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Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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Rainfall variability in the upper Napo River Basin, Ecuadorian Amazon, Marcelo Vicente Ayabaca

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The impact of migration and intergenerational changes on the Cuban family in the United States, Darna Aybar Guardia

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Parallel relationships, architecture and water : the urban spa, Tobi Aycock

The effects of hydroperiod on the life-history parameters of Lucania goodei (fundulidae) in the Florida Everglades, J. Shawna Baker

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An examination of Bernard Connor's The History of Poland (1698) and its depiction of the political, religious, and cultural history of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth, John Paul Bardunias

A graduate piano accompanying recital, Sara M. Barton

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Analysis and design of tall concrete buildings : an investigation regarding the use of cracked versus un-cracked moment of inertia, Anas Bataineh

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The phonological analysis of bilingual Creole/English children living in South Florida, Carolyn F. Beaubrun

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Student perceptions of the school physical fitness testing program : the Fitnessgram, Jacqueline Becker-Busha

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Navigating the past, envisioning the future : Octavia Butler's heroines, Dixie-Ann Belle

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Acculturation and Hispanic identity/ethnicity as a predictor of change on the brief situational confidence questionnaire, Simy Benchimol

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Vertical attenuation of light predicts the sequence to dawn song in a tropical forest avifuana, Karl Stephen Berg

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The design, implementation and production process of creating a viable series of Latin shows in Hollywood, Florida, Cynthia Gredel Berrios

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Mobile architecture : offering new perceptions of the city, Valeria G. Bettoli

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Palm Cottage Garden Historic Preservation, Vrushali J. Bharadwaj

Internet Protocol (IP) design and implementation for efficient mobility to devices in wireless networks, Arpit Bhatnagar

Once a Catholic : a novel in stories and poems, Mona Birch

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Occupational therapists' attitudes toward family-centered care, Elise M. Bloch

The isolation, characterization, and application of WRKY genes as useful molecular markers in tropical trees, James William Borrone

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A descriptive study of the ratio of approval to disapproval demonstrated by music teachers and classroom teachers in first, second, and third grades, Manuel Emilio Brenes

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A recital of selected repertoire for the soprano voice, Emily Brennan

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Predictors of client retention in alternative to prison substance abuse programs, Jolae Brocato

Effects of instruction on first, second and third grade children's ability to decenter when assessed on discrimination between contrasting musical characteristics, Daniel A. Brodhead

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Jump! How high?, Tracey Ann Broussard

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Improving performance of a permeable reactive barrier in the degradation of trichloroethylene using ultrasound, Jonathan A. Bulley

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Retention and special education referral practices before and after the implementation of high-stakes testing, Sue L. Buslinger-Clifford

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El discurso vindicatorio de Juan Goytisolo y Zoé Valdéz : deconstrucción y recodificación del lenguaje hegemónico, Barbara Cabana

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Linking herbivory and pollination : costs and selection implications in Centrosema virginianum Bentham (Fabaceae: papilionoideae), Yuria Cardel

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Genetic variation among cultivated selections of mamey sapote (Pouteria spp. [Sapotaceae]), Susan Carrara

An aquatic ecological risk assessment on pesticides in surface waters of the C-111 canal system and related estuarine discharge sites, John Fletcher Carriger

Lazy tongue, Teresa Carrion

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Effects of pubertal status and timing on externalizing behavior problems and anxious/depressed symptoms in a sample of adolescent girls of color, Rona Carter

Formal and harmonic analysis of Juan Crisostomo de Arriaga's Symphony in D, Jorge Castillo

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Rainbow diet : a new nutrition education tool, Maribel Cedillo

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Reading comprehension and mathematical concept acquisition through the use of math stories with bilingual children, Chan-Ho Chae

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Instrument choice of fifth grade boys and girls aural and visual preference based on presentation mode, Chadwick T. Childers

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A study of hydraulic properties of high level waste simulant, Sudhakar N. Chodavarapu

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Modification of a novel polymer with potential use in artificial heart valves : effects on hemocompatibility and mechanical properties, Tejas Dilipkumar Choksi

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The genetic characterization of populations comprising the Austronesian language family, Rachel Anne Chow

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Using neural networks for goal driven simulation, Maria F. Clavijo

Kazakhstan : a future regional and nuclear power, Francis Joseph Cline III

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Cross sections and Rosenbluth separations from kaon electroproduction on protons up to Q²=2.35 (GeV/c)², Marius Coman

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Baywalk developing landscape memory, Rebecca Agnes Conable

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Palm fuel dynamics in fire-sustained pine forests in the Florida Keys, Hillary Clare Cooley

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Principal component and second generation wavelet analysis of treasury yield curve evolution, Mark L. Copper

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Promoting community ecotourism enterprises in common property regimes : a stakeholder analysis and geographic information systems application in Ejido X-Maben in central Quintana Roo, Mexico, Melissa K. Cornejo

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Causal attributions for success or failure by passing and failing students in college algebra, Georgina Cortés Suárez

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Women graduates' academic resilience and their personal strategies for doctoral success, Alice S. Culpepper

The effects of health education on student health-related behaviors, Gertrude Nick Joseph Daquin

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Comparison of coronary heart disease risk factors in foreign-born and United States-born Afro Caribbean Americans and African Americans in South Florida, Errol Earl Davis

