Theses and Dissertations produced by graduate students at Florida International University.

Follow


Theses/Dissertations from 2006

PDF

Syntheses of aza analogs of kainoids, Mingping Di

PDF

A framework for transforming, analyzing, and realizing software designs in unified modeling language, Zhijiang Dong

PDF

The role of amplicon length heterogeneity-polymerase chain reaction in microbial community profiling and presumptive testing of bioagents, Melissa S. Doud

PDF

The development of molecular markers for use across all plant species using expressed sequence tags, Stephanie Douglas

PDF

Florida Pure, Lauren A. Doyle

PDF

Context-aware data caching for mobile computing environments, Stylianos Drakatos

MAPS OF EXODUS, Jill Marie Drumm

PDF

Paleoenvironmental Implications of the Indidura Formation (Cenomanian/Turonian), Northeastern Mexico: a High Resolution Stratigraphic Study, Fabian Duque-Botero

PDF

Origin of the Grande Ronde Formation flows, Columbia River Flood Basalt Group, Sedelia Rodriguez Durand

Adherence in family cognitive behavioral therapy among youths with anxiety disorders, Marielle V. Duverge

PDF

Biochemical characterization of mammalian high mobility group protein A2, Lorraine Katy Edwards

Identity and the seduction of desire : the films of David Cronenberg, Ingrid Fernandez

The role of ErbB3 in melanocyte development, Irina Fernandez

Horizontal-slot-based structures, applications and coupling, Ange Marie Patricia Fièvre

Extended program notes for lecture/recital : the expansion of percussive writing in modern day wind ensemble repertoire, Teresa Flores

Forensic analysis of latex paint by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, Joseph V. Gagnon

Theological reflection at work : a phenomenological study of learning processes, Suzanne J. Gallagher

PDF

Supplemental instruction, study habits, and the community college student, Eileen Garcia

Y-chromosome polymorphisms in the Himalayas, Tenzin Gayden

PDF

Improving civil jury decision-making : evidentiary and procedural issues, Julian A. Gilbert

Statistical inferences about the logistic and log-logistic distributions, Shengru Guo

In vitro oxidative folding of hen egg white lysozyme, a disulfide containing protein using small molecule aromatic thiols, Minakshi Gurbhele

The relationship of managers' self-reported leadership practices and their spirituality, Sahadeo P. Hariprasad

Multi-elemental fingerprinting of crude oils and oil derivatives using gas chromatography with atomic emission detection, Patricia Harrison

An analysis of student and instructor perceptions of students' writing skills at the university level, Gail L. Hart

PDF

Patterns in belowground primary productivity and belowground biomass in marshes of the Everglades' oligohaline ecotone, Gregory M. Juszli

PDF

Soot Measurements in Steady and Pulsed Ethylene/Air Diffusion Flames Using Laser-Induced Incandescence, Hayri Serhat Sapmaz

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

PDF

Cultural influences : visual traces of the Cuban community in Hialeah, José Antonio Aguada

PDF

Analysis of fractured terrain using remote sensing and geographic information systems : establishing a correlation between fracture network properties and vegetation, Sumanjit Aich

PDF

An investigation of the effects of a school-based intervention on feelings of personal expressiveness in multi-problem adolescent youth, Richard E. Albrecht

PDF

Evoking non-repertory verbal behavior across operant classes : the effects of motor echoic sign language training within the context of a motivating operation, Karelix Alicea

PDF

Oman's foreign policy : foundations and practice, Majid Al-Khalili

Treason and trial : consuetudines and law in the romances of Chrétien de Troyes and the lais of Marie de France, Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

PDF

Children's learning of anxiety sensitivity : a preliminary study using a sample of youths referred for anxiety disorders, Claudia I. Alvarez de Lugo

Poetica de la brevedad en Borges, José O. Alvarez

PDF

Cultural identity in landscape architecture, renovation of Managua's lakeside, Julio Alvarez

PDF

How monuments shape urban identity, John O. Angée

Nano-grids of Yeast Cytochrome C, Human Arjomandi

[ redacted ], Iyad Z. Awadallah

Information systems to support decision-making in construction owner organizations : a data warehousing approach, Salman Azhar

PDF

Screening of pharmaceuticals and other pollutants of concern by a combination of chemical and biological methods, Arlette Azua

The effectiveness of an enhanced congnitive behavioral intervention in improving behavioral outcomes related to HIV prevention, Veda Bailey

PDF

Shoot architecture and growth in the south Florida wet prairie macrophyte, Eleocharis cellulosa, Shanaz Baksh

PDF

Relative basicities of free base porphyrins : understanding the role of macrocyclic distortion, Maria Ballester

PDF

Resources use and conservation attitudes of local people in the Western Terai landscape, Nepal, Nabin Baral

PDF

The international legal thought of Carl Schmitt : towards a critique of the contemporary international order, Alex D. Barder

Planning of schools as communities, Agustin J. Barrera

PDF

Transitional areas between public and private space, Hernan Beillard

The emergence of a mass community-based ecotourism theme park : the case of Ejido Chacchoben, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Christine M. Beitl

PDF

Conservation ecology of amphibians and reptiles in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica : forest fragmentation and long term population change, Kristen E. Bell

