Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Developing a Chronology for Thinning of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in New Hampshire During the Last Deglaciation, Taylor Hodgdon
SYNTHESIS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS: STUDIES OF ARYNE CYCLOADDITION, ACID-CATALYZED REARRANGEMENT, AND COUPLING PATHWAYS, Caitlin Hoffman
Reconstructing the glacial history of the Húnaflói Bay region in northwest Iceland using cosmogenic 36Cl surface exposure dating, Amanda Nicole Houts
Fecal indicator bacteria removal by river networks, Tao Huang
THE STUDY OF DOMOTICS FOR GREEN SERVER ROOM INFRASTRUCTURE, Eric Michael Hutchins
Impact of Silo Storage Time and Specimen Fabrication Methods on Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures, Christopher Daniel Jacques
ANALYTICAL, EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF 3D PRINTED AUXETIC CHIRAL STRUCTURES, Yunyao Jiang
Extraterrestrial Resource Prospecting Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Conflict Based Search, Michael Andrew Johnson
The Milites of Orderic Vitalis and the Problem of Knights, Keith Kempenich
ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH INVASIVE GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS MILL.) AND INDIRECT CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR FOREST MANAGERS, JOSHUA GLIDDEN KOZIKOWSKI
LIMITING IMPACTS OF INVASIVE GLOSSY BUCKTHORN IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WOODLANDS: STUDIES OF INTENSIVE CONTROL AND FOREST DYNAMICS, Nicholas Lanzer
MAJOR FRACTION OF BLACK CARBON IS FLUSHED FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE SEASONAL SNOWPACK EARLY IN MELT, James Lazarcik
A Direct Simple Shear Device for the Dynamic Characterization of Partially Saturated Soils, Khoa Ngoc Le
An Examination of Alternative (Low Chloride) Winter Deicing Methods for Porous Asphalt, Heidi Whitney Lemay
Queer Farmers: Sexuality and the Transition to Sustainable Agriculture, Isaac Leslie
Experimental Investigation of Drop Formation in Co-Flowing Fluid Flow Systems, Xiameng Liu
Oxytetracycline and thermal marking of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) otoliths, Steven M. Luell
Safety Net Benefit Access in the Official and Supplemental Poverty Measures by Race and Gender, Nikhail Sinea Maestas
Corrections Corporation of America Irresponsibility and Investor Behavior, Britney Anne Majure
Development of Autonomous Surface Vessels for Hydrographic Survey Applications, Damian Manda
BACTERIAL AND PHAGE INTERACTIONS INFLUENCING Vibrio parahaemolyticus ECOLOGY, Ashley L. Marcinkiewicz
INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY OF MIXED LAYER DYNAMICS IN THE ECUADORIAN OCEAN, Maria Jose Marin Jarrin
Ban, Fee, Take-Back/Recycle: Which Approach Wins Out in the End?, Megan McLaughlin
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of a Pentacene Derivative on Gold Surfaces in the Quantum Mechanical and Classical Mechanics Frameworks, Ryan Allen Miller
REPRODUCTION AND RECRUITMENT OF AMERICAN LOBSTER (HOMARUS AMERICANUS) IN THE GREAT BAY ESTUARY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Elizabeth M. Morrissey
An Objective Protocol for Movable Bridge Operation in High-Wind Events Based on Hybrid Analyses by European and American Design Code, Timothy Prescott Nash
An Automated Image Processing and Classification Scheme for Identifying Cancerous Soft-Shell Clam Hemocytes in Unstained Bright-Field Photomicrographs, William Duane Nitsch
THE IMPACT OF DIRECT-FED MICROBIALS AND ENZYMES ON THE HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE OF HOLSTEIN CATTLE WITH EMPHASIS ON COLOSTRUM QUALITY AND SERUM IMMUNOGLOBULINS IN THE CALF, Shona Brittany Ort
Evaluating Melt Onset Date in the United States using Remotely Sensed Passive Microwave Derived Brightness Temperature, Douglas Osborne
Understanding and Controlling the Fouling of Ceramic Membranes by Manganese, Alyson Lynn Packhem
