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Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Mangiferin as a Biomarker for Mango Anthracnose Resistance, Herma Pierre

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Online Education, Accrediting Standards, and Student Success: An Examination of the Relationship Between the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Standards for Online Education and Student Success, Michael Porter

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Intracellular Signaling and Trafficking in Cancer: Role of Rab5-GTPase in Migration and Invasion of Breast Cells, Nicole Porther

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Investigating the Driving Mechanisms Behind Differences in Bleaching and Disease Susceptibility Between Two Scleractinian Corals, Pseudodiploria Strigosa and Diploria Labyrinthiformis, Zoe A. Pratte

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"New" Social Movements: Alternative Modernities, (Trans)local Nationalisms, and Solidarity Economies, Mamyrah Prosper

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Public Service Motivation in Public and Nonprofit Service Providers: The Cases of Belarus and Poland, Palina Prysmakova

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Data Verifications for Online Social Networks, Mahmudur Rahman

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Vertical Handoff Target Selection in a Heterogeneous Wireless Network Using Fuzzy ELECTRE, Mukesh Ramalingam

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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

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Foreign Language Education in Colombia: A Qualitative Study of Escuela Nueva, Daniel A. Ramirez Lamus

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The Economics of Trademarks, Jorge V. Ramos

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Regulation of Bone Marrow Stem Cells through Oscillatory Shear Stresses - A Heart Valve Tissue Engineering Perspective, Sasmita Rath

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Design and Synthesis of Novel Nucleoside Analogues: Oxidative and Reductive Approaches toward Synthesis of 2'-Fluoro Pyrimidine Nucleosides, Ramanjaneyulu Rayala

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Work Creativity as a Dimension of Job Performance, Angela C. Reaves

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Multi-Objective Analysis and Optimization of Integrated Cooling in Micro-Electronics With Hot Spots, Sohail R. Reddy

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Factors Affecting Current and Future Treeline Locations and Dynamics in the Peruvian Andes, Evan Rehm

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A Comparison Between Graphene and WS2 as Solid Lubricant Additives to Aluminum for Automobile Applications, Sara Rengifo

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The Landscape Parks of Jane Austen: Gender and Voice, Lauren N. Rey

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Determination of Extracellular Molecules Produced by Vibrio Harveyi Using MS/MS, Jose G. Roble

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Écfrasis y Lecturas Icono-textuales en las "Leyendas" de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Jose Rodriguez

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Resistance Performances: (Re)constructing Spaces of Resistance and Contention in the 2010-2011 University of Puerto Rico Student Movement, Alessandra M. Rosa

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WiFi and LTE Coexistence in the Unlicensed Spectrum, Nadisanka Rupasinghe

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Leaf Functional Traits and Forest Structure of Tropical Dry Forest Species Along a Rainfall Gradient in Florida and Puerto Rico, Ramon L. Salazar II

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Evaluation of the Scent Collection System for Its Effectiveness in Volatile Organic Compound Collection and Use in Canine Training, Claudia L. Sanchez Ms

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Time-Delay Switch Attack on Networked Control Systems, Effects and Countermeasures, Arman Sargolzaei

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Intracranial Volume Estimation and Graph Theoretical Analysis of Brain Functional Connectivity Networks, Saman Sargolzaei

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Gaseous Carbon Emissions (Methane and Carbon Dioxide) from Wetland Soils in a Re-created Everglades Landscape, Bradley R. Schonhoff

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The Effects of Fire on Spore Viability of Lygodium microphyllum (Old World Climbing Fern), Nicole Sebesta

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Discrete Trial Procedures for Teaching Receptive Discrimination to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Desiree J. Sepulveda

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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

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Association Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and HIV-Related Risk Factors for HIV-Positive Haitian Women, Marie Sandra Severe

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Comparison of Some Improved Estimators for Linear Regression Model under Different Conditions, Smit Shah

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Regulatory mechanisms of Leishmania Aquaglyceroporin AQP1, Mansi Sharma

