The University of Maine Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) project is a joint effort of Fogler Library and the Graduate School. Our goals are "to improve graduate education, increase sharing of knowledge, help universities build their information infrastructure, and extend the value of digital libraries," in keeping with those of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, a national initiative of which the University of Maine is a member.

This online collection features the final theses and dissertations approved by the Graduate School of the University of Maine.

For more information about finding additional theses and dissertations or obtaining copies of those not available electronically, see Fogler Library's Subject Guide on Theses & Dissertations.

Questions can also be directed to Fogler Library's Special Collections Department by phone at (207) 581-1686 or email at um.library.spc @ maine.edu.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Applications of Conformal Field Theory to Problems in 2D Percolation, Jacob Joseph Harris Simmons

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Factors Affecting Habitat Selection and Population Characteristics of American Marten (Martes americana atrata) in Newfoundland, Brian J. Hearn

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Can the Consumption of Fruits Containing Anthocyanins Reduce the Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes?, Amy Elizabeth Henderson

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An Exploration of the use of Professional Development Standards in Adult Education Professional Development, Evelyn Higgins Beaulieu

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Land Use History and Stand Development on Long Island in Blue Hill Bay, Maine, Kristen Andrea Hoffmann

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Behavior and Survival of Migrating Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in the Penobscot River and Estuary, Maine: Acoustic Telemetry Studies of Smolts and Adults, Christopher Michael Holbrook

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Mobilization of Metals and Phosphorous from Intact Forest Soil Cores by Dissolved Inorganic Carbon: A Laboratory Column Study, Brett Holmes

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Corticosterone and Morph-Specific Variation in the Reproductive Behavior of the Polymorphic White-Throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Brent Horton

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The Impact of the Strawberry Bud Weevil (Anthonomus signatus) on Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) in Maine, Christina S. Howard

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Economic Approaches to Public and Private Land Conservation in the United States, Amy Claire Hudnor

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Identification of Key Signaling Molecules with Therapeutic Potential for Ph+ Leukemia, Yiguo Hu

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Making an "American Classic": Faulkner, Ferber, and the Politics of 20th Century Canon Formation, Angela Januzzi

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Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxygen Delignification, Yun Ji

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Toxicological Comparison of Heavy Metal Salt and Semiconductor Nanoparticle Exposure in Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Adam Nicholas Johnson

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A Test for Question Order Effects in a Conjoint Choice Survey, Joel D. Johnson

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Mating System Dynamics in a Free-Spawning Colonial Ascidian, Sheri L. Johnson

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The Effects of Forest Management and Food Availability on the Ecophysiology of Pre-Breeding and Breeding Hermit Thrushes (Catharus guttatus), Jason Clarence Johnston

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Farmer Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Danielle Yvonne Jones

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Critical Roles for Laminin in Skeletal Muscle Morphogenesis and Myotendinous Junction Maintenance, Robert Jones

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Combining Geospatial and Temporal Ontologies, Kripa Joshi

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Late Holocene Asian Climate and Environmental Variability as Inferred from a Mt. Everest Ice Core, Susan Kaspari

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Relationships between Climate, Disease, Radial Growth Response, and Mortality of American Beech in Northern Maine, Matthew T. Kasson

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A Preliminary Analysis of the Sediment Quality Triad, Lobster Homogenate Data and the Effects of Metal Contamination on Epizootic Shell Disease in the Gulf of Maine, Julie Kaye

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The Role of Email in Faculty-Student Relationships Toward Understanding Engagement and Retention, Kjrsten Keane

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Linking Moving Object Databases with Ontologies, Kraig King

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Developments in Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) Aquaculture in the Gulf of Maine, Nicole Kirchhoff

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Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural Systems, Laura L. Kramar

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SiAlON Thin Films for High Temperature Applications, John I. Krassikoff

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Arrow Symbols: Theory for Interpretation, Yohei Kurata

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Methods for the Translocation of the Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) and the Tidewater Mucket (Leptodea ochracea) in the Fort Halifax Dam Impoundment of the Sebasticok River, Maine, Jennifer Elaine Kurth

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Synthesis and Supermolecular Chemistry of Biphenylthioatogold(I) Phosphine Complexes, Scott A. Larkin

