Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Gender Problem of Buddhist Nationalism in Myanmar: The 969 Movement and Theravada Nuns, Grisel d'Elena
Profiling Populations Using Neutral Markers, Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes and Volatile Organic Compounds as Modeled in Equus caballus Linnaeus, Ketaki Deshpande
Consequences of Anthropogenic and Global Change on Orchids: An Emphasis on Biotic Interactions, Jason L. Downing
All the Waking Things, Jonathan L. Duckworth
Trees in the Agricultural Matrix: Reforestation Processes in a Tropical Dry Landscape in Chinandega, Nicaragua, Brittany A. Duffy
Disaster Capitalism: Empirical Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean, Ransford F. Edwards Jr.
A Single Regret, Jason Ehlen
Screening of Plants for Antibacterial Properties: Growth Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus by Artemisia Tridentata, Steven Ross Eichelbaum
An Ethnography: Discovering the Hidden Identity of the Banilejos, Yehonatan Elazar-Demota
Optimum Distribution System Architectures for Efficient Operation of Hybrid AC/DC Power Systems Involving Energy Storage and Pulsed Loads, Ahmed T. Elsayed
An Ecological Study of the Anurans in Tea Plantations in a Biodiversity Hotspot, Lilly M. Eluvathingal
Exponential Capacity of Power and Its Impact on the Military Alliance Dynamics, Nikoloz G. Esitashvili
Investigating Vocabulary Abilities in Bilingual Portuguese-English-Speaking Children, Ana Paula Fabian
Multi-Resolution Modeling of Managed Lanes with Consideration of Autonomous/Connected Vehicles, Somaye Fakharian Qom
Hybrid Energy Storage Implementation in DC and AC Power System for Efficiency, Power Quality and Reliability Improvements, Mustafa Farhadi
A qualitative assessment of what comprises an effective and positive supervisor-student clinician relationship in speech-language pathology, Jessica Atick Fencel
High School Content-Area Teachers’ Responses to an Exploratory, Investigative, and Experimental Professional Development Program for Content Area Literacy, Laura E. Ferreira Vesga
Essays on Volatility Drivers, Transmissions and Equity Market Correlations in a Global Setting, Antonio M. Figueiredo
Hard QCD Processes in the Nuclear Medium, Adam Freese
Comparison of Synthetic Versus Organic Herbicides/Insecticides on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Abelmoschus esculentus, Ariel Freidenreich
Proceduralizing Privilege: Designing Shakespeare in Virtual Reality and the Problem with the Canon, David M. Frisch
Vortex Rossby Wave Propagation in Three Dimensional Tropical-Cyclone-Like Baroclinic Vortices, Cen Gao
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as a Family-Focused Approach for Young Children with Traumatic Brain Injury, Dainelys Garcia
Strategies to Succeed in an Increasingly Technology-Based Environment: A Study of the Automotive Industry, Jose Geleilate
Protein-Ligand Interactions and Allosteric Regulation of Activity in DREAM Protein, Walter G. Gonzalez
Computational Fluid Dynamic analysis of Microbubble Drag Reduction Systems at High Reynolds Number, John D. Goolcharan
Heavenly Voice, Earthly Echo: Unraveling the Function of the Bat Kol in Rabbinic Writings, John D. Grullon
A Biologically Plausible Supervised Learning Method for Spiking Neurons with Real-world Applications, Lilin Guo
On Some Test Statistics for Testing the Population Skewness and Kurtosis: An Empirical Study, Yawen Guo
A Study on Residents' Perceptions and Attitudes Towards the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico, Ana C. Guzman
Database-Assisted Analysis and Design of Wind Loads on Rigid Buildings, Filmon Fesehaye Habte
Hydrogeochemical Modeling of Saltwater Intrusion and Water Supply Augmentation in South Florida, Yonas T. Habtemichael
Three Essays on International and Intranational Trade and Economic Growth, Rooholah Hadadi
Nanofabrication and Spectroscopy of Magnetic Nanostructures Using a Focused Ion Beam, Ali Hadjikhani
A Feminist Perspective on the Lack of Full Ordination for Burmese Buddhist Nuns, Darbee Nicole Hagerty
Water Quality Modelling Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Remote Sensing in South Florida, Mohammad Hajigholizadeh
(Un)Making the Food Desert: Food, Race, and Redevelopment in Miami's Overtown Community, William Hall
Exhaled Breath Analysis of Smokers Using CMV-GC/MS, D'Nisha D. Hamblin
Sulfur Based Electrode Materials For Secondary Batteries, Yong Hao
Pesticides and Pollination of Imperiled Plants of the Lower Florida Keys, Brittany M. Harris
Reward Responsivity in Parenting: Development of a Novel Measure in Mothers, Chelsey M. Hartley
Informal Urban Displacement in Rio de Janeiro: Ecolimits and Disaster Biopolitics in the Favela Santa Marta, Charles L. Heck
Peer-Assisted Social Learning In Urban After-School Programs, Sarah A. Helseth
The Politics of Democratization: Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the Lavalas Movement in Haiti, Dimmy Herard
Simulation and Application of Binary Logic Regression Models, Jobany J. Heredia Rico
Help Me Chat: Eliciting Communicative Acts from Young Children Using Speech-Generating Devices, Rebecca A. Hernandez-Cartaya