Cuticular hydrocarbons of the small carpenter bee Ceratina calcarata Robertson (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopinae), Nicholas James Pizzi
Effects of salinity on juvenile Cyclopterus Lumpus (lumpfish) and their temproal and spatial distribution in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire, Jenna Leigh Rackovan
A BIOLOGICAL BASED MODEL OF THE HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM INCORPORATING LATERAL SUBTRACTIVE INHIBITION WITH NON-UNIFORM SAMPLING AND MULTIPLE SPATIAL FREQUENCY FILTERS, Nisreen Hanoon Radhi
Nationalists & Guerillas, Alden Foster Reed
Creating a Conformance Testing Framework for the UNH Extended Sockets Library and Demonstrating its Usefulness by Implementing New sendfile() Extension, Maxwell Christopher Renke
Victory to the Irrelevant Cause, Mike Riello
Experimental Apparatus for Continuous-Bending-under-Tension and Experiments on A6022-T4, Timothy John Roemer
Semi Automated Partial Credit Grading of Programming Assignments, Thomas Richard Rossi
EFFECTS OF MOWING AND SOIL DISTURBANCE ON THE NO-TILL ESTABLISHMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY OF A DIVERSE FORAGE CROP COCKTAIL IN HAYFIELDS, Myers M. Shaiyen
Design and Evaluation of a Force Platform-Type Instrument to Measure Rate Change in Mass and Centroid of an Ablating Body, Travis Paul Trottier
INFORMATION SECURITY: A STUDY ON BIOMETRIC SECURITY SOLUTIONS FOR TELECARE MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Ramon Andrew Whitman
Dominance and experience: Aggression and the evolutionary origins of social behavior, Jacob Withee
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
INVASIVE PLANT (Alliaria petiolata; garlic mustard) HOMOGENIZES FUNGAL COMMUNTIY COMPOSITION AND INCREASES FUNGAL RICHNESS, Mark Anthony
Contributing to a “culture of safety” by increasing usage of the drug library on smart infusion pumps: A Quality Improvement Project, Heidi Armstrong
MOBILE VIDEO DELIVERY WITH MINIMAL BITRATE CHANGES, Mario Atallah
High-Frequency Broadband Seafloor Backscatter in a Sandy Estuarine Environment, Eric J. Bajor
High-Frequency Broadband Seafloor Backscatter in a Sandy Estuarine Environment, Eric James Bajor
Experimental Investigation of Plastic Anisotropy of Commercially-Pure Titanium, Madhav Baral
The Synthesis and Characterization of Iron Nanoparticles, Tyler Paul Bennett
Prevention of ICU Delirium Through Implementation of a Sleep Promotion Bundle, Victoria Bennett
An Assessment of Path Loss Tools and Practical Testing of Television White Space Frequencies for Rural Broadband Deployments, Braden Scott Blanchette
Look Out, Animal, Noah Burton
Heart In A Jar, Alyssa Cami
Ripple Migration and Boundary Layer Dynamics on a Natural Sand Bed, Emily Carlson
THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON CYP19A1A, FOXL2, DMRT1 AND AMH EXPRESSION DURING SEX DIFFERENTIATION IN SUMMER FLOUNDER (PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS), Catherine Curro Caruso
Investigating the Recovery of Phosphate from Anaerobic Digester Liquor using Ion Exchange, and its subsequent Application as a Liquid Fertilizer, Whitney Anne Chamberlain
Effects of substrate material on marine fouling community composition and ascidian larval settlement, Anna Lindsey Chase
EFFECT OF IN VIVO POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDE) TREATMENT ON HEPATIC GLYCERONEOGENESIS AND LIPID METABOLISM, Kylie Rose Cowens
NON-INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST LANDOWNER ENGAGEMENT AND AMENITY- DRIVEN MIGRATION IN WILDFIRE-PRONE LANDSCAPES OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST, Morgan Ann Crowley
Comprehending Fictional Narratives: Overcoming interference from general world knowledge, Sarah C. Dean
MILLENNIAL-SCALE VARIABILITY IN THE INDIAN MONSOON AND LINKS TO OCEAN CIRCULATION, Kimberly Anne DeLong