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A Case-Only Genome-wide Association Study of Gender- and Age-specific Risk Markers for Childhood Leukemia, Sandeep Kumar Singh

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Zora Neale Hurston and the Narrative Aesthetics of Dance Performance, Jennifer M. Sittig

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On and Off the Stage at Atlanta Greek Picnic: Performances of Collective Black Middle-Class Identities and the Politics of Belonging, Synatra A. Smith

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Business Cycle Effects on US Sectoral Stock Returns, Keran Song

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C-MEMS Based Micro Enzymatic Biofuel Cells, Yin Song

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Intraoperative Guidance for Pediatric Brain Surgery based on Optical Techniques, Yinchen Song

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Essays on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relationship, bimal soti

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A Mixed-Methods Examination among Young Adult Racially/Ethnically Diverse Bariatric Surgery Patients, Christine E. Spadola

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Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Theranostic Applications, Supriya Srinivasan

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On Record: Soundscapes as Metaphor and Physical Manifestation of Memory in Early Holocaust Novels and Contemporary Criticism, Mariane Stanev

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Workplace Aggression: A Reconceptualization of The Construct & an Exploration of Strain Based Outcomes, Jason K. Steinert

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Elemental Analysis of Printing Inks Using Tandem Laser- Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Kiran Subedi

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Characterization of an Epoxide Hydrolase from the Florida Red Tide Dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, pengfei sun

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Study of Ammonia Borane and its Derivatives: Influence of Nanoconfinements and Pressures, Yongzhou Sun

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Emergence and Fate of Siloxanes in Waste Streams: Release Mechanisms, Partitioning and Persistence in Three Environmental Compartments, Sharon C. Surita

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Romantic Relationships and Adjustment in Early Adulthood: The Role of Cross-sex Experience in the Context of Social Norms and Support, Hod Tamir

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Japanese Chronic Disease Patients’ Quality of Life and Perceived Stress, Hideaki Tanaka

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Automatic Extraction of Number of Lanes from Aerial Images for Transportation Applications, LI TANG

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Climatology of overshootings in tropical cyclones and their roles in tropical cyclone intensity changes using TRMM data, Cheng Tao

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Fast Detection and Chemical Characterization of Gunshot Residues by CMV-GC-MS and LIBS, Anamary Tarifa

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Dynamic Behavior and Fatigue Life of Highway Bridges Due to Doubling Heavy Vehicles, Arash Tarighi

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Multimode Analysis of Nanoscale Biomolecular Interactions, Purushottam Babu Tiwari

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Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles Fabricated via Co-precipitation in Air: Overview of Size Control and Magnetic Properties, Dennis Toledo

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Analysis of Synthetic Cannabinoids by Direct Analysis in Real Time Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry, Tyler S. Torbet

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Exploring Parental Perceptions of Self-Efficacy, Role Modeling and Factors Contributing to Family Health Practices from an Employer-Provided Family Weight Management Program: A Mixed Methods Study, Kurt E. Vargo

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You Crit Like a Girl: the Performance of Female Identity in the Virtual Gaming Community World of Warcraft, Connie M. Viamonte

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Synthetic Approaches to Flexible Fluorescent Conjugated Polymers, Tereza Vokata

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Black Carbon: Sources, Mobility and Fate in Freshwater Systems, Sasha Wagner

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Parent-Child Interactions in the Presence of Risk for ADHD with and without Language Impairment, Sisan Walker Angel

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Fuzzy Modeling and Control Based Virtual Machine Resource Management, Lixi Wang

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On the Design of Real-Time Systems on Multi-Core Platforms under Uncertainty, TIANYI WANG

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The Hospitality Cooperative Education: What are the Benefits for Industry Partners?, YING WANG

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Constructing Secure MapReduce Framework in Cloud-based Environment, Yongzhi Wang

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System Design and Implementation of a Fast and Accurate Bio-Inspired Spiking Neural Network, Zhenzhong Wang

