Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Estrategias Desestabilizadoras en la Narrativa de Silvina Ocampo, Lorena Loguzzo
A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Land Use and Water Quality in Southern Miami Dade County, Mario Londono
Vowels in the 305: A First Pass at Miami Latino English, Lydda Lopez
Enhanced Flexible Materials for Valve Prosthesis Applications, Makensley Lordeus
The Prison System and the Media: How “Orange Is The New Black” Engages with the Prison as a Normalizing Agent, Eunice Louis
Organometallic Rhenium Dyes for Nitric Oxide Detection and Imaging, Lissette I. Lozano-Lewis
An Analysis of Evacuation Behavior During Hurricane Ike, YuanYuan Lu
The Role of Agriculture and Food Consumption in Tropical Conservation, Brian Machovina
Long-term Trends in Magnitude and Frequency of Extreme Rainfall Events in Florida, Tasnuva Mahjabin
Constructing Childhood: Place, Space and Nation in Argentina, 1880-1955, Melissa Malone
Assessing Current Instructional Practices In General Biology One (Bio1010) And Arguing For A Model-Centered Curriculum, Seth Manthey
Nothing Normal Happens to Me: True Stories of a Journey from Madness to Motherhood, Esther C. Martinez
Overweight/Obesity and HIV Disease Progression in HIV+ Adults in Botswana, Sabrina Sales Martinez
An Exploration of the Reasons and Purposes of Non-Japanese Undergraduate Students for Taking a Beginners’ Japanese Language Course, Asuka H. Mashav
The Impetus is Forward Motion, Sarah Mason
Hybrid Power System Intelligent Operation and Protection Involving Plug-in Electric Vehicles, Tan Ma
A Body Outside the Kremlin, James L. May
Ooliths, Estelle Mazor
Video Modeling for Teaching Imitation to Young Children With Autism: A Treatment Comparison and Analysis of Potential Predictors of Success, Logan S. McDowell
Semantic Categorization in Portuguese-English Bilinguals, Lilian M. McLeod
The Development of a Depression Preventive Intervention for Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Michael C. Meinzer
Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles for Biological Labeling and Delivery, Eladio A. Mendez
Russia's Islam: Discourse on Identity, Politics, and Security, Simona E. Merati
Higher Education in and for Rural Bolivia: Key Stakeholders' Perceptions of the Educational Experiences of Students who have Attended Unidad Académica Campesina Carmen Pampa., Claudio R. Merisio
Producing Collaborations Through Community-Level Processes of Climate Change and Water Management Planning, Dumitrita Suzana Mic
Counter-monumentalism in the Search for American Identity in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter & The Marble Faun, Carmen Mise
Exoneration or Observation? Examining a Novel Difference Between Liars and Truth Tellers, Peter F. Molinaro
Acoustic Manipulation and Alignment of Particles for Applications in Separation, Micro-Templating, and Device Fabrication, KAMRAN MORADI
Measuring Teacher Dispositions Toward Teaching Sustainable Systems: A Mixed Methods Approach for Instrument Development and Psychometric Testing, Jennifer Morales
Market Value, Christine Morando
The Effect of Sample and Sample Matrix on DNA Processing: Mechanisms for the Detection and Management of Inhibition in Forensic Samples, Lilliana I. Moreno
Macular Pigment and Lens Optical Density Measurements-Evaluating a Flicker Machine with Novel Features, Anirbaan Mukherjee
A Cross-Generational Analysis of Spanish-to-English Lexico-Semantic Phenomena in Emerging Miami English, Kristen Mullen
Prediction of Fracture Toughness and Durability of Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints with Undesirable Bonding Conditions, Vishal Musaramthota
Factors Affecting Adult Mental Rotation Performance, Alina Nazareth
Sustainability Analysis of Domestic Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Current and Future Water Security in Rural Mexico, Elena E. Neibaur
Modeling, Designing, and Implementing an Ad-hoc M-Learning Platform that Integrates Sensory Data to Support Ubiquitous Learning, Hien M. Nguyen
Modeling Security and Resource Allocation for Mobile Multi-hop Wireless Neworks Using Game Theory, Laurent L. Y. Njilla
The Effect of Disturbance and Freshwater Availability on Lower Florida Keys’ Coastal Forest Dynamics, Danielle E. Ogurcak
Easy Hearts: A Novel, Andrew J. Olsen
The Influence of Parental Aggression and Cultural Gender Role Beliefs on Hispanic College Women's Experiences with Psychological Aggression, Laura A. Oramas
The Commodification of Queer Virgins in Shakespeare, Spenser, and Keats, Laura M. Ortega
Exploring Relationships Between Thinking Style and Sex, Age, Academic Major, Occupation, and Levels of Arts Engagement Among Professionals Working in Museums, Mark D. Osterman
Geographical Literacy, Attitudes, and Experiences of Freshman Students: A Qualitative Study at Florida International University, Daniela F. Ottati
Understanding the Impact of the Property Tax Appeal Process on Assessment Uniformity: Procedures, Structures, and Outcomes, Michael P. Paparesta
The Influence of the Proximal Amide Hydrogen Bonds and the Proximal Helix Dipole on the Catalytic Activity of Chloroperoxidase, armando d. pardillo
Theoretical Investigation of Intra- and Inter-cellular Spatiotemporal Calcium Patterns in Microcirculation, Jaimit B. Parikh
