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Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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Characterizations of the Major Coral Diseases of the Philippines: Ulcerative White Spot Disease and Novel Growth Anomalies of Porites, Longin T. Kaczmarsky

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Relations Between Acculturation And Alcohol Use Among International Students, Ananth Kanaparthi

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Roof and Wall Vents Study under Simulated Hurricane Winds, Peeyush S. Kawade

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Synthetic Studies of Azulenyl and Pseudoazulenyl Nitrones, Amolkumar Kolhe

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From Stability to Insurgency: The Root and Proximate Causes of the September 2002 Civil War in Cote d'Ivoire, Bertin K. Kouadio

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Comparative Administrative Reform: The Rhetoric and Reality of the Civil Service Reform Programs in Uganda and Tanzania, Genevieve Enid Kyarimpa

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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Based Air Interfaces and Multiple Input Multiple Output Techniques in Cooperative Satellite Communications for 4th Generation Mobile Systems, Yuri Labrador

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Environment, Culture, and Medicinal Plant Knowledge in an Indigenous Amazonian Community, Christine Labriola

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Effects of Repeated Readings on Reading Abilities of English Language Learners with Specific Learning Disabilities, Katrina G. Landa

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Absolute Configuration and Biosynthesis of Pahayokolide A from Lyngbya sp. Strain 15-2 of the Florida Everglades, Li Liu

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An Integrated Flow and Transport Model to Study the Impact of Mercury Remediation Strategies for East Fork Poplar Creek Watershed, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Stephanie Long

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Interactions between Endothelin Receptor B and Transcription Factors Sox10 and Pax3 in the Melanocyte Lineage, Marcia Lowenstein

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The Development of an Optimized System of Narcotic and Explosive Contraband Mimics for Calibration and Training of Biological Detectors, Michael S. Macias

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Does Hope Matter? The Influence of Dispositional Hope on Persistence in a Developmental Writing Course, Stephen S. Madison

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Attitudes towards the Marine Environment and Implications for Marine Resource Management in Seward, Alaska, Meredith Ann Marchioni

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Eulerian-Lagrangian Two Phase Debris Flow Model, Cora E. Martinez

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The Impact of a Family Home-learning Program on levels of Parental/Caregiver Efficacy, Tomasine A. Morrison

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Seed Dispersal and Reproduction Patterns Among Everglades Plants, Ronald E. Mossman

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A Precise Measurement of the Two-Photon Exchange Effect, Maryam Moteabbed

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The Effects of the Use of Technology In Mathematics Instruction on Student Achievement, Ron Y. Myers

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Elemental Analysis of Glass and Ink by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Benjamin E. Naes

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Integrated Surface-Ground Water Modeling in Wetlands With Improved Methods to Simulate Vegetative Resistance to Flow, Mauro Nalesso

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The Effectiveness of Explicit Individualized Phonemic Awareness Instruction By a Speech-Language Pathologist to Preschool Children With Phonological Speech Disorders, Susan L. Nullman

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Maltreatment, Psychiatric Symptoms and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Sexual Transmitted Infection Risk Behavior Among Youth with Alcohol and Other Drug Use Problems: A Person-Centered Analysis, Assaf Oshri

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The Experiences of Cuban American Women Attending a Hispanic Serving Institution and the Influences on Identity Development, Veronica Lynn Owles

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How People Resolve Dilemmas: An Elicitation Method for Subjective Decision Factors, Chen-Kuo Pai

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The Relationship between Classroom Interactions and Exclusionary Discipline as a Social Practice: A Critical Microethnography, Debra M. Pane PhD

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A Methodological Framework for Modeling Pavement Maintenance Costs for Projects with Performance-based Contracts, Kamalesh Panthi

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Rigid and Non-rigid Point-based Medical Image Registration, Nestor Andres Parra

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The Effect of Cognitive Load on Deception, Terri Patterson

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Think Before You Eat: Calories and Exercise Equivalents Presented on Menus at Point-of-Choice, Charles Stuart Platkin

