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FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations produced by graduate students at Florida International University.

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Development of a MALDI-TOF-MS Method for the Analysis of Cyanobacterial Neurotoxin β-N-Methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in Search of BMAA Incorporation in Biological Samples, Laura M. Conklin

Investigating the Effects of Cognitive Apprenticeship-Based Instructional Coaching on Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs, Teo O.H. Cooper

Modeling a Phosphorus Credit Trading Program in the Lake Okeechobee Watershed, Juliana Corrales

In Search of Safety, Negotiating Everyday Forms of Risk: Sex Work, Criminalization, and HIV/AIDS in the Slums of Kampala, Serena Cruz

Stephen Dedalus' Search for Identity in Catholic Ireland, Cristina L. Cuevas

Fiber Scaffolds of Poly (glycerol-dodecanedioate) and its Derivative via Electrospinning for Neural Tissue Engineering, Xizi Dai

Mothers of Sparta, Dawn Davies

Histological Characterization of Inter Ictal Epileptiform Discharges Generating Brain Regions using a Preclinical Model of Focal Cortical Dysplasia, Abhay S. Deshmukh

Don't Get Mad, Get Even: How Employees Abused by Their Supervisor Retaliate Against the Organization and Undermine Their Spouses, Krzysztof Duniewicz

Workplace Discrimination Climate and Team Effectiveness: The Mediating Role of Collective Value Congruence, Team Cohesion, and Collective Affective Commitment, Anya T. Edun

GIS-integrated mathematical modeling of social phenomena at macro- and micro- levels—a multivariate geographically-weighted regression model for identifying locations vulnerable to hosting terrorist safe-houses: France as case study, Elyktra Eisman

English Language Learners: A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between A Proficiency Level Assessment and End of Course Test Scores at one Georgia High School, Jacqueline Caroline Ellis

Successes and Shortcomings in the Implementation of National Sustainable Development Strategies: From the Greening of Governance to the Governance of Greening, Rachel Emas

The Microstructure and the Electrochemical Behavior of Cobalt Chromium Molybdenum Alloys from Retrieved Hip Implants, Christopher P. Emerson

Monitoring Physiological Reactions of Construction Workers in Virtual Environment: A Feasibility Study Using Affective Sensing Technology, Hazal Ergun

Trans Terrains: Gendered Embodiments and Religious Landscapes in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, David B. Esch

A Randomized Comparison of Two Instructional Sequences for Imitation Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Elaine Espanola

A Market Study of Organic and Fair Trade Coffee in Bolivia, Christopher L. Estevez

Employing Limited Next Generation Sequence Data for the Development of Genetic Loci of Phylogenetic and Population Genetic Utility, Lauren Evenstone

The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Minorities with Type 2 Diabetes, Joel Exebio

The World in Singing Made: David Markson's "Wittgenstein's Mistress", Tiffany L. Fajardo

Synthesis and Characterization of Photochromic Copolymers Containing 3-Indolylfulgides/Indolylfulgimides, Changjun Fan

Understanding the Challenges of Expanding Community Forestry in Northwest Cameroon, Caitlin M. Farnung

Development of New Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Hadi Fekrmandi

Atlantic Ais in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: Maritime Adaptation, Indigenous Wrecking, and Buccaneer Raids on Florida’s Central East Coast, Peter J. Ferdinando

Uniquely Identifiable Tamper-Evident Device Using Coupling between Subwavelength Gratings, Ange Marie P. Fievre

Barriers to Nutrition Counseling with a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Its Association with Dietary Intake, Nutrition Status, Disease Outcomes and Substance Abuse in People Living with HIV (PLWH)., Christina D. Fleetwood

Comparison of Linear Functions in Middle Grades Textbooks from Singapore and the United States, Linda D. Fowler

Children's Literature, Ideology, and Cultural Identity Before and After the Cuban Revolution, Zeila M. Frade

The (Wo)Man in the Masque: Cross-Dressing as Disguise in Early Modern English Literature, Chelsea E. Franco

Becoming Other: Virtual Realities in Contemporary Science Fiction, Jamie N. Franks

Crisis Leadership: The Roles University Presidents and Crisis Managers Play in Higher Education - A Case Study of the State University System of Florida, Brenezza D. Garcia

Innovative Modular High Performance Lightweight Decks for Accelerated Bridge Construction, Sahar Ghasemi

What We’ve Got Here is a Failure to Communicate: A Postmodern Analysis of Representations of Higher Education in Cinema, Carlos E. Gonzalez

In-Vivo Corrosion and Fretting of Modular TI-6AL-4V/CO-CR-MO Hip Prostheses: The Influence of Microstructure and Design Parameters, Jose Luis Gonzalez Jr

The Central American Question: Nicaraguan Cultural Production and Francisco Goldman's The Ordinary Seaman, Oscar A. Gonzalez

Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of Study Abroad and Their Level of Achievement of Global Learning Outcomes, Claudia Grigorescu

Epistemologías culturales del Caribe: modelos conceptuales metafóricos en el ensayo caribeño del siglo XX, Diana M. Grullón-García

Women Creators: Artistry and Sacrifice in the Novels of Virginia Woolf, Issel M. Guigou

Comprehensive Analysis of Emerging New Psychoactive Substances by Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Mass Spectrometry, Seongshin Gwak

Evaluation of Some Statistical Methods for the Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes, Andrew L. Haddon

Integrating Deep Learning with Correlation-based Multimedia Semantic Concept Detection, Hsin-Yu Ha

Energy-aware Fault-tolerant Scheduling for Hard Real-time Systems, Qiushi Han

Role of the Audit Committee Chair in the Financial Reporting Process, Izhar Haq

Exploring How Transformational Experiences of Faculty Participating in Global Learning Workshops Inform Practice, Eduardo Hernandez

Target and Non-target Techniques for the Quantitation of Drugs of Abuse, Identification of Transformation Products, and Characterization of Contaminants of Emergent Concern by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry, Nubia Vanesa Heuett

"The Whole Foundations of the Solid Globe were Suddenly Rent Asunder": Space Place and Homelessness in Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" and Melville's "Benito Cereno", Francis H. Hill

Open Trial and Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Program to Reduce Perceived Burdensomeness, Ryan M. Hill

The Effects of Post-Recall Feedback: Examining Witness Recall Quantity, Accuracy, and Confidence, Dana Elizabeth Hirn Mueller

Spirited Pioneer: The Life of Emma Hardinge Britten, Lisa A. Howe

Changes of Soil Biogeochemistry under Native and Exotic Plants Species, Yujie Hua

A Multi-Criteria GIS-Based Route Selection Tool for Hazardous Material Transport: Consideration of Environmental Consequence, Traffic Congestions and Costs, Bahareh Inanloo

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

The Influence of Psychological Predictors and Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management Intervention on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence Among HIV-Positive Female Haitian Alcohol Users, Pascale C. 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

Defining Fluid Restriction in the Management of Infants Following Cardiac Surgery and Understanding the Subsequent Impact on Nutrient Delivery and Growth Outcomes, Melissa Li

Hydrologic Controls of Coastal Groundwater Discharge in Southern Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida, Edward Linden

Essays on the Effectiveness of Multinational Enterprises in Boosting Corporate Social Responsibility in Host Business Environment, Ying Liu

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

Correlates of Vitamin D Status in Healthy Older Adults Living in Miami-Dade and its Association with Non-Skeletal Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study, Johanna Lopez

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