HARDWARE ATTACK DETECTION AND PREVENTION FOR CHIP SECURITY, Jaya Dofe
Aldrete Discharge Scoring: Appropriate for Post Anesthesia Phase I Discharge?, Laura P. Dowling
Maturity and growth of the Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) in the Gulf of Maine, Kristin Lynn Duclos
A Coplanar Edge-Fed Optically-Transparent Microstrip Patch Antenna Operating in the 5-6 GHz Frequency Spectrum, Eric Escobar
Mitigation of Hardware Trojan Attacks on Networks-on-Chip, Jonathan Frey
Establishment of the multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis, as a model system for the evolution of phenotypic variation, Lindsay Havens
Inferring Types to Eliminate Ownership Checks in an Intentional JavaScript Compiler, Chris Hebert
Improving Emergency Response in the Outpatient Clinic Setting, Matte Horton
ESTIMATING SURFICIAL SEAFLOOR SEDIMENT PROPERTIES USING AN EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL DECOMPOSITION ON ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTER WAVEFORM PROPERTIES, Joshua Lincoln Humberston
Quantifying glacier sensitivity to Late Glacial and Holocene climate changes in the southern Peruvian Andes, Elizabeth Grace Huss
Investigation of Resin Regeneration in the Suspended Ion Exchange (SIX®) System, Jihyon Im
PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN WHITE-ROT FUNGI IN RESPONSE TO SIMULATED NITROGEN DEPOSITION ARE NOT READILY REVERSED THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION, Elizabeth Amy Landis
Presidential Rhetoric: A Call To War In the Post-Cold War United States, Benjamin Larkin
Mechanisms of satiation in the nudibranch Melibe leonina, Colin Lee
The Benefits of Recreational Fishing in Adolescence, Sarah Elaine Leonard
The Relationship between Volatiles (CO2, H2O, F, S & Cl) and Noble Gases in Reykjanes Peninsula Lavas, Iceland, Lorne Loudin
Assessing Creativity via Divergent Thinking in Residential Camp Settings, Myles Liam Lynch
Space use and habitat affinities of the singing vole on the northern foothills of the Brooks Range, Alaska, Andrew Maguire
FILMING THE GAY NORMAL: AN EXPLORATION OF THE GAY CLOSET AND ITS PORTRAYAL IN FILM, Joseph Albert Marquette
Impact Craters, Alyssa Martino
DEVELOPING A HORIZONTAL IN-LINE DIFFUSED AERATION SYSTEM FOR REMOVING TRIHALOMETHANES FROM WATER DISTRIBUTION MAINS, Meagan McCowan
An Updated Rounds Checklist to Increase Appropriate Use of Telemetry Monitoring, Hattie Miller
A Culturally Appropriate Cognitive Assessment Screening for Bhutanese Refugees, Holly Milligan
Bystander Action Consequences: Attitude Responses of Victim and Perpetrator, Elizabeth Moschella
Engaging Patients to Improve Documentation of Oral Intake on a Cardiac Telemetry Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Timiny A. Mosher
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDIES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN COMPLEXES, Tyler James Mulligan
Using Servqualto Identify Gaps in Quality Care for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: A Hospital-Based Quality Improvement Project, Alisha M. Nadeau
How the Story Goes, Kimberly Nold
Education as Regime Change in Aristotle's Politics, William J. Nunnally
Law, Justice, and All that Jazz: An Analysis of Law's Reach into Musical Theater, Amy Oldenquist
A LANDSCAPE GENETICS APPROACH FOR COMPARING CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THE RANGE OF THE NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL, Katrina Papanastassiou
Manchester Snow Emergency Analysis: Who is Being Towed from Where and Why, Michael James Pelletier
REMOTE SENSING OF FOLIAR NITROGEN IN CULTIVATED GRASSLANDS OF HUMAN DOMINATED LANDSCAPES, Paul Adam Pellissier
CHARACTERIZING AND QUANTIFYING MARINE METHANE GAS SEEPS USING ACOUSTIC OBSERVATIONS AND BUBBLE DISSOLUTION MODELS, Liam Pillsbury
Be Seen and Heard Being Clean: A Patient-Centered Approach to Hand Hygiene at Concord Hospital, Ashley Pinkham