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Optimization of Meshfree Method with Distance Fields using Localized Solution Structure and Radial Basis Function Collocation Method, Sudhir Reddy Posireddy

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Effective Reconfigurable Antenna Designs to Enhance Performance and Enable Wireless Powering, Shishir S. Punjala

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Diatom-Based Paleolimnological Reconstruction of Quaternary Environments in a Florida Sinkhole Lake, Amanda Kay Quillen

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May-SHEE-Ka from Atzlan for Large Orchestra and (SATB) Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Choir, Jaime Salvador Reveles

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Soviet and Western Bloc Competition in the Less Developed World and the Collapse of Détente, Douglas Rivero

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A Study of the Relationship between Employee Virtuality and Technology Deviance as Mediated by Leadership and Employee Perceptions, Silvia Salas

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The Effect of male-male competition and its Underlying Regulatory Mechanisms on the Electric Signal of the Gymnotiform fish Brachyhypopomus gauderio, Vielka Lineth Salazar

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Seismic Performance of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer-Concrete Pier Columns, Yilei Shi

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Improving Novice Analyst Performance in Modeling the Sequence Diagram in Systems Analysis: A Cognitive Complexity Approach, Thant Sin

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Risk Based Post Closure Care Analysis for Florida Landfills, Banu Sizirici Yildiz

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The Role of Splicing Factors and Small Nuclear RNAS in Spliceosomal Formation, Jason Andrew Somarelli

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In Vivo Characterization of Myocardial Tissue Post Myocardial Infarction Using Combined Fluorescence and Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy, Yalin Ti

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The Use of a Computer Graphic Organizer for Persuasive Composition Writing by Hispanic Students with Specific Learning Disabilities, Caridad H. Unzueta

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Estrogen and Lithium: Facilitating Factors Involved in Brain Cell Signaling Pathways, James J. Valdes

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Ranked Search on Data Graphs, Ramakrishna R. Varadarajan

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Investigation of molecular mechanisms of lkb1 function in dictyostelium development and stress responses and the function of superoxide dismutase c (sodc) in chemotaxis, Sudhakar Veeranki

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Algorithms for Scheduling Parallel Batch Processing Machines with Non-Identical Job Ready Times, Mario César Vélez Gallego

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Diversity Patterns of Amphibians in Lowland Amazonian Forests in Southeastern Peru, Rudolf von May

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Quantitative Diatom-Based Reconstruction of Paleoenvironmental Conditions in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay, U.S.A., Anna Honorata Wachnicka

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Energy-Efficient Self-Organization of Wireless Acoustic Sensor Networks for Ground Target Tracking, Malaka J. Walpola

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Chlorine Contribution to Quantitative Structure and Activity Relationship Models of Disinfection By-Products' Quantum Chemical Descriptors and Toxicities, Fang Wang

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Motion Correction Algorithm of Lung Tumors for Respiratory Gated PET Images, Jiali Wang

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A Thermally Wavelength-tunable Photonic Switch Based on Silicon Microring Resonator, Xuan Wang

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Three Essays on Asset Pricing, Zhiguang Wang

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Stereotype Threat and the Standardized Testing Experiences of African American Children at an Urban Elementary School, Martin J. Wasserberg

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Managing Small-Medium Cities in a Time of Globalization: Experiences and Evidence from Florida’s Public Managers, Nadine V. Wedderburn

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Parent Emotional Functioning, Parent Responsiveness, and Child Adjustment, Melody Whiddon

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Emotional Intelligence and Leadership in Organization: A Meta-analytic Test of Process Mechanisms, Daniel S. Whitman

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Optimization Models for Selecting Bus Stops for Accessibility Improvements for People with Disabilities, Wanyang Wu

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Resource Management and Optimization in Wireless Mesh Networks, Xiaowen Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Anti-Quorum Sensing Agents from South Florida Medicinal Plants and their Attenuation of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pathogenicity, Allison L. Adonizio

