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Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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In situ AFM Imaging of Nanoparticle- Cellular Membrane Interaction for a Drug Delivery Study, Rakesh Guduru

Extended program notes for conducting recital, Michael Guzman

Extended program notes for conducting recital, Michael Guzman

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Thermal Imaging As A Biometrics Approach To Facial Signature Authentication, Ana M. Guzman Tamayo

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Hybrid Motor Drives: Characterization and Control, Brian M. Hadley Mr.

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The Effects of Fertilization and Simulated Grazing on the Community Structure of a Seagrass Bed in South Florida, Sitti Zayda B. Halun

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The Influence of Body Size on the Ecology of Coastal Fish Predators in The Bahamas, Caroline M. Hammerschlag-Peyer

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Neural Network Based Off-line Handwritten Text Recognition System, Changan Han

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Antibacterial Proteins and Peptides in Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma Cirratum) Peripheral Blood Leukocytes, Nichole Hinds Vaughan

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Transformations of a Coffee Landscape in Southern Mexico: A Case Study of Emigration and Conservation in the Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, Emily B. Hite

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Predicting Hurricane Evacuation Decisions: When, How Many, and How Far, Lixin Huang

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Voting with their Feet: Migration, Partisanship, and Party-Safe Elections in Florida, Rezwan Hussain

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Statistical Test for Multi-dimensional Uniformity, Tieyong Hu

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Incursión en el Espacio Ontológico de las Novelas la Ninfa Inconstante de Guillermo Cabrera Infante y Todos se Van de Wendy Guerra, Rosa M. Inguanzo

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Does the Matrix Matter? A Comparison on Phenology and Habitat utilization of Two Treefrog Species in the Big Cypress National Preserve, Monica Isola

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Optimum Wireless Power Transmission for Sensors Embedded in Concrete, Shan Jiang

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Constructing a Revolutionary Narrative: Black Liberation and the Political Uses of the Past in the United States and South Africa, 1960-1975, Douglas Jones

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New American Zen: Examining American Women's Adaptation of Traditional Japanese Soto Zen Practice, Courtney M. Just

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Modeling Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks Using Game Theory, Charles A. K. Kamhoua

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Women and Development in Senegal: Microcredit and Household Well Being, Safietou Kane

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The Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer Among Multiethnic Men, Nicole Kellier

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The Impact of Likability on Memory Conformity for Images, Jenna M. Kieckhaefer

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Swimming Against the Tide: A Study of a Youth Enrichment Program Seeking to Empower Inner-City Black Youth, Jayne A. Klein

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Diversity and Knowledge in the Age of Nation-Building: Space and Time in the Thought of Yanagita Kunio, Takehiko Kojima

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Inspection of Parts with Complex Geometry and Welds with Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Srikanth Korla

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Three Essays on Entrepreneurial Motivation, Entry, Exit and Monetary Rewards, Dmitriy Krichevskiy

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The Potential Role of Environmental Exposures and Genomic Signaling in Development of Central Nervous System Tumors, Brian W. Kunkle

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Managing for Resilience: Practical Applications of Marine Science to Improve Natural Resource Management: A Case Study in the Puerto Morelos Marine Protected Area, Mark Ladd

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Hydroxyapatite-Nanotube Composites and Coatings for Orthopedic Applications, Debrupa Lahiri

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Carbon Nanotube Based Systems for High Energy Efficient Applications, Indranil Lahiri

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Color-Based Surface Reflectance Separation for Scene Illumination Estimation and Rendering, Mouncef Lahlou

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Just Sex: Sexual Ethics for Twentyfirst Century Christians, Curtis S. Lanoue

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The Adventures of James Tully, Joseph A. Lapin

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Angular Distribution of Z0 Bosons in Z+Jet Events at sqrt(S) = 7 TeV, Luis Lebolo

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Extended Program Notes for Thesis Guitar Recital, Aaron Lebos

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Integrated Assessment of Water Conservation Practices For Sustainable Management Strategies, Mengshan Lee