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Essays on Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Jiangyun Wan

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Evaluating the Role of Social Approach Behaviors in Children with Autism, Jessica M. Weber

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Policing Slavery: Order and the Development of Early Nineteenth-Century New Orleans and Salvador, Gregory K. Weimer

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Comparisons of Estimators of Small Proportion under Group Testing, Xing Wei

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Reimagining Reflection: Gender, Student Perception, and Reflective Writing in the Composition Classroom, Cayce M. Wicks

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An Extended Validation and Analysis of the Early Childhood Educators' Knowledge of Self-Regulation Skills Questionnaire: A Two Phase Study, Elizabeth Willis

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On Emerging Asia-Pacific Equity Markets from the Perspective of the Dynamics of Mean and Volatility Spillovers, Li Xu

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A Cultural Analysis of Employees' Work Values and Their Consequences for Work-Related Outcomes: The Case of China, Jun Yang

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Use of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Cable for Post-tensioning Application, Xiong Yang

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Exploring Hidden Coherent Feature Groups and Temporal Semantics for Multimedia Big Data Analysis, Yimin Yang

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African American and Afro-Caribbean American Men’s Prostate Health Knowledge and Beliefs, Cora Yoose

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Factors Affecting the Adoption of New Technology: the case of 311 Government Call Centers, Susan Caroline Young

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Strain Promoted Click Chemistry of 8-Azidopurine and 5-Azidopyrimidine Nucleosides and Nucleotides with Cyclooctynes and Applications to Living Cell Imaging, Jessica Zayas

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The Linguistic Market of Codeswitching in U.S. Latino Literature, Marilyn Zeledon

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Next Generation of Product Search and Discovery, Kaiman Zeng

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A Comparative Study of Concurrent Acoustic and Diver Survey Data, and Fish Community Descriptions of a High Latitude Coral Reef, Florida, USA, Adam M. Zenone

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The Performance and Service Life Prediction of High Performance Concrete in Sulfate and Acidic Environments, Shuo Zhang

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Advanced Oxidation Processes of Problematic Toxin and Water Contaminants: Cylindrospermopsin, Iopamidol, 4-methylcyclohexane Methanol and Propylene Glycol Phenyl Ether, Cen Zhao

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Online Moving Object Visualization with Geo-Referenced Data, Guangqiang Zhao

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An Integrated Neuroimaging Approach for the Prediction and Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease and its Prodromal Stages, Qi Zhou

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Development of Point-of-Care Testing Sensors for Biomarker Detection, Xuena Zhu

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Characterization of the poxAB Operon Encoding a Class D Carbapenemase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa,, Diansy Zincke

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The Modern State and the Re-Creation of the Indigenous Other: The Case of the Authentic Sámi in Sweden and the White Man’s Indian in the United States of America., Luca Zini

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Optimization of Cooling Protocols for Hearts Destined for Transplantation, Abas Abdoli

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A Generic Model of Execution for Synthesizing Domain-Specific Models, Mark Allison

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Acoustic Investigation of Production of Clusters by Saudi Second Language Learners of English, Hussain Almalki

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A Regression Approach to Execution Time Estimation for Programs Running on Multicore Systems, Mohammad Alshamlan

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Electoral Rules and Elite Recruitment: A Comparative Analysis of the Bundestag and the U.S. House of Representatives, Murat Altuglu

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The Relationship between Metacognition, Self-Actualization, and Well-Being among University Students: Reviving Self-Actualization as the Purpose of Education, Yalda Amir Kiaei

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An Investigation on Biocompatibility of Bio-Absorbable Polymer Coated Magnesium Alloys, Sushma Amruthaluri

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Visitations: A Novel, Joseph Anderson

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Utilizing Traditional Cognitive Measures of Academic Preparation to Predict First-Year Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Majors' Success in Math and Science Courses, Charles K. Andrews

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Factors of Inflammation in Haitian Americans and African Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes, Janet Antwi