Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Evaluation of the use and management of fish resources in the pachitea river basin, Peruvian Amazon, Roxanna L. Ayllon
Fear and U.S. foreign policy during the Truman administration, 1945-1952, Jessica Rose Barrella
Nonlinear quantum transport in low-dimensional electronic devices, Andres J. Barrios
The impact of the Florida state-mandated basic skills exit test at Miami-Dade Community College, Joanne Bashford
The effect of music listening maps on second grade music students' preference for and understanding of orchestral music, Michelle Beam-Barber
Association between mean residual life (MRL) and failure rate functions for continuous and discrete lifetime distributions, Leonid Bekker
The palatability of monosodium glutamate-enhanced vegetables as rated by Cuban-American older adults at a congregate meal site, Elissa A. Beltranena
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and high-performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS) for the analysis of date rape drugs, Andrew James Benson
Dietary folate intake of firefighters in Metro-Dade county and their risk for cardiovascular disease, Kathrine Berdebes
Analysis and comparison of the moral development of students required to graduate with an ethics course, Mary Feeney Bonawitz
Simulation and analysis of network traffic for efficient and reliable information transfer, Neelima Boppana
Characterization of engineered human lung tissue, Benjamin Boytor
The creation of Huey P. Newton, Melanie Brown
From Wovoka to Wounded Knee: deprivation of Sioux traditional life and the massacre of Wounded Knee in 1890, Mariangela Buch
Environmental quality monitoring at five golf courses in Miami-Dade County, Lorna Bucknor
Implications of adolescent development upon transracial adoptees, Anthony L. Burrow
Social support, risk, and adjustment of immigrant preadolescents, Gastón Luis Bustos
Florida's health care reimbursement for outpatient medical nutrition therapy, Katherine Marie Cabrera
Effects of invasive Africanized honey bees (Apis Mellifera Scutellata) on native stingless bee populations (Meliponinae) and traditional Mayan beekeeping in Central Quintana Roo, Mexico, Christine Elizabeth Cairns
Characterization and interactions of mercury, dissolved organic matter and organic sulfur in surface waters of the Florida Everglades, Maria Asuncion Calero Sheils
The Adam Smith thesis, Christopher W. Calvo
Trinidad multinationals and their effect on caribbean regionalization, Dustin Cameron
Lumps and balls in high-slump concrete: reasons and remedy, Ivan R. Canino-Vazquez
The courtyard: exploration of exterior/interior residential spaces for South Florida, Rasiel Cardentey
The seven deadly sins, Peter D. Carney
The Colombian migration to South Florida: the effect of social capital on the formation of immigrant communities, Cristyn Casey
The effects of sexual harassment severity and organizational policy and response on juror damage awards, Stacie Ann Cass
Effects of offering tropical fruit beverages on fluid intake of older hispanic and non-hispanic residents in a long term care facility, Raquel Castillo
Determination of whole-body specific absorption rate (SAR) and characterization of ferris wheel radio frequency (RF) exposure system using calorimetric techniques, Subbarao V. Chebrolu
Development of an open architecture motion control system, Peng Chen
Multimedia presentation authoring and browsing in multimedia database systems, Xiaoming Chen
Analysis of coaxial fed U-slot patch antennas using finite difference time domain method, Chandrasekhar Cherukuri
Adoption status: a risk factor or protective factor for children of divorced families, Yuan-Yu Chiang
Socio-demographic effects on native language retention for groups speaking Spanish and groups speaking Asian languages in South Florida, Yin Fong Ching
International standards and domestic compliance: the issue of child labor, Audrey Leigh Church
Archaeology; or, the school of resentment, Joan Andrée Conrad
The construct of work commitment: testing an integrative framework, Amy Rachelle Cooper
Fabrication considerations of a superconducting transmission line microelectromechanical switch, Alfredo Arturo Corrales
The effect of food safety education on the knowledge attitude and behavior of foodservice workers of inner city public schools, Lillian Craggs-Dino
Compensatory effects of parent and peer support on well-being and achievement during pre-and early adolescence, Noel Alexander Crooks
Decision-making under extreme uncertainty: rethinking hazard related perceptions and action, Nicole Dash
The causes and effects of corruption in Puerto Rico, Isabel C. Dávila
Teams leading teams: examining the role of leadership in multi-team systems, Leslie A. DeChurch
Embedded heat speaders in low temperature cofired ceramic substrates, Guangnan Deng
Chicle commercialization: institutions, sustainability and green markets, Tineke A. De Vries
Damage assessment of various structures by hurricane Andrew using aerial photographs, Sondwip Dhar
Miami towards eco-techture, Claudia Marcela Diaz
Use of LuxA sequences for investigation on Luciferases kinetics and characterization of luminous bacteria, Rita Di Bonito
Immunophylogenetic aspects of a Gorgonian coral, Larry J. Dishaw