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Interactions of Toxic Metals with Algal Toxins Derived from Harmful Algal Blooms, Shuo Li

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An Examination of Accounting and Auditing Issues Related to Strategic Environmental Initiatives, Barri A. Litt

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Understanding China’s Climate Change Mitigation Policy Development: Structures, Processes and Outcomes, Liguang Liu

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Statistical Process Control for the Fairness of Network Resource Distribution, Qingyun Liu

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Trait Variation in an Everglades Invasive Species: Life histories, Boldness, and Dispersal in the African Jewelfish, Diana P. Lopez

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Prenatal Environmental Exposure and Neurodevelopmentally Important Gene Expression in Malformed Brain Tissue from Pediatric Intractable Epilepsy Patients, Brenda Luna

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Treefrogs in Forested Swamps at the La Selva Biological Station: Assemblage Variation through Space and Time, Vivian C. Maccachero

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Watchmen: Comics and Literature Collide, Christina Machado

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The Effects of a Positive Youth Development Intervention on Problem Behavior Outcomes, Vanessa L. Madrazo

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The 4-aza-S-ribosyl-L-homocysteine Derivatives and the Related Gamma-lactam and Azahemiacetal Analogs: Synthesis, Inhibition and Quorum Sensing Activity, Venkata L. Malladi Ms

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Community Environmental Preservation Initiatives in Borgne, Haiti, Craig J. Marcklinger

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The Effects of Dynamic Culturing Environments on Cell Populations Relevant to Heart Valve Tissue Engineering, Catalina Martinez

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Performance Enhancement In Accuracy and Imaging Time of a Hand-Held Probe-Based Optical Imager, Sergio L. Martinez

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Work Engagement as a Mediator Between Personality and Citizenship Behavior, Alejandra Matamala

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Critical Evaluation and Life Course Change: The Development of the Critical Problem-Solving Skills Scale – Qualitative Extension, Brent M. Maximin

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Performance Anxiety Amongst Middle School-Aged Wind Instrumentalists as Influenced by Variations in Delivery of Instructional Script Given by Adjudicators During Sight Reading, Jacqueline A. McAllister

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Disease and Hygiene in the Construction of a Nation: The Public Sphere, Public Space, and the Private Domain in Buenos Aires, 1871-1910, Kindon T. Meik

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A Quantitative Approach to the Organizational Design Problem, Jesus A. Mena

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Measurments of Carotenoid Levels in Human Serum and a Catalog of the Lutein Conformation Populations from Semi-empirical Calculations, Vanesa Mendez

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Immunomodulation by Shark Cartilage Extracts, Liza Merly

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The Role of Contingency and Gaze Direction in the Emergence of Social Referencing, Mariana V. Molina

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The Use of Curriculum Modifications and Instructional Accommodations to Provide Access for Middle School Students with Autism to the General Curriculum, Whitney Moores-Abdool

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Internal Control Reporting by Non-Accelerated Filers, Vishal Munsif

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Theoretical Investigations of Communication in the Microcirculation: Conducted Responses, Myoendothelial Projections and Endothelium Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor, Sridevi Nagaraja

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An Analysis Of Five Compositions Representing The Fusion Of Jazz, World, and Latin American Rhythms, Hector D. Neciosup

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Stress and Coping Style: An Extension to the Transactional Cognitive-Appraisal Model, Kerry A. Newness

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Simulation of Rising Bubbles Dynamics Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method, Merlin Ngachin

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Sediment Dynamics of a Shallow Hypereutrophic lake: Lake Jesup, Florida, USA, Shauna Nielsen

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Do Payments for Hydrological Services Reduce Poverty and Strengthen Social Capital? An Examination of Household Welfare and Collective Action in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Mexico, Lindsey R. Nieratka

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The Civic Achievement Gap: A Study on the Civic Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Hispanic Students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Sergio Nieves

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Landscape Genetics of Phaedranassa Herb. (Amaryllidaceae) in Ecuador, Nora Oleas