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Marine Geoarchaeological Investigation of Damariscotta River, Maine, USA, Peter A. Leach

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The Phoenix Always Rises: The Evolution of Superheroines in Feminist Culture, Jennie Leland

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A Field Trial Comparison of Sampling Methods for Estimating Basal Area and Volume in Partially Harvested Stands in Maine, Robert M. Lindemuth

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Hormonal and Cellular Mechanisms of Fattening in Migratory Songbirds, Jennifer A. Long

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Thermal Shock Fracture Behaviors of Functionally Graded Ceramics, Wenjin Luo

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Crop/Livestock Integration Effects on Soil Quality, Crop Production, and Soil Nitrogen Dynamics, Ellen B. Mallory

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Novel Roles for Endoglin in Vascular Development and Maintenance of Vascular Integrity, Maria L. Mancini

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Technical Evaluation of Hardwood Biorefinery Using the "Near-Neutral" Hemicellulose Extraction Process, Haibo Mao

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The Waters of Momo: An Avant-garde Village in the Development of the Northern Italian Hay Industry Seen through Five Thirteenth and Fourteenth Century Manuscripts, Cristina Arrigoni Martelli

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Characterization of ARNT (Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator) Expression in the Soft-shell Clam (Mya arenaria), Lindsay Rene McClellan

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Specific Dynamic Action and Growth in Larval Atlantic Cod, Gadus morhua, in Relation to Feeding and Temperature, Arthur B. McCollum

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Provenance Tracking in a Commons of Geographic Data, David B. McCurry

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Reintegrating Students with Emotional Disturbance from Therapeutic Educational Placements to High Schools: Student and Adult Perceptions, Thomas J. McGinty

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Evaluation of Potential Organic Controls of Mummy Berry Disease Affecting Lowbush Blueberry in Maine, Kristen B. McGovern

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An Analysis of Variable Misconceptions before and after Various Collegiate Level Mathematics Courses, Zachary Scott McIntyre

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High Temperature Compression Testing of Monolithic Silicon Carbide (SiC), Adam L. McNaughton

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Mercury Dynamics in Sulfide-Rich Sediments: Geochemical Influence on Contaminant Mobilization and Methylation within the Penobscot River Estuary, Maine, USA, Karen A. Merritt

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Late-glacial through Holocene Stratigraphy and Lake-level Record of Rangeley Lake, Western Maine, Elisabet Joan Metcalfe

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In Union, Eric Carl Miller

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Bioindicators of Desorbed Contaminants Following Resuspension of Penobscot River Sediments, Danielle M. Miniutti

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Quantitative Shape Analysis of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles as a Function of Cholesterol Content, Michael Mlodzianoski

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A DNA Vaccine Against Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus, Sally Dixon Molloy

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Microhotplate Sensor Array Fabrication, Daesha More

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The "Star-Spangled Channel": money, the media, and gender in marathon swimming, 1900-1936, Marilyn Morgan

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A Comparative Study of How High School Students Understand Stem Cells, Jonathan Christian Rabe Moyer

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Reproductive Ecology and Characterization of Population Genetic Structure of Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus in the Northwestern Atlantic, Jessica F. Muhlin

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Probabilistic Finite Element Analysis and Size Effects of Polymer Matrix Marine Grade Composites, Jacques Walid Nader

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Fluting in Heatset Web Offset Printing Process, Rajendra Nagubadi

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Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Response to Daily Oral Supplementation with 800 IU Cholecalciferol in Premenopausal Women Living in Maine, Monica Nelson

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Winter Contribution to Annual Throughfall Inputs of Mercury and Tracer Ions at Acadia National Park, Maine, Sarah J. Nelson

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Net State and Local Government Expenditure: A Better Link between Expenditure and the Tax Burden?, Eric H. Olds

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Notch Regulation of Human Breat Cancer Progression: Contrasting Roles for Notch Signaling, Christine F. O'Neill

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North Pacific Late Holocene Climate Variability and Atmospheric Composition, Erich Christian Osterberg

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Muscle Fiber and Myotome Boundary Morphogenesis in Zebrafish, Emma Catherine Oster