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Modified continuous ant colony algorithm for function optimization, Alexandre Aidov

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The Fullness of time, Kevin Allen

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Small sample confidence intervals for the mean of a positively skewed distribution, Cherylyn Almonte

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Evaluating the effectiveness of signal timing optimization based on microscopic simulation evaluation, Patricio Alvarez Mendoza

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Synthesis of copper carbon nanotube composite and its electrical conductivity measurement, Sushma Amruthaluri

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The impact of standards-based practices in mathematics on the achievement of low-performing students, Marcus V. Anglin

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Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of Fluid Flow and Solute Transport in Karst Aquifers, Shadab Anwar

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I want out of the labels : how Chuck Palahniuk's characters challenge the dominant discourse, Jose Antonio Aparicio

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Essays on the Impact of Stakeholders' Sentiment on the Financial Decision Making Process, Aravinthan Arunachalam

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An Examination of Lotka’s law in the Field of Library and Information Studies, Consuella Antoinette Askew

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Conceptualizing American power and security in a post-9/11 security context : conflict, resistance, and global security, 2001-present, Marvin Astrada

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Workplace accommodations : potential moderators of perceived fairness, Veronica Wenette Averhart

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Buddhism and its relation to women and prostitution in Thai society, Sandra Avila

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Perceptions of Underprepared Community College Students regarding their Educational Achievement, Peter Barbatis

Apple, Jennifer Bartman

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Investigation of particle identification methods for the analysis of the photoproduction of neutral kaons on a liquid deuterium target, Brian Beckford

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Investigating the origin of PM2.5 in Baltimore using highly time-resolved organic molecular markers measured during the Baltimore PM-supersite, Anna R. Bernardo-Bricker

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Predicting delay reductions from freeway traffic diversion for incident management, Jie Bian

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Numerical groundwater flow modeling in the Wakal River basin, India, Himadri Biswas

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Biohazard neutralization based on lipid technology, Edelmira Bosques

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Melanocytes in the developing and adult atrioventricular valves of the murine heart, Flavia Carneiro Brito

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Global Factors Affecting Women's Participation in Leadership, Amanda M. Bullough

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Growth of uniform cobalt nano magnetic dots on titanum dioxide surface, En Cai

Same sex sexual harassment : perceptions of female-female sexual harassment, Mariana E. Carlucci

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Assessing Administrative and Political Factors in Implementing a Living Wage Ordinance, Teodoro Enrique Carrasco

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Elemental Analysis of Biological Matrices by Laser Ablation High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-HR-ICP-MS) and High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (HR-ICP-MS), Waleska Castro

Intravenous oxygenator : enhancement of surface properties to minimize bubble size, Laura Elizabeth Causey

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El paradigma ético de la escritura martiana : desbordes de la modernidad, Carlos E. Cenzano

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Mechanical properties of self-consolidating concrete with pozzolanic materials, Indra Prasad Chapagain

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Development of lead-free thick film resistor, Xudong Chen

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An Autoregressive Conditional Filtering Process to remove Intraday Seasonal Volatility and its Application to Testing the Noisy Rational Expectations Model, Jang Hyung Cho

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Modified predator-prey (MPP) algorithm for single-and multi-objective optimization problems, Souma Chowdhury

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Improving concept learning in green building by addressing students' learning styles and prior knowledge, Sreelatha Chunduri

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Development and evaluation of a catheter deliverable artificial aortic heart valve prosthesis and delivery system, Thomas Edward Claiborne III

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The Lone Palm, Joe Clifford

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Rich and poor, white and black, slave and free : the social history of Cuba's tobacco farmers, 1763-1817, Charlotte A. Cosner

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Hello, Clothing, Phillip Scott Cunningham

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Quantifying the effects of temperature and concentration on variable-density flow in numerical modeling of groundwater systems : implications for predictive uncertainty and data collection, Alyssa Marie Dausman