Essays on international macroeconomics and conflict analysis, Prasad Sankar Bhattacharya

PDF

Sustaining culture through architecture : how can local, vernacular architectural principles be adapted to contemporary design in a village in Guyana, Davina Peters Bittner

The impact of solid and liquid wastes from a rural town on the Chorobamba River Oxapampa, Peruvian Amazon, Andrea Blanco

Elastic modulus study of gold thin film for use as an actuated membrane in a superconductive radio frequency (RF) MicroElectroMechanical (MEM) switch, Albert Bogozi

Washashores, Lynn Kiele Bonasia

PDF

Dynamics of canopy cover in a wet forest in Costa Rica, Carolina Brinez

PDF

Quality of student involvement and college contribution toward development of traditional and nontraditional undergraduate students, Dawn Marie Broschard

PDF

Evaluating a participatory approach to diversity training with multicultural counseling trainees, Jenean Brown

Parent's emotional expressiveness and child, parent, and family functioning, Jessica Bryson

PDF

On the developmental continuity/discontinuity of early adolescent patterns of racial identity salience : relations with later identities and psychosocial adjustment, Anthony L. Burrow

PDF

Optimization of waiting time at toll plazas, Arvind Kumar Busam

PDF

How diagnoses of comorbid disorders are associated with treatment entry, treatment completion and alcohol use severity among adolescents in a substance abuse treatment program, Holly Ann Buss

PDF

Research on the influence of behavioral forces that motivate trader behavior and sentiment- a prospect theory exegesis, Deanne Butchey

A recital of works for cello and piano, Anna Callner

Chords, John Camacho

PDF

Relationship between a middle school band director's attire and incidences of student off-task behaviors in the classroom, Josephine Camacho

PDF

Do developmental assessments impact parental stress?, Ivy Campos

Effectiveness of the teaching enrichment activities to minorities (TEAM) program at increasing underrepresented students in gifted programs, Lisette Teresa Camps

PDF

Characterization of cerebral blood flow response to traumatic brain injury in an animal model using SPECT., Michael Capille

PDF

Paleolimnological investigation of recent sediments from Lake Monroe, Florida, USA., Bryan P. Carroll

The performing arts are in need of entertainment to survive as a business, Carlos Castro

A graduate piano recital, Ramon E. Catalan

The vulnerability of aquatic systems of the Upper Napo River Basin (Ecuadorian Amazon) to human activities, Jorge Emilio Celi-Sangurima

PDF

The thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of protein folding, Prem P. Chapagain

PDF

Technology professional development for principals : impact on the integration of technology in elementary schools, Tarek Chebbi

Interval estimation and point estimation for the location parameter of the three-parameter Weibull distribution, Dongming Chen

PDF

A definition and measure of workflow modularity, Dawn-Marie Chin

Elementary school student beliefs about the causes of success and failure in music instruction, Eddy Ciné

PDF

The impact of information technology on organizations : a study of enterprise resource planning system influences on job design and organizational culture, Susan Yvonne Clemmons

The composition, a chamber opera, Paul Clem

PDF

Evaluation of field sampling and analysis methods for fire investigation including electronic noses and adsorption sampling/gas chromatography mass spectrometry, Laura Conner

Patronage and bribery in sixteenth-century Peru : the government of Viceroy Conde del Villar and the visita of licentiate Alonso Fernández de Bonilla, Luis Miguel Costa

PDF

The analogy of skin in architecture revisited, Rene Croteau

PDF

Analyzing characteristics of Java classes as related to implementation-based testing, David C. Crowther

A study of Spanish nominal ellipsis, Maria Victoria Cubau

PDF

Phenology, sexual reproduction, and the factors affecting sexual reproduction of the marine angiosperm, Thalassia testudinum, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), Kevin M. Cunniff

PDF

The analytical determination of the uniqueness and persistence of the volatile components of human scent using optimized collection methods, Allison Marsh Curran

PDF

Spectroscopic, electrochemical and mass spectrometric investigation of anion binding by tripodal molecular receptors, Richild Alecia Currie

PDF

The political party system and democratic crisis in Bolivia, Jennifer Marie Cyr

Anton Bruckner's Requiem in D Minor (1849)-a critical examination, Georgi Danchev

The role of repeated attitudinal expressions in predicting juror behavior, Erin Michelle Danielsen

PDF

Practical secure information flow in programming languages, Zhenyue Deng

PDF

Autonomy and authority in the lives of children who work as domestic servants in Ghana, Cecilia Nana Derby

PDF

Optimal image deconvolution by range and noise moment constraints, Angelica Maria Diaz

Eyewitness decision-making with showups : probative or perilous?, Jason James Dickinson

PDF

Effect of scaling on hydraulic conductivity in a Karst Aquifer, Vincent J. DiFrenna

PDF

Factors affecting the alignment of grades and reading scores for third grade students on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Kristine L. Dittmar

PDF

Effect of blood flow patterns on localized platelet adhesion under physiologic flow conditions using two-dimensional and three-dimensional stent models - an experimental and computational approach, Nandini Duraiswamy

An investigation of parents' and children's beliefs of early literacy acquisition from a cross-cultural perspective, Althea Duren

PDF

Perceived energy expenditure for physical activity in male and female adults, Su-Nui Escobar