Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Changes of Soil Biogeochemistry under Native and Exotic Plants Species, Yujie Hua
Time, Cost, and Environmental Impact Analysis for Sustainable Design at Multiple Building Levels, Peeraya Inyim
Robust Modeling and Predictions of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Forest and Wetland Ecosystems, Khandker S. Ishtiaq
Impacts of Climate, Land Cover and Hydrologic Changes on Stormwater Runoff in Central Florida, Mohammad S. Islam
Identity, Ideology, and Cinema: Making Sense of Japan's Foreign and Security Policies in the 1950s and 2000s, Yukari Ito
Determinants of Waterpipe and Cigarette Smoking Progression among a School Based Sample of Adolescents in Irbid, Jordan: A Three-Year Longitudinal Study (2008-2011), Rana Mohammed Jaber
Perceived Value of Fast-food Restaurant Franchises in the USA, Yisak Jang
Models Describing the Sea Level Rise in Key West, Florida, Karm-Ervin Jean
Examining How Wi-Fi Affects Customers Loyalty at Different Restaurants: An Examination from South Korea, Jiyeon Jeon
Temporal Mining for Distributed Systems, Yexi Jiang
Sex-Positive Curricula: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Physical Fitness, Self-Concept and Sexual Functioning, Lia Jiannine
Effect of Pavement-Vehicle Interaction on Highway Fuel Consumption and Emission, Xin Jiao
Magic City Gospel, Ashley M. Jones
Land Use /Land Cover Driven Surface Energy Balance and Convective Rainfall Change in South Florida, Hari P. Kandel
Large-Scale Testing to Study the Effects of Critical Parameters on the Aerodynamic Behavior of Long Span Bridges, Ramtin Kargarmoakhar
Attentional Competition: Weapon Focus, Encoding Time, and Memory Accuracy Correlations between Crime Scene Items, Seyram Kekessie
Asterisms, Erica N. Kenick
Heat-Driven Self-Cooling System Based On Thermoelectric Generation Effect, Robel Kiflemariam
Changing Bacterial Growth Efficiencies across a Natural Nutrient Gradient in an Oligotrophic Estuary, Amber A. Kiger
STF, Gilbert Kong
The Effectiveness of an Online Workshop on Behavior Management as a Professional Development Tool for Teachers, Aparajita B. Kuriyan
Examining the Impact of Resilience on Work Stress and Strains in Nurses, Julie J. Lanz
L'Italiano a Miami: An Investigation of the Current Status of the Teaching and Learning of the Italian Language in Miami and of Students' Motivational Factors, Antonella La Tegola
The Development of a Novel Polymer Based System for Gene Delivery, Anh Van Le
An Exploration of Workplace Interventions for Women with Postpartum Depression Symptoms, Cyntianna C. Ledesma Ortega
Drying Times: Integrating Citizen Science to Examine Survival of Florida Largemouth Bass in a Coastal Refuge Habitat, Jessica A. Lee
The Effects of Climate Warming on Plant-Herbivore Interactions, Nathan Lemoine
Investigation of Bilingualism Knowledge of Speech-Language Pathologists and Speech-Language Pathology Students, Michelle Leon
Exploring Children's Perceptions of African American English, Tamika L. Lewis
Hydrologic Controls of Coastal Groundwater Discharge in Southern Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida, Edward Linden
The Impact of Red Light Cameras on Injury Crashes within Miami-Dade County, Florida, Anthoni Llau
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