The Impact of Different Types of Media on Tourists' Behavioral Intentions, Jihwan Park
The Role of Iran Policy the Saudi-American Rift, Christopher Parmly
A Basic Interpretive Study of the Experiences of University Students Who Have Dropped or Failed an Online Course, Natalie Paul
The Patristic Reception of the Speakers in John 3, Jeremy S. Paulovkin
A Charged Fusion Product Diagnostic for a Spherical Tokamak, Ramona V. Perez
Mangiferin as a Biomarker for Mango Anthracnose Resistance, Herma Pierre
Intracellular Signaling and Trafficking in Cancer: Role of Rab5-GTPase in Migration and Invasion of Breast Cells, Nicole Porther
"New" Social Movements: Alternative Modernities, (Trans)local Nationalisms, and Solidarity Economies, Mamyrah Prosper
Public Service Motivation in Public and Nonprofit Service Providers: The Cases of Belarus and Poland, Palina Prysmakova
Data Verifications for Online Social Networks, Mahmudur Rahman
Vertical Handoff Target Selection in a Heterogeneous Wireless Network Using Fuzzy ELECTRE, Mukesh Ramalingam
Caffeine Intake and its Association with Disease Progression, Sleep Quality and Anxiety Symptoms and Nutritional Alterations in People Living with HIV in the Miami Adult Studies on HIV Cohort, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy
Foreign Language Education in Colombia: A Qualitative Study of Escuela Nueva, Daniel A. Ramirez Lamus
The Economics of Trademarks, Jorge V. Ramos
Regulation of Bone Marrow Stem Cells through Oscillatory Shear Stresses - A Heart Valve Tissue Engineering Perspective, Sasmita Rath
Design and Synthesis of Novel Nucleoside Analogues: Oxidative and Reductive Approaches toward Synthesis of 2'-Fluoro Pyrimidine Nucleosides, Ramanjaneyulu Rayala
Work Creativity as a Dimension of Job Performance, Angela C. Reaves
Multi-Objective Analysis and Optimization of Integrated Cooling in Micro-Electronics With Hot Spots, Sohail R. Reddy
Factors Affecting Current and Future Treeline Locations and Dynamics in the Peruvian Andes, Evan Rehm
A Comparison Between Graphene and WS2 as Solid Lubricant Additives to Aluminum for Automobile Applications, Sara Rengifo
The Landscape Parks of Jane Austen: Gender and Voice, Lauren N. Rey
Determination of Extracellular Molecules Produced by Vibrio Harveyi Using MS/MS, Jose G. Roble
Écfrasis y Lecturas Icono-textuales en las "Leyendas" de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Jose Rodriguez
Resistance Performances: (Re)constructing Spaces of Resistance and Contention in the 2010-2011 University of Puerto Rico Student Movement, Alessandra M. Rosa
WiFi and LTE Coexistence in the Unlicensed Spectrum, Nadisanka Rupasinghe
Leaf Functional Traits and Forest Structure of Tropical Dry Forest Species Along a Rainfall Gradient in Florida and Puerto Rico, Ramon L. Salazar II
Evaluation of the Scent Collection System for Its Effectiveness in Volatile Organic Compound Collection and Use in Canine Training, Claudia L. Sanchez Ms
Time-Delay Switch Attack on Networked Control Systems, Effects and Countermeasures, Arman Sargolzaei
Intracranial Volume Estimation and Graph Theoretical Analysis of Brain Functional Connectivity Networks, Saman Sargolzaei
Gaseous Carbon Emissions (Methane and Carbon Dioxide) from Wetland Soils in a Re-created Everglades Landscape, Bradley R. Schonhoff
The Effects of Fire on Spore Viability of Lygodium microphyllum (Old World Climbing Fern), Nicole Sebesta
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Discrete Trial Procedures for Teaching Receptive Discrimination to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Desiree J. Sepulveda
The World of the United States Foreign Policy Elite: A Case Study of the U.S. Foreign Policy Think Tanks' Debates in the General Elections of 2004, 2008, and 2012, Seyed Hamidreza Serri
Association Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and HIV-Related Risk Factors for HIV-Positive Haitian Women, Marie Sandra Severe
Comparison of Some Improved Estimators for Linear Regression Model under Different Conditions, Smit Shah
Regulatory mechanisms of Leishmania Aquaglyceroporin AQP1, Mansi Sharma
A Case-Only Genome-wide Association Study of Gender- and Age-specific Risk Markers for Childhood Leukemia, Sandeep Kumar Singh
Zora Neale Hurston and the Narrative Aesthetics of Dance Performance, Jennifer M. Sittig
On and Off the Stage at Atlanta Greek Picnic: Performances of Collective Black Middle-Class Identities and the Politics of Belonging, Synatra A. Smith
Business Cycle Effects on US Sectoral Stock Returns, Keran Song
C-MEMS Based Micro Enzymatic Biofuel Cells, Yin Song
Intraoperative Guidance for Pediatric Brain Surgery based on Optical Techniques, Yinchen Song
Essays on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relationship, bimal soti
A Mixed-Methods Examination among Young Adult Racially/Ethnically Diverse Bariatric Surgery Patients, Christine E. Spadola
Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Theranostic Applications, Supriya Srinivasan
On Record: Soundscapes as Metaphor and Physical Manifestation of Memory in Early Holocaust Novels and Contemporary Criticism, Mariane Stanev
Workplace Aggression: A Reconceptualization of The Construct & an Exploration of Strain Based Outcomes, Jason K. Steinert