Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Three Essays on the Microstructure of Exchange Traded Funds, Samique March
The Impact of a Classroom Performance System on Learning Gains in a Biology Course for Science Majors, Nilo E. Marin
Integration of a Sedimentation Module to a Hydrologic Model and its Application to a Mercury TMDL Analysis, Lilian Marrero
Towards the Prediction of Mutations in Genomic Sequences, Juan Carlos Martinez
Development of a Body for a Pneumatic Crawler for Radioactive Waste Pipelines, Jose Alfonso Matos
Modeling, Simulation, and Characterization of Space Debris in low-Earth Orbit, Paul D. McCall
Teachers’ Experiences in and Perceptions of their12th-Grade British Literature Classrooms, Keisha Simone McIntyre-McCullough
Aspects of the Innate Immune System in the Caribbean Octocoral Swiftia exserta, Lorenzo P. Menzel
Hybrid Power System Intelligent Operation and Protection Involving Distributed Architectures and Pulsed Loads, Ahmed A. Mohamed
The Joycean Sublime, Anthony Moreno
Social-cognitive Antecedents of Ambidextrous Orientation in Family-owned Startups: The Role of Family Ties, Achievement Motivation, and Internal Locus of Control, Patricio R. Mori
The Dark Side of Globalization: The Transnationalization of Garrisons in the Case of Jamaica, Michelle Angela Munroe
An Analysis of the Factors that Influence Regional Economic Development Cooperation, Terence G. Murphy
Regulation of Rab5 GTPase activity during Pseudomonas aeruginosa-macrophage interaction, Sushmita Mustafi
Gender Differences in the Influence of Protective Factors, Risk Factors, and Health Risk Behaviors on HIV Risk Behaviors Among Youth in South Florida, Christi M. Navarro
Development of Physics-based Models and Design Optimization of Power Electronic Conversion Systems, Arash Nejadpak
Exploring Calling Work Orientation: Construct Clarity and Organizational Implications, Kerry A. Newness
Graphene NanoPlatelets Reinforced Tantalum Carbide consolidated by Spark Plasma Sintering, Andy Nieto
Development of an Enhanced Hydro-geochemical Model to Address Mercury-speciation Fate and Transport in Aquatic Environments, Nantaporn Noosai
Ronald Reagan Rain, Patrick B. Norris
Statistical Models for Predicting College Success, Yelen Nunez
Globalization and the Public Provision of Higher Education: Empirical Evidence from Selected Countries, Claudette Nyang'oro
The Relationship of Culturally Responsive Instruction and the Reading Comprehension and Attitude of Struggling Urban Adolescent Readers, Rona M. Olukolu
A Study on the Correlation of Bivariate And Trivariate Normal Models, Maria del Pilar Orjuela
The Buddhist Coleridge: Creating Space for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner within Buddhist Romantic Studies, Katie Pacheco
A Common Man Trapped inside the Queen’s Body, Alexandra Sofia Palacios
Assessment of the Occurrence and Potential Risks of Antibiotics and their Metabolites in South Florida Waters Using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Venkata Reddy Panditi
The Great Escape: A Modern Charismatic Movement within the Presbyterian Church, Nicholas Edward Pearce
South Road, Sarah E. Pearsall
Aedes aegypti Pharate First Instar Aseasonal Quiescence Cues Anticipatory Plasticity with Implications for Urban Vector Ecology and Control, Mario H. Perez
An Assessment of Novel Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys for Endovascular Biomaterial Applications, Dharam Persaud-Sharma
Ghost Tree Social, Esther P. Phillips
The Impact of Maternal Acculturation, Youth Age, Sex and Anxiety Sensitivity on Anxiety Symptoms in Hispanic Youth, Maria Pienkowski
Vocabulary Comprehension in Children with Autism, Melissa A. Pierro
Of Taffeta and Soil, Marina Pruna
Novel Online Data Cleaning Protocols for Data Streams in Trajectory, Wireless Sensor Networks, Sitthapon Pumpichet
Lightweight Middleware for Software Defined Radio (SDR) Inter-Components Communication, Pasd Putthapipat
Wireless Sensor Network Deployment, Yipeng Qu
Accepting the Failure of Human and State Bodies: Interactions of Syphilis and Space in "Hamlet" and "The Knight of the Burning Pestle", Laura E. Radford
Novel Analytical Methodologies for the Monitoring of Traditional and Non-traditional Pollutants in different Environmental Compartments of South Florida, Cesar E. Ramirez
Lucumí (Yoruba) Culture in Cuba: A Reevaluation (1830S -1940s), Miguel Ramos
Tubular and Sector Heat Pipes with Interconnected Branches for Gas Turbine and/or Compressor Cooling, Brian D. Reding II
Transmission, Legitimation, and Adaptation: A Study of Western Lamas in the Construction of ‘American Tibetan Buddhism’, Mariana Restrepo
The Relationship between Job Structure, Burnout, and Coping Methods among Public School county Bus Drivers, Bus Aides, Mechanics, and Clerical Workers, Monica Restrepo
Keep the Doors Open, Lauren C. Rivera
Soil Building Processes in Reconstructed Tree Islands in The Everglades, Florida, Andres F. Rodriguez
An Ethnographic Study: Becoming a Physics Expert in a Biophysics Research Group, Idaykis Rodriguez
The Effects of Trained Teachers’ Integration of Dialogic Reading Discourse on Hispanic English Language Learners’ Literacy Skills in Kindergarten, Isela S. Rodriguez
Operant and Respondent Procedures to Establish Social Stimuli as Reinforcers in Children with Autism, Paloma Rodriguez
The Japanese History Textbook Controversy Amid Post-War Sino-Japanese Relations, Maria Gabriela Romeu
Factors Influencing Movements and Foraging Ecology of American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in a Dynamic Subtropical Coastal Ecosystem, Adam Rosenblatt
"To Hold the World in Contempt": The British Empire, War, and the Irish and Indian Nationalist Press, 1899-1914, Susan A. Rosenkranz
Hermetic Text and Subtext: Paranormal Phenomena in the Works of Alejandro Tapia y Rivera and Benito Pérez Galdós, Agnes Ruiz-López
Magnetic Nanoparticle-based Targeted Drug Delivery for Treatment of Neuro-AIDS and Drug Addiction, Vidya Sagar
Network Construction and Graph Theoretical Analysis of Functional Language Networks in Pediatric Epilepsy, Anas Salah Eddin
A Phenomenological Exploration of Black Male Law Enforcement Officers' Perspectives of Racial Profiling and Their Law Enforcement Career Exploration and Commitment, Gregory A. Salters
American Perceptions of British Regional Dialects, Joanne Sampaio
Ten Year Study on Water Flushing Times and Water Quality in Southern Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, FL, Estefania Sandoval
The Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on four Legume Hosts in South Florida Pine Rockland Soils, Klara Scharnagl
Covalent Protein Adduction by Drugs of Abuse, Kevin Schneider
Sonic Peace: An Antithesis to Sonic Warfare, Tatiana Maria Schnitman Espindola
Differences Among Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students’ Cultural Competency, Paula E. Seidel Glass
Pirates, Exiles, and Empire: English Seamen, Atlantic Expansion, and Jamaican Settlement, 1558-1658, Amanda J. Snyder
Women-led Community Development Organizations (CDOs) in Miami-Dade County: A Model of Community Development Efforts Impacting the Economic Security of Women, Jan Lindsay Solomon
Influence of Soil Biogeochemical Properties on the Invasiveness of Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum), Pushpa Gautam Soti
Liquidity, Governance and Adverse Selection in Asset Pricing, Sascha Strobl
Comprehensive Forensic Toxicological Analysis of Designer Drugs, Madeleine Jean Swortwood
Predictors of Marital Satisfaction within an Orthodox Jewish Sample, Hod Tamir
Foreign-born CEOs, Country-Specific Skills, Selection, and Strategic Consequences, Yannick Thams
Method Development for the Analysis of Smokeless Powders and Organic Gunshot Residue by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Jennifer L. Thomas
Zoroastrianism, Cosmology, and Chaos: A Detailed Analysis of the Musical Composition, Druj Aeterni, Andrew T. Trelease
Analyzing Tidal Fluctuations in the Big Pine Key Freshwater Lens with Time-Lapse Resistivity, Nicole M. Tucker
The Market Value Implications of Pension Asset Allocation, Elizabeth H. Turner
Rapid Inline Derivatization of Primary and Secondary Amine Containing Drugs by Capillary Electrophoresis with Laser-Induced Fluorescence, Britt E. Turnquest
Evaluating the Effects of Sea Level Rise on Sea Turtle Nesting Sites: A Case Study of the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Melissa Ussa
Defining Īśvara: A New Perspective in the Hermeneutics of Classical Yoga, Daniella Vaclavik
The Influence of Gender on Perceived Treatment Need among a Community Sample of Substance Users, Sheila P. Vakharia
From Passive to Active Community Conservation: A Study of Forest Governance in a Region of the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Mexico, Eric Van Vleet
Electrochemical Immunosensing of Cortisol in an Automated Microfluidic System Towards Point-of-Care Applications, Abhay Vasudev
Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes Using High Voltage and High Frequency Induction Field, Kalty Vazquez
A Novel Signal Processing Method for Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spinal Surgeries, Krishnatej Vedala
Perceptions and Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Among Hispanic College Students, Racquel Vera
Inferences about Parameters of Trivariate Normal Distribution with Missing Data, Xing Wang
Investigating the In Vitro Oxidative Folding Pathways of Bovine Pancreatic Trypsin Inhibitor (BPTI), Yingsong Wang
Reducing Uncertainties in Estimation of Wind Effects on Tall Buildings Using Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel Tests, Workamaw Paulos Warsido
Constructing Threat: How Americans Identify Economic Competitors, Shelley D. Wick
The Moderating Role of Personality on Workplace Conflict and Outcomes, John Wittgenstein
The Discursive Construction of Japanese Identity and its Haunting Others, Yoshiko Yamada
The Survival and Stock Performance of Emerging Country Firms in the United States, Kun Yang
Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized by Chemical Vapor Deposition, Yuehai Yang
Does Landscape Context Affect Habitat Value? The Importance of Seascape Ecology in Back-reef Systems, Lauren Yeager
Hydrogeophysical Characterization of Anisotropy in the Biscayne Aquifer Using Geophysical Methods, Albert Yeboah-Forson