Dancing at the edge : confessions of a female traveler, Jeanne DeQuine

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Cubanía and Caridad : a comparative analysis of Cuban Marianism, Alma DeRojas

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A novel neural network based system for assessing risks associated with information technology security breaches, Monica DeZulueta

An in-depth analysis of the modern day trombone style of Andy Martin., David Eugene Dickey

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A methodology for formally modeling and analyzing software architecture of mobile agent systems, Junhua Ding

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Double diffusive convection during solidification of ammonium chloride - water (NH4CL-H20) mixture in a trapezoidal cavity, Ravi Kumar Duggirala

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Finite difference time domain analysis of fractal antennas used in wireless communications, Chritz Adenauer Duncan

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"Across the colour wall:" Gullah linguistic and literary representations in Dubose Heyward's Porgy, Charlene Eberly

Multi-scale spatial variation of methylxanthine alkaloids in Ilex vomitoria Ait. : from leaf to landscape, Adam Larry Edwards

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Energy-aware Ad Hoc on-demand distance vector routing protocol and optimizing the blocking problem induced in wireless Ad Hoc networks, Abdallah El Moutia

Effect of different drill bit geometries on the stability of the drilling process, Fabio Ivan Erazo

Militarization of Venezuelan politics under Hugo Chávez's government 1999-2003, Barbra Bastidas Escobar

Entre la provincia y el mundo : modernidad e innovación en la narrativa de Lino Novás Calvo, Carlos B. Espinosa Dominguez

Design and fabrication of a microelectromechanical (MEM) switch-based microwave high Tc superconductor resonator, Dane Fairweather

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Distribution and occurrence of inorganic and organic contaminants in sediments and whole fish tissue of Everglades and Biscayne National Parks, Adolfo M. Fernandez

A qualitative study of selected fourth grade teachers' perceptions of the Sunshine State standards, Annette Yvonne Fernandez

A case for the preservation of the Annamalai Hill Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, South India, Daniel S. Ferstenberg

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A Pilot Study Examining The Difference In Community Mental Health Services Users' Symptomatology and Concordance with Medication Regimens After Completion of the Quarto Adherence Therapy Intervention, Stephanie Hall Ford

A quantitative application of symbolic interactionism to advance directive completion by older adults, Lois P. Fritschi

Satisfaction guaranteed and other stories, Samantha Frye

A novel polymer heart valve : quantification of hydrodynamic function and platelet deposition, Siobhain Lynn Gallocher

Investigating a multitrophic interaction involving scale insects, (Stigmacoccus garmilleri; Hemiptera: Margarodidae), oak trees (Quercus spp.), and birds in Veracruz, Mexico, Heather Gamper

Radical-mediated desulfonylation reactions with group 14 metallo hydrides : synthesis of (a-fluoro)phosphonates and (a-fluoro)vinyl silanes, Pedro Israel Garica Jr.

Arsenic Speciation in Soils and Sediments, Myron Georgiadis

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Additive architecture, Marina Gabriella Giammattei

Assessing macular pigment optical density distribution by flicker photometry and imaging fundus reflectometry, Jorge Carlos Gibert

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The effects of varied retrieval cues on reminiscence in eyewitness memory, Julian A.E. Gilbert

The effects of a professional development course on the teaching practices of P-12 classroom teachers, Victoria Ann Giordano

Semantic distributed database management with applications to the internet dissemination of environmental data, Scott C. Graham

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Cytotoxicity and drug potentiating activity of phenylheptatriyne, Rachel Arrasmith Gray

Study of thermal expansion properties of nanocrystalline nickel oxide, Revansidha P. Gulve

An interactive 3D animation system for simulating the hurricane environment, Paresh B. Gupta

Study of BiFeO3 at high pressure and temperature, Shweta Gupta

Design and evaluation of redox proteins for applications in biosensors, Sachin Haresh Gursahani

Sexual and artistic manipulation : Elizabeth's and Leicester's key for survival in the Elizabethan era, Debbie Linda Gyenizse

Sexual and artistic manipulation : Elizabeth's and Leicester's key for survival in the Elizabethan era, Debbie Linda Gyenizse

Individual differences influencing context effects in responding to items assessing conscientiousness in a personality test, Craig D. Haas

Individual differences influencing context effects in responding to items assessing conscientiousness in a personality test, Craig David Haas

Design and fabrication of a superconducting Microelectromechanical (MEM) switchable filterbank, Drayton L. Hanna

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Information model for engineering change management, Clifford L. Panokarren

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Nico Assumpção and jazz bass improvisation, Waldir de Amorim Pinto

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Design and development of a one-degree-of-freedom force-reflecting manual controller prototype for teleoperation, Chandrasekar Reddy Puligari

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An Indexing Structure and Application Model for Vehicles Moving on Road Networks, Xiangyu Ye

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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Exclusive electrodisintegration of three-nucleon systems, Tigran Abrahamyan

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Kinetic performance : a study in portable architecture, Ernest Brian Abuin

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Management of remote field instrumentation via the Internet, Victor A. Acuña

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Identity and intimacy as predictors of adolescent adjustment, Melissa L. Adams

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Static and dynamic mechanical testing of a polymer with potential use as heart valve material, Andres Felipe Aguirre

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Nutrient cycling in Alaskan tundra in response to experimental manipulation of growing season length and soil temperature : a climate change scenario, Lorraine E. Ahlquist

Empowerment, social support, and self-esteem of parents involved in an elementary school program, Tania Alameda