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Heterometallic Interactions of d8-d10 Metal Ions in the Presence of +2 Cations, Veladri Palla

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The Effects of Forest Practices on a Maine Amphibian Community, David A. Patrick

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Gender-Atypical Emotion Regulation in Children: Relations to Social and Psychological Functioning, Carisa Perry-Parrish

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A Lateral Field Excited Acoustic Wave Pesticide Sensor, Wade A. Pinkham

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Woods Voices, Woods Knowledge: Work and Recreation in the Popular Literature of the Northeastern Forest, 1850-1963, Dale E. Potts

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Use of Natural Ingredients to Control Foodborne Pathogens: Antimicrobial Effects and Inhibition Mechanisms, Xujian Qiu

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Understanding Weather: Phase Changes of Water in the Atmosphere, Elliot D. Rappaport

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Evaluating Factors Contributing to Engineering Technology Students' Introductory Physics Experience, Daniel A. Reed

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Strategies for the Prevention of Potato Spoilage During Storage and the Discovery of the Antimicrobial Activity of Potatoes, Amanda Rioux

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Remote Assessment of 4-D Phytoplankton Distributions off the Washington Coast, Brandon S. Sackmann

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Plasticity: Resource Justification and Development, Eleanor C. Sayre

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Early Life Stage Characteristics of Six Acadian Conifer Species: Germination and Seedling Development in a Changing Climate, Jason D. Schatz

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The Importance of Others: A Study of Existential Themes in the Novel All Men are Mortal by Simone de Beauvo, Elizabeth M. Seekins

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Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Methodology to Understand Underlying Physics of Rough-Wall Turbulent Boundary Layer, Mehmet Ali Sen

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Exploring the Genetics Regulating Kidney Function, Susan Sheehan

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Application of Error Correction Codes in Wireless Sensor Networks, Bingxin Shen

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Sub-femtomolar Isothermal Desoprtion and Reaction Kinetics on Microhotplate Sensor Platforms, Amol G. Shirke

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StereoElectronic Controls in the Preparation of 1-Benzyl-l, 2, 4, 5-Tetrahydro-(3H)-2-Benzazepin-3-ones Via Beckmann Rearrangement, Sunil Raj Silvary

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Systematics of the Lobulomycetales, a New Order within the Chytridiomycota, David Rabern Simmons

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Development of a Soy-blueberry Burger and the Changes in Anthocyanins and Phenolics During Storage and Broiling, Pamela Beth Small

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Comparing the Effectiveness of Research-based Curricula for Teaching Introductory Mechanics, Trevor I. Smith

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The Bochner Identity in Harmonic Analysis, Zachary J. Smith

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Satellite Remote Sensing of Arctic Glacier-Climate Interactions, William A. Sneed

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Modification of Semi-metal Oxide and Metal Oxide Powders by Atomic Layer Deposition of Thin Films, Mark Q. Snyder

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Outlet Glacier Dynamics in East Greenland and East Antarctica, Leigh Asher Stearns

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Using Online Data to Teach Science Skills to Middle School Students, Medea Hoeschen Steinman

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Possible Limits to Range Expansion for Non-native Asian Shore Crabs in Maine: A Biogeographic-thermogeographic Approach, Elizabeth Stephenson

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Seasonal Variations of Pavement Layer Moduli Determined Using In Situ Measurements of Pavement Stress and Strain, Lauren J. Swett

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The Study of Coating and Ink Penetration into Coating Structures Using a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope, John Tefft

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Changes in the Quebec Maple Syrup Industry and Economic Implications for Maine and the US, Veronique Theriault

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Static and Fatigue Fracture Characterization of Primary and Secondary Bonded Woven E-Glass Composites, Elisabeth Gabrielle Thibodeau

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Madame de Rambouillet's Chambre Bleue [Blue Room]: Birthplace of Salon Culture, Jane Rather Thiebaud

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Is There an Association between Anxiety and Stuttering in Adults?, Kasey L. Thomas

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Effects of Forest Management on Click Beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Assemblages in the Acadian Forest of Maine, Shelly L. Thomas

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Monitoring Overweight Adults Participating in an Interactive Web-Based Intervention Designed to Increase Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables for Weight Management, Jamie Ann Thompson