

Stable Isotopic Signatures from Methane Bubbles, Lake Sediments, and Plants: A Latitudinal Study of Lake Sediment Methane and Organic Carbon, Theresa Reynolds

Good Ghost, Julia Margaret Roch

Harnessing Eye and Face Movements: Bridging Technology and Human Interaction, Daniel Rubin

Examining Relationships Between Methane Emissions and Aquatic Vegetation in Arctic Lakes Using Remote Sensing Techniques and Field Measurements, Helen B. Sears

Assessing the Resistance and Resilience of Recreationally Important Fish Species to Extreme Events in Coastal Texas, Ana Cecilia Silverio

Enhancing Postpartum Depression Screening Tools to Improve Maternal Mental Health Outcomes: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Jillian Squires

Assembly of a Supramolecular Host Guest System for the Production of Solar Fuels, Dylan J. Stolba

Brittle is the Brimstone, Evangeline Stuart

Improving Postpartum Depression Education within the Microsystem, Mackenzie A. Sturdevant

RECONSTRUCTING PALEO-SULFATE METHANE TRANSITION ZONES IN THE JAPAN TRENCH, Camille Rachel Sullivan

INFLUENCE OF BOTTOM SUBSTRATES ON SUNKEN NO. 6 HEAVY FUEL OIL AND VERY LOW SULFUR FUEL OIL TRANSPORT, Tori Sweet

Relating Acoustic and Optical Measurements Through Models of a Synthetic Bubbly Seagrass Bed in a Stationary and Wave-Induced Laboratory Environment, Langdon Tarbell

Uncovering Fragmented Information about PFAS Contamination in Private Wells and its Role in Housing Market Response, Catherine Taylor

A Novel ‘Adjacent Mycorrhizal Symbiosis’ in Invasive Garlic Mustard, Joshua A. Trombley

Assessing Visitor Preferences for Reservation Systems in Parks and Protected Areas: Insights from the Green Mountain National Forest, Ridgley Jordan Ward

The Influence of Lake Productivity on Methane Production and Ebullition From Temperate and Arctic Lake Sediments, Megan Wimsatt

Magnetic Properties of Manganese-Bismuth (MnBi) Using DFT Calculations, James Wirth

Using Education to improve the Perceptions of Registered Nurses and Mental Health Technicians on Milieu Therapy to Enhance Mental and Physical Well-Being and to Support Recovery in a Behavioral Health Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Jaye Young-Ejarque

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Investigation of Temperature and Deformation Path Effects on Induced Martensite Transformation of SS304L during Double-Sided Incremental Forming, Matthew Dana Adams

Relationship among Police Officers’ Alcohol Use, Child Sexual Abuse Material Exposure and Department Practices and Policies, Mahmuda Akter

Using Education to Improve Nurse Perceptions on Rounding to Increase Patient Safety and Efficiency of Care on a Behavioral Health Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Shannon Alty

The potential of Tropical Montane Cloud Forest epiphytes to acclimate to a drier microclimate., Emily Anders

Improving Patient Safety Associated with Intramuscular Injections by Educating Nurses on Recommended Practice: A Quality Improvement Project, Alex Annutto

Improving Nursing Intake and Output Documentation Utilizing Chart Audits and Staff Education: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Cayla Marie Barretto

Support Their Sleep: Enhancing Nurses' Knowledge and Implementation of Non-Pharmacological Sleep Protocols to Improve Patient Rest, Recovery, and Reduce Cognitive Impairment., David C. Barry

Laboratory techniques for measurements of a dynamic water surface, Vivek Anand Bheeroo

Sub-Canopy Path Planning for Snow Depth Remote Sensing Using Autonomous Multi-UAVs, Debarpan Bhowmick

Gli3 Is Required for M2 Macrophage Polarization and M2-Mediated Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Growth and Survival, Ava J. Boutilier

Dynamic Analysis of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Under Extreme Operational Conditions, Ailish Bozzo

Rapid Retreat of a Marine-Terminating Margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire, USA, Julia E. Brazo

Using Imagery Collected by an Unmanned Aerial System to Monitor Cyanobacteria in New Hampshire, USA, Lakes, Christine Bunyon

Controls of Benthic Microbial Communities in Headwater Streams across a Land Use Gradient in Northeastern USA, Joshua Michael Buonpane

TRACKING GREEN CRABS: QUANTIFYING METER-SCALE MOVEMENTS OF AN INVASIVE SPECIES WITH ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY IN A GULF OF MAINE ESTUARY, Emily Alana Burke

VAGUE LANGUAGE USAGE IN ADULTS WITH SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, Julia Kerr Bushell

Such Beautiful Animals, Alexandria Carolan

Giving Effective and Timely Hospice Education to Lessen Participant Stress (GET HELPS), Caroline Rose Carter

Baby Daddy: How to Fracture, Collect, & Rebuild - A Memoir in Essays, Mason M. Cashman

Streamlining the Postpartum Educational Process for Safe and Equitable Patient Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Shea N. Cook

Unions as Gendered Institutions: The Effects of Union Membership and Occupational Gender Composition on Parental Leave Access, Meghan Cormier-O'Leary

TRASH MAMMAL, Sebs Corrigan