A Study on the Dissolution of Autunite Minerals by Facultative Bacteria in Bicarbonate Media, Sandra C. Herrera Landaez
Doping as a Possible Means to create Superconductivity in Graphene, Kiar Holland
Characterizing the Molecular Structure and Reactivity of Natural Organic Matter in The Everglades, Wenxi Huang
Going Beyond the Analysis of Common Contaminants: Target, Suspect, and Non-Target Analysis of Complex Environmental Matrices by High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry, Anna Katarina Huba
Identification of the Active Odors From Illicit Substances for the Development of Optimal Canine Training Aids, Adhly M. Huertas-Rivera
Optimal and Miniaturized Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonant Systems, Hao Hu
Characterizing Community-Based Usual Mental Health Care for Infants, Gabriela Marie Hungerford MS
Patient-centered care process enabled by Integrative Social Media Platform in an outpatient setting, Inkyoung Hur
Three Essays on Diversification and Corporate Policies, Catalina Hurwitz
Fragile Saints, Mary-Claire Ibarra
Analyzing Decision Making in Alternative Contracting for Highway Pavement Rehabilitation Projects, Mohamed Ibrahim
Channel and Noise Variance Estimation for Future 5G Cellular Networks, Jorge Iscar Vergara
Negotiating Globalization from Below: Social Entrepreneurship, Neoliberalism, and the Making of the New South African Subject, Oceane Jasor
Mercury Sulfide Dissolution in Environmental Conditions: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Approaches, Ping Jiang
Innovative Two-Stage Fuzzy Classification for Unknown Intrusion Detection, Xueyan Jing
Qualities of Informal Leaders, Factors Influencing the Formation of Informal Leadership, and the Paradox of Formal Power, Kyungchool Joe
The Ecology of Extrafloral Nectar in Senna mexicana var. chapmanii, Ian M. Jones
EEG Spectral Changes Before and After an Eight-week Intervention Period of Preksha Meditation, Chintan Joshi
A Quantitative Investigation Exploring Illicit Drug Use Inside and Out of the Foodservice Industry, Kristen Kaminski
Evaluation of Surface Layer Parameterizations Using In-Situ Observations, Jeremy Katz
The Field View: An Initial Examination of an Exploratory Eyewitness Identification Procedure, Melissa Kavetski
Magnetoelectric Nanoparticles: Paradigm Shift in Biomolecular Diagnostics, Chooda Mani Khanal
Design and Development of Smart Brain-Machine-Brain Interface (SBMIBI) for Deep Brain Stimulation and Other Biomedical Applications, Muhammad S. Khan
Ethnographic Investigations of Commercial Aquaculture as a Rural Development Technique in Tamil Nadu, India, Brittany L. Kiessling
Corrosion Behavior of Steel in Deficient Grout with Enhanced Sulfate Ion Concentrations, Krishna Vigneshwaran Konda Krishnamurthy
Nationalism as a Process for Making the Desired Identity Salient: Bosnian Muslims Become Bosniaks, Mirsad Krijestorac
Where Are All the Bonefish? Using Angler Perceptions to Estimate Trends of Bonefish (Albula vulpes) Decline in South Florida, Emily K.N. Kroloff
Microbial Functional Diversity and the Associated Biogeochemical Interactions Across Miami-Dade County, Florida Soils, Priyanka Kushwaha
Mapping Integrity in the Domain of Trait Personality, Andrew J. Laginess
Status Competition Between the U.S. and China on the Stage of Africa, Vanessa C. Leon
Gold Nanoparticle-Based Colorimetric Sensors for Detection of DNA and Small Molecules, Pingping Liang
Maximizing Environmental Sustainability and Public Benefits of Highway Construction Programs, Charinee Limsawasd
Power Comparison of Some Goodness-of-fit Tests, Tianyi Liu
Optical Coherence Photoacoustic Microscopy (OC-PAM) for Multimodal Imaging, Xiaojing Liu
The Effect of Shortened Reporting Lag on the Usefulness of Form 20-F, Zhenfeng Liu
Sonic Activation: a Multimedia Performance-Installation, Alex Joseph Lough
Sustainable Resource Management for Cloud Data Centers, A. S. M. Hasan Mahmud
Childbirth Education in Jordan: Content, Feasibility and Challenges of Implementing a Childbirth Education Program in Jordan, Fatima Malkawi Ms
Firm Foundation: Rebuilding the Early Modern State in Lima, Peru after the Earthquake of 1687, Judith M. Mansilla
Simple Models for Underdamped Slug Tests in High Permeability Aquifers, Maria E. Marquez
The Optimization of Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT) for Differential Extraction of Sexual Assault Casework, Vanessa Martinez
The Pneuma Network: Transnational Pentecostal Print Culture In The United States And South Africa, 1906-1948, Lindsey Brooke Maxwell
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Confronts the Death of the Author, Justin Philip Mayerchak
Responses of Four Non-tidal Forest Communities of the Florida Everglades to Hurricane Impact over 21 Years, Jeremy L. May
Use It or Lose It: Canadian Identity and the Construction of Arctic Security Policy, Michael P. McCormack
Carotenoids and Fatty Acids in Early Lactation: A Study of a Peruvian Population, Vanesa Mendez
Economic Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation and Natural Hazard Risk Mitigation, Sisi Meng