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Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Understanding the Relationship between the Talented Twenty Program and College Aspirations for High Ranking Students at a High Priority School, Jeannette Cruz

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The Influence of Study and Travel Abroad on the Personal and Professional Development of Students in Architecture Design Programs, Lyle D. Culver

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Extended program notes for a thesis recital, Miroslav Daciċ

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Latent class analysis of co-occuring symptoms in a sample of youth referred for anxiety disorders, Jessica Dahan

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Theoretical Study of Chloroperoxidase Catalyzed Chlorination of beta-Cyclopentanedione and Role of Water in the Chlorination Mechanism, Cassian D'Cunha

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The Ineffectiveness of a Multinational Sanctions Regime Under Globalization: The Case of Iraq, Manuel De Leon

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Three Essays on Self-Employment Transitions, Organizational Capital, and Firm Formation, Fatma Deli

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Water Resources Assessment and Geographic Information System (GIS)-based Stormwater Runoff Estimates for Artificial Recharge of Freshwater Aquifers in New Providence, Bahamas, Mildred Genevieve Diamond

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Piano Recital (60 minutes): Extended Program Notes, Jelena Djukic

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A Policy Gap Analysis of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Implementation in Nepal, Yogesh Dongol

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Impacts of the Naturalized Bee Centris nitida on a Specialized Native Mutualism in Southern Florida, Jason L. Downing

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Attorney Decision Making in an Employment Discrimination Dispute Involving Personnel Selection, Erica N. Drew

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Aggressive Personality: The Use of a New Self-Report Measure Built from Justification Mechanisms, Anya T. Edun

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Negotiating Identities, Striving for State Recongition: Blacks in Cordoba, Argentina 1776-1853, Erika D. Edwards

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Filtering the International Gender Paradigm: Perspectives of Gender in Barbados, Astrid Ellie Hurley

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A Theory of Constraints Service Systems Improvement Method: Case of the Airline Turnaround Problem, Steven C. Ellis

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European Integration and Democratic Consolidation: Spain, Poland and Turkey in Comparative Perspective, Engin I. Erdem

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The River, the Railroad Tracks, and the Towers: How Residents’ Worldview and Use Value Transformed Wilton Manors into a Diverse, Gay-friendly, Urban Village, Emma E. Ergon-Rowe

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Clinical Translation of a Novel Hand-held Optical Imager for Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Sarah J. Erickson

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Comparison of Repeated and Two Non-Repeated Readings Conditions on Reading Abilities of Students with Emotional and/or Behavioral Disabilities, Raul Escarpio

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Design Optimization of Submerged Jet Nozzles for Enhanced Mixing, Edgard Espinosa

China's exercise of soft power : a comparative study, Yuanyuan Fang

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Achieving Zero Accidents – A Strategic Framework for Continuous Safety Improvement in the Construction Industry, Rizwan U. Farooqui

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The Role of Neighborhood Organizations in the Production of Gentrifiable Urban Space: The Case of Wynwood, Miami's Puerto Rican Barrio, Marcos Feldman

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Soft Power as the New Norm: How the Chinese-Russian Strategic Partnership (Soft) Balances American Hegemony in an Era of Unipolarity, Chaka Ferguson

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Factors That Differentiate Persistence Beyond The First Session At A For-Profit University, Jesus Fernandez

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Contemporary Aspects of Dividends: Before and During the Financial Crisis, Gizelle Fernandez Perretti

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Self-Determination Theory and Student Motivation in Social Studies in an Urban Broward County Public High School, Roberto Fernandez III

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Development of an Instrument to Measure High School Students’ Global Awareness and Attitudes: Looking Through the Lens of Social Sciences, Renita Ferreira

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Wind Pressure Evaluation for Field and Ridge Tiles, Serge Alain Feuze Lekem

Burning swing : a Haitian childhood, Michele Jessica Fievre

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A Total Quality Management Methodology for Universities, Jose C. Flores-Molina

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The Relationship Between Staff Perceptions of Principal Leadership and School Performance, Andrea Floyd

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The Representation of Motherhood in Contemporary Catalan Fiction, Ausenda Folch

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An Evaluation of Functional Impairment among Children with Anxiety Disorders, Irina Fredericks

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Development of a New Student Evaluation Instrument of Instructor Effectiveness in Online Courses, Fernando J. Ganivet

Examining the proximity of power structures in dystopian and anti-utopian literature, Kristina Garcia

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Twisted Straight: A Memoir, Nicholas Garnett

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Analysis of Housing Partnerships Using the Balanced Scorecard Framework, Zhayda L. Garzon

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The (Ab)use of Politics and Eroticism in the Culture of the Spanish Transition to Democracy (1975-1982), Wenceslao Gil

Effect of water on olivine single crystals plasticity, deformed under high pressure and high temperature, Jennifer Girard

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Endocrine Regulation of Dynamic Communication Signals in Gymnotiform Fish, Anna Goldina

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QCD Structure of Nuclear Interactions, Carlos G. Granados

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Space-Time Coding for Polynomial Phase Modulated Signals, Omar D. Granados

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In situ AFM Imaging of Nanoparticle- Cellular Membrane Interaction for a Drug Delivery Study, Rakesh Guduru

Extended program notes for conducting recital, Michael Guzman

Extended program notes for conducting recital, Michael Guzman

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Thermal Imaging As A Biometrics Approach To Facial Signature Authentication, Ana M. Guzman Tamayo

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Hybrid Motor Drives: Characterization and Control, Brian M. Hadley Mr.

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The Effects of Fertilization and Simulated Grazing on the Community Structure of a Seagrass Bed in South Florida, Sitti Zayda B. Halun

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The Influence of Body Size on the Ecology of Coastal Fish Predators in The Bahamas, Caroline M. Hammerschlag-Peyer

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Neural Network Based Off-line Handwritten Text Recognition System, Changan Han

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Antibacterial Proteins and Peptides in Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma Cirratum) Peripheral Blood Leukocytes, Nichole Hinds Vaughan

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Transformations of a Coffee Landscape in Southern Mexico: A Case Study of Emigration and Conservation in the Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, Emily B. Hite

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Predicting Hurricane Evacuation Decisions: When, How Many, and How Far, Lixin Huang

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Voting with their Feet: Migration, Partisanship, and Party-Safe Elections in Florida, Rezwan Hussain

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Statistical Test for Multi-dimensional Uniformity, Tieyong Hu

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Incursión en el Espacio Ontológico de las Novelas la Ninfa Inconstante de Guillermo Cabrera Infante y Todos se Van de Wendy Guerra, Rosa M. Inguanzo

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Does the Matrix Matter? A Comparison on Phenology and Habitat utilization of Two Treefrog Species in the Big Cypress National Preserve, Monica Isola

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Optimum Wireless Power Transmission for Sensors Embedded in Concrete, Shan Jiang

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Constructing a Revolutionary Narrative: Black Liberation and the Political Uses of the Past in the United States and South Africa, 1960-1975, Douglas Jones

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New American Zen: Examining American Women's Adaptation of Traditional Japanese Soto Zen Practice, Courtney M. Just

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Modeling Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks Using Game Theory, Charles A. K. Kamhoua

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Women and Development in Senegal: Microcredit and Household Well Being, Safietou Kane

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The Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer Among Multiethnic Men, Nicole Kellier

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The Impact of Likability on Memory Conformity for Images, Jenna M. Kieckhaefer

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Swimming Against the Tide: A Study of a Youth Enrichment Program Seeking to Empower Inner-City Black Youth, Jayne A. Klein

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Diversity and Knowledge in the Age of Nation-Building: Space and Time in the Thought of Yanagita Kunio, Takehiko Kojima

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Inspection of Parts with Complex Geometry and Welds with Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Srikanth Korla

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Three Essays on Entrepreneurial Motivation, Entry, Exit and Monetary Rewards, Dmitriy Krichevskiy

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The Potential Role of Environmental Exposures and Genomic Signaling in Development of Central Nervous System Tumors, Brian W. Kunkle

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Managing for Resilience: Practical Applications of Marine Science to Improve Natural Resource Management: A Case Study in the Puerto Morelos Marine Protected Area, Mark Ladd

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Hydroxyapatite-Nanotube Composites and Coatings for Orthopedic Applications, Debrupa Lahiri

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Carbon Nanotube Based Systems for High Energy Efficient Applications, Indranil Lahiri

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Color-Based Surface Reflectance Separation for Scene Illumination Estimation and Rendering, Mouncef Lahlou

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Just Sex: Sexual Ethics for Twentyfirst Century Christians, Curtis S. Lanoue

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The Adventures of James Tully, Joseph A. Lapin

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Angular Distribution of Z0 Bosons in Z+Jet Events at sqrt(S) = 7 TeV, Luis Lebolo

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Extended Program Notes for Thesis Guitar Recital, Aaron Lebos

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Integrated Assessment of Water Conservation Practices For Sustainable Management Strategies, Mengshan Lee

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Interactions of Toxic Metals with Algal Toxins Derived from Harmful Algal Blooms, Shuo Li

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An Examination of Accounting and Auditing Issues Related to Strategic Environmental Initiatives, Barri A. Litt

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Understanding China’s Climate Change Mitigation Policy Development: Structures, Processes and Outcomes, Liguang Liu

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Statistical Process Control for the Fairness of Network Resource Distribution, Qingyun Liu

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Trait Variation in an Everglades Invasive Species: Life histories, Boldness, and Dispersal in the African Jewelfish, Diana P. Lopez

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Prenatal Environmental Exposure and Neurodevelopmentally Important Gene Expression in Malformed Brain Tissue from Pediatric Intractable Epilepsy Patients, Brenda Luna

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Treefrogs in Forested Swamps at the La Selva Biological Station: Assemblage Variation through Space and Time, Vivian C. Maccachero

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Watchmen: Comics and Literature Collide, Christina Machado

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The Effects of a Positive Youth Development Intervention on Problem Behavior Outcomes, Vanessa L. Madrazo

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The 4-aza-S-ribosyl-L-homocysteine Derivatives and the Related Gamma-lactam and Azahemiacetal Analogs: Synthesis, Inhibition and Quorum Sensing Activity, Venkata L. Malladi Ms

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Community Environmental Preservation Initiatives in Borgne, Haiti, Craig J. Marcklinger

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The Effects of Dynamic Culturing Environments on Cell Populations Relevant to Heart Valve Tissue Engineering, Catalina Martinez

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Performance Enhancement In Accuracy and Imaging Time of a Hand-Held Probe-Based Optical Imager, Sergio L. Martinez

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Work Engagement as a Mediator Between Personality and Citizenship Behavior, Alejandra Matamala

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Critical Evaluation and Life Course Change: The Development of the Critical Problem-Solving Skills Scale – Qualitative Extension, Brent M. Maximin

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Performance Anxiety Amongst Middle School-Aged Wind Instrumentalists as Influenced by Variations in Delivery of Instructional Script Given by Adjudicators During Sight Reading, Jacqueline A. McAllister

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Disease and Hygiene in the Construction of a Nation: The Public Sphere, Public Space, and the Private Domain in Buenos Aires, 1871-1910, Kindon T. Meik

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A Quantitative Approach to the Organizational Design Problem, Jesus A. Mena

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Measurments of Carotenoid Levels in Human Serum and a Catalog of the Lutein Conformation Populations from Semi-empirical Calculations, Vanesa Mendez