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Risk Evaluation of a Mercury Containment System, Cristian A. Ortez Garay

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La Kábala Dentro del Discurso Contemporáneo y Urbano: El Ejemplo de Marcos Ricardo Barnatán, Janet Otero Toledo

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An Integrated Multi-Agent Framework for Optimizing Time, Cost and Environmental Impact of Construction Processes, Gulbin Ozcan-Deniz

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Does Response Topography Affect Response Rates and Behavioral Persistence in Fixed-ratio Schedules?, Paloma Pedraza

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Experiential Hospitality Environments: The Roles of the Interior Architectural Features in Affording Meanings of Place, Tari Pelaez

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Thioredoxin and Jab1 Control Estrogen- and Antiestrogen-Mediated Progression of the Cell Cycle Through p27 Interactions, Rosalind B. Penney

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GRE as a Predictor of Graduate Student Success at a Hispanic Serving Institution of Higher Education, Katherine Perez

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The Role of Perceived Control in the Relation Between Parental Control and Anxiety among Anxious Youth, Maria Pienkowski

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Perceptions and Preferences of Commercial Fishers in the Florida Keys for Alternative Management Frameworks, Brett P. Pierce

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Local Biomass Control on the Composition and Reactivity of Particulate Organic Matter in Aquatic Environments, Olivia Pisani

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On the Creation of Matter, Paul W. Poston

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Isotopic Studies of the Guerrero Composite Terrane, West-Central Mexico: Implications for Provenance of Crustal Rocks and Genesis of Ore Metals, Adriana Potra

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Development of Micro Immunosensors to Study Genomic and Proteomic Biomarkers Related to Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease, Shradha V. Prabhulkar

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Administrators' Perspectives of Culture at a Multicampus Community College, Richard D. Prentiss

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Tom Stoppard: Humanizing Chaos, Elaine C. Pritzker

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The Relationship between the Secondary Mathematics Curriculum, College Persistence, and Success at an Urban Community College, Avis R. Proctor

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Collective Bargaining And Faculty Unionization: An Administrative Perspective, Colleen M. Quinn

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The Development of a Qualitative Extension of the Identity Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA) Measure Using Relational Data Analysis (RDA), Shannon M. Quintana

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Exergoeconomic Analysis of Solar Organic Rankine Cycle for Geothermal Air Conditioned Net Zero Energy Buildings, Rambod Rayegan

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The Effects of Simulated Peccary Extirpation on Leaf Litter Dynamics, Reptiles, and Amphibians in a Neotropical Forest, Kelsey Reider

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The Effects of Parental Nurturance and Involvement on Peer Relationships and Psychosocial Functioning of Young Adults, Maria L. Reid

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Graduate Flute Recital, Lidayne Reyes

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Three Essays on Corporate Governance and Meeting-Beating or Missing Analyst Forecasts, Maria F. Rickling

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A Developmental Intervention Science Outreach Research Approach to Promoting Positive Youth Development, Roberto L. Rinaldi

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A Youth Vision of the City: The Socio-Spatial Lives and Exclusion of Street Girls in Bogota, Colombia, Amy E. Ritterbusch

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A Study on Uncertain Dynamic Disaster Management Tasks, Knowledge Sharing, and Task Performance, Jose Rocha

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Three Essays on Hospital Efficiency, Alfonso Rodriguez

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The Effect of the Business Cycle on the Performance of Socially Responsible Equity Mutual Funds, Andrea Roofe Sattlethight

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A Social Survey of Demography and Attitudes of Residents Regarding the Marine Protected Area in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Alexis Roque

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Ant-diarrheal Plants of Central Anatolia: Do They Inhibit Diarrhea-causing Bacteria?, Janna L. Rose

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Automated Detection of Hematological Abnormalities through Classification of Flow Cytometric Data Patterns, Mark A. Rossman

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Framing Infectious Diseases and U.S. Public Opinion, Mita Saksena