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

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Theses/Dissertations from 2002

From Wovoka to Wounded Knee: deprivation of Sioux traditional life and the massacre of Wounded Knee in 1890, Mariangela Buch

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Environmental quality monitoring at five golf courses in Miami-Dade County, Lorna Bucknor

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Implications of adolescent development upon transracial adoptees, Anthony L. Burrow

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Social support, risk, and adjustment of immigrant preadolescents, Gastón Luis Bustos

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Florida's health care reimbursement for outpatient medical nutrition therapy, Katherine Marie Cabrera

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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

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Characterization and interactions of mercury, dissolved organic matter and organic sulfur in surface waters of the Florida Everglades, Maria Asuncion Calero Sheils

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The Adam Smith thesis, Christopher W. Calvo

Trinidad multinationals and their effect on caribbean regionalization, Dustin Cameron

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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

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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

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The effects of sexual harassment severity and organizational policy and response on juror damage awards, Stacie Ann Cass

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Effects of offering tropical fruit beverages on fluid intake of older hispanic and non-hispanic residents in a long term care facility, Raquel Castillo

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Determination of whole-body specific absorption rate (SAR) and characterization of ferris wheel radio frequency (RF) exposure system using calorimetric techniques, Subbarao V. Chebrolu

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Development of an open architecture motion control system, Peng Chen

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Multimedia presentation authoring and browsing in multimedia database systems, Xiaoming Chen

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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

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What secondary english to speakers of other languages (ESOL) teachers know about social and academic language and instructional strategies for limited english proficient students, Judy Chin

International standards and domestic compliance: the issue of child labor, Audrey Leigh Church

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Targeting of ribonucleotide reductase with 2'-Disulfide analogs of adenosine. Electronic versus steric effects in radical deoxygenation of fluorine-containing nucleosides, Dania Companioni

Archaeology; or, the school of resentment, Joan Andrée Conrad

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The construct of work commitment: testing an integrative framework, Amy Rachelle Cooper

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Fabrication considerations of a superconducting transmission line microelectromechanical switch, Alfredo Arturo Corrales

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The effect of food safety education on the knowledge attitude and behavior of foodservice workers of inner city public schools, Lillian Craggs-Dino

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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

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Teams leading teams: examining the role of leadership in multi-team systems, Leslie A. DeChurch

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Embedded heat speaders in low temperature cofired ceramic substrates, Guangnan Deng

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Chicle commercialization: institutions, sustainability and green markets, Tineke A. De Vries

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Damage assessment of various structures by hurricane Andrew using aerial photographs, Sondwip Dhar

Miami towards eco-techture, Claudia Marcela Diaz

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Use of LuxA sequences for investigation on Luciferases kinetics and characterization of luminous bacteria, Rita Di Bonito

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Immunophylogenetic aspects of a Gorgonian coral, Larry J. Dishaw

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Remote experimental station for engineering education, Muralidhar Doddapuneni

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Fault/configuration management for wireless ad-hoc network, Abhay Doshi

The effects of immediate versus delayed reinforcement on infant operant learning, Myra Duarte

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Design of a fast and resource-efficient fault management system in optical networks to suit real-time multimedia applications, Tirthankar Ghosh

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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

Examining psychosocial performance components of function addressed by Occupational Therapists in physical disabilities practice, Tracy Grimes

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

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A Musicology for Literary Language, James Gray Kane

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A real-time distributed analysis automation for hurricane surface wind observations, Sonia Otero

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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

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The maintenance of tracking : the role of organizational culture, Dora Acherman-Chor

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Boy exile turned saint: Elián Gonzalez as a contested religio-ideological