Remote experimental station for engineering education, Muralidhar Doddapuneni
Fault/configuration management for wireless ad-hoc network, Abhay Doshi
The effects of immediate versus delayed reinforcement on infant operant learning, Myra Duarte
The effectiveness of training educators on their ability to identify function of problem behavior, Charles Dukes
Noise in gallium nitride-based quantum well structures used for nanometer devices in the frequency range 1 HZ-3 MHZ and temperature range 77K - 324K, Rolando Silvano Duran
Pediatric nurses' perception and knowledge about children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Ruth Edelstein-Friedman
Variables which predict positive functional outcomes of rehabilitation in patients recovering from stroke, Neva Eide-Corazon
D.H. Lawrence and civilization: a study of D.H. Lawrence's "leadership" novels, Aaron's rod, Kangaroo and the plumed serpent, Nader Elhefnawy
The efficacy of the Ellison model as a retention initiative for first semester freshmen, Helen Yearby Ellison
Psychosocial risk factors for eating disorders in Hispanic females of diverse ethnic background and Non-Hispanic females, Allison Faye Erb
Rethinking the social role of the Catholic Church of Cuba during the Republican period, 1902-1959, Leonardo Falcon
The impact of the 1993 Colombian health sector reform on the overall performance of the health system, Jesus D. Felizzola
Nutrient limitation of benthic primary production in the upper Florida Keys, Meredith Ferdie
American music / Cuban music: influences and connections, Carlos Fernandez
An investigation of exercise behaviors and barriers to exercise among community-dwelling adults of diverse cultural groups, Alicia Fernandez-Fernandez
Pariah, Florida: Helplessness in the Face of Bureaucracy, Madeleine Fortin
Confessions of a Cowbird, Alexandra Bartel Francischine
The Colombian migration to South Florida: expectations and experiences, Nathalia Franco
Validation study for constructing a database for Cannabis Sativa using amplified fragment length polymorphism, Sabrina Frank-DeBose
Exposure-based cognitive behavioral treatment for phobic and anxiety disorders: treatment effects and maintenance for Hispanic American relative to Euro-American youths, Rebecca M. Fuentes
Analysis of efficiency microwave power amplifier for personal communication devices, Nuttrapong Futrakul
Graduate cello recital, Marie-Elaine Gagnon
The impact of web site design and privacy practices on trust, Carlos Gandarillas
Land-cover detection and landscape structure analysis in the Pachitea Basin, Peruvian Amazon, Daniel Gann
A Tale of Two Campaigns: Political Crises and Electoral Strategies in Colombia During the Elections of Presidents Cesar Gaviria in 1990 and Ernesto Samper in 1994, Alejandro Garcia Lemos
The efficacy of folk songs versus songs composed for music education texts as determined by the primary grades music skills test scores of kindergarten and first grade students, Vivian Garcia-Saavedra
Increasing Fluid Intake in Nursing Home Residents by Offering Larger Portions with Medications, Martha Elena Georgian
Design of a fast and resource-efficient fault management system in optical networks to suit real-time multimedia applications, Tirthankar Ghosh
Interprofessional perceptions between occupational therapists and physical therapists: barriers to effective interdisciplinary team functioning, Jennifer L. Gober
Real-time protocol implementation for optimal resource utilization in multimedia transmission, Irina Gray
Caribbean businesses: a catalyst for regional integration and economic development?, Giscard Georges Guilloteau
Mermaids and fish scales, Kendra Dwelley Guimaraes
Formalizing use case diagrams in predicate transition nets, Nitin Gupta
3-D transient and steady state finite element analysis of newtonian flow in a flow cytometry, Qing Hao
A Musicology for Literary Language, James Gray Kane
A real-time distributed analysis automation for hurricane surface wind observations, Sonia Otero
Relectura del discurso novomundista de Alejo Carpentier y Abel Posse en el contexto de la nueva novela histórica, Francisco Eduardo Porrata
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
The maintenance of tracking : the role of organizational culture, Dora Acherman-Chor
Boy exile turned saint: Elián Gonzalez as a contested religio-ideological symbol among cuban-american catholics, Ikam Acosta
Students' recollections of participating in a first year residential learning community experience, Catherine A. Akens
Influences on immigrant students' perceptions of the chances of making it in the United States, Velmarie L. Albertini
Factors affecting BMI and hemoglobin levels of mothers and infants in Kuwait, Ahmad R. Al-Haifi
Informational effects of assessment feedback, Andrea Allen
The impact of dieting status and restraint on post-exercise energy intake in overweight females, Cristina Visona Andersen
Personality, motivation, and training performance of firefighter candidates, Gregory David Anderson
Development and assessment of a method to estimate meal intake of nursing home residents, Yvette Nicola Andrews
Exploring therapy process and outcome in interventions that target at risk adolescents, Donette P. Archer