Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Imagining Equality, Shifting Human Consciousness Toward Ecological Sustainability, Sarah Jacob
An Economic Analysis of Carbon Sequestration and Storage Service by Mangrove Forests in Everglades National Park, Florida, Meenakshi Jerath
An Energy Based Nanomechanical Properties Evaluation Method for Cementitious Materials, Kaushal K. Jha
A Bilateral Analysis of the South China Sea Dispute: China, the Philippines, and the Scarborough Shoal, Adam Nieves Johnson
Examining the use of Simarouba glauca Seed Oil as a Feedstock for the Production of Biodiesel using a Small Scale Model Developed in India, Andrew Aaron Jungman
VHITS: Vertical Handoff Initiation and Target Selection in a Heterogeneous Wireless Network, Faisal Kaleem
Developing a High Density Pt/Alumina Hermetic Feedthrough, Ali Karbasi
Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Single-Stage Boost Inverters under Normal and Abnormal Conditions, Ali Kashefi Kaviani
Three Essays on a Longitudinal Analysis of Business Start-ups using the Kauffman Firm Survey, Indu Khurana
A Critique of the Representation of Violence in American Literature:, Tatiana E. Knight
Dynamics of Ecosystem Metabolism and Flocculent Detritus Transport in Estuarine Taylor River, Gregory R. Koch
Improving Caches in Consolidated Environments, Ricardo Koller
Herbivore and Nutrient Impact on Primary Producer Assemblages in a Tropical Marine Environment, Elizabeth Lacey
Alchemy and Symbolism in the Work of Carlos Estevez, Irina Leyva-Perez
Comparative Reproductive Biology of a Rare Endemic Orchid and its Sympatric Congeners in Southwestern China, Wuying Lin
Effects of Architectural Features of Air-Permeable Roof Cladding Materials on Wind-Induced Uplift Loading, Ruilong Li
Practical Dynamic Thermal Management on Intel Desktop Computer, Guanglei Liu
Three Essays on Dual-Class Stock Structure, Olesya Lobanova
Extended Program Notes for Thesis Voice Recital, Rebecca Longtemps
Neanderthal Admixture in Current Human Populations, Robert K. Lowery
Essays on City Size Distribution and Real Estate Bubbles, John Paul Lucas
The Influence of Appearance-related Possible Selves on Disordered Eating, Aurelie Lucette
Bayesian Estimation of Small Proportions Using Binomial Group Test, Shihua Luo
Predictors of Success: Medical Laboratory Associate in Science Degree Program, Nilia M. Madan
Preservation of Nitric Oxide Availability as Nitrite and Nitrosothiols, Kumpal J. Madrasi
Not Getting By: Poverty Management and Homelessness in Miami, Karen M. Mahar
The Effect of Young Adult Literature on Adolescents' Rape Myth Acceptance, Victor Malo-Juvera
Mundos Prohibidos: El Poder en el Discurso Epistolar de Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Juana Borrero, Cointa G. Martin
New Jellium Model for Alkali Metals and its Future Applications to Metal Clusters, Guillermo Matranca
Cognitive Competence and Life Course Change in Multi-Problem Adolescents, Brent M. Maximin
Promoting Positive Development: Family Processes and Risk Behavior Among Adolescents, Beverley E. McDermott
Personal Control and Responsibility Measure: A Psychometric Evaluation, Alan Meca
Field Programmable Gate Array Based Target Detection and Gesture Recognition, Priyanka Mekala
Investigating the Outcomes of Two Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs and Understanding the Correlates of Completion for Each Program, Michael A. Melchior
Causes of Conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism in Haiti and the role of Vodou after Conversion, Yola Ménard-Saint Clair
The Influence of Corporate Interests on USAID's Development Agenda: The Case of Haiti, Guy Metayer
Illicit Interest Groups: The Political Impact of The Medellin Drug Trafficking Organizations in Colombia, Patricia Micolta
The Function of Cyclo(Phe-Pro) in Gene Expression of Vibrio Harveyi, Bruce Milburn
Black Band Disease: Elucidating Origins and Disease Mechanisms, Aaron Miller
(IN)Security of the Chosen People: Theological Foundations of Shi'a Strategic Culture, Sayed Amir Mirtaheri
Microteaching Lesson Study: Mentor Interaction Structure and its Relation to Elementary Preservice Mathematics Teacher Knowledge Development, Roxanne Molina
Cold Season Physiology of Arctic Plants, Jonathan G. Moser
Treatment Moderation and Secondary Outcomes: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial, Luci M. Motoca
Sediment Yield Modeling and Identification of Erosion Hotspots in Tropical Watersheds: The Case of Upper Ruvu Catchment in Tanzania, Juliana J. Msaghaa
An Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Nitric Oxide in the Microcirculation, Shabnam M. Namin
Three Empirical Essays on Startups’ Survival using the Kauffman Firm Survey, Mohamad Nassereddine
Family Form, Desired Parental Involvement and Troubled Ruminations about Fathers and Mothers, Alina Nazareth
Improved Electronics for the Hall A Detectors at JLab: Summing Modules and VDC Amplifier/Discriminator Cards, Casey M. Neville
Environmental and Cost impact Analysis of Materials and Assemblies in Building Construction, Deepika Nirmal
System-on-a-Chip (SoC) based Hardware Acceleration in Register Transfer Level (RTL) Design, Xinwei Niu
Extended Program Notes for Thesis Voice Recital, Shanna Nolan
An Investigation of the Relationships between Selected Characteristics and Leadership Outcomes of Athletic Training Education Program Directors, Michelle L. Odai
The Interaction between Social and Physical Environments on Early Cognitive Development, Briana O'Dowd
The Effectiveness of Outdoor Education on Environmental Learning, Appreciation, and Activism, Jessica Okaty
The Influence of Parental Verbal Aggression on Hispanic College Women’s Use of Verbal Aggression in Romantic Relationships, Laura A. Oramas
An American Tale: Incarnations of the Wizard of Oz and the Negotiation of Identity, Race, and Gender, in Popular Culture, Carly A. Orshan
The US Financial Crisis and the Behavior of the Foreign Exchange Market, Chaiyuth Padungsaksawasdi
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Affecting Health Behaviors in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Population of Rangers, Michael J. Pagel
Time Spent with Children and Working Parents' Willingness to Medicate ADHD-like Behaviors, Bora Pajo
The Photooxidation of Domoic Acid, Punam K. Parekh
Functionalized Carbon Micro/Nanostructures for Biomolecular Detection, Varun Penmatsa
Deep Waters, Yaddyra Peralta
Early Career Special Education Teachers’ Perceptions of School Site Induction Support, Yvette Perez
The Relationship Between Educational Placement, Instructional Practices, and Achievement Gains of Black Students with Specific Learning Disabilities in Secondary Urban School Settings, Deidre Marshall Phillips
Developing a Process to Create and Validate an Instrument Assessing Student Attainment of Competencies at an Intercultural University in Mexico, Martha Fernanda Pineda
Preparation of an Immunosorbent and its use in the Solid Phase Extraction of Benzodiazepines, Jorge E. Quintana
Design Optimization of Nozzle Shapes for Maximum Uniformity of Exit Flow, Karla K. Quintao
Can Intersensory Redundancy and Social Contingency Enhance Memory in Bobwhite Quail Hatchlings?, Namitha Raju
The Role of the Environment in the Individual Difference and Creativity Relationship, Angela C. Reaves
The Examination of the Relationships Among Secondary Principals’ Leadership Behaviors, School Climate, and Student Achievement in an Urban Context, Valmarie Rhoden
Spirituality and Transformational Leadership in Education, Omar Riaz
Injustice Everywhere: Hemingway's Struggle with Race, Gender, and Aesthetics, Michael Riobueno
Goma Curriculum, A Character Education Paradigm: Composing a Text for Shaping Classroom Character Culture, Alicia D. Ritchey
Risk Factors and Associations for Hepatitis C Infection among Hispanic/Latino Intravenous Drug Users in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Arturo E. Rodriguez
A Retrospective-Longitudinal Examination of the Relationship between Apportionment of Seat Time in Community-College Algebra Courses and Student Academic Performance, Steven M. Roig-Watnik
Students' Perspective of the Role of Facebook in their Studies, Frank A. Rojas
The Longitudinal Influence of Physical Activity on Adolescent Alcohol Use, Beverly A. Ruffin
Switching Patterns and Steady-State Analysis of Grid-Connected and Stand-Alone Single-Stage Boost-Inverters for PV Applications, Mahdi Saghaleini
Development and Verification of Control and Protection Strategies in Hybrid AC/DC Power Systems for Smart Grid Applications, Vahid Salehi Pour Mehr
A Comparison Study of the English III/American Literature Success of African American High School Students and That of Students Whose Home Language is Haitian Creole, Sharon A. Samuels
The Root of the Recycled: A Comparative Analysis of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and the Mythological "Ur-Hamlet", Isabel M. Sanchez
Influence of Religious Coping on the Substance Use and HIV Risk Behaviors of Recent Latino Immigrants, Mariana Sanchez
Time Orientation in Organizations: Polychronicity and Multitasking, Kristin R. Sanderson
Spatiotemporal Variation in Abundance and Social Structure of Bottlenose Dolphins in the Florida Coastal Everglades, Robin E. Sarabia
Design Optimization of Modern Machine-drive Systems for Maximum Fault Tolerant and Optimal Operation, Ali Sarikhani
Geographic Provenancing of Unprocessed Cotton Using Elemental Analysis and Stable Isotope Ratios, Emily R. Schenk
Program Notes: Suite in E Minor and the Aranjuez Concerto, Karen Schoenhals
A Search for an Exotic Meson in the Gamma P to Delta-plus-plus Pi-minus Eta Reaction, Diane M. Schott
Soil Carbon Dioxide and Methane Efflux From an Everglades Tree Island and Ridge Landscape, Robert S. Schroeder
Judging Psychology Experts: Can Judges and Attorneys Distinguish Between Clinical and Experimental Psychologists?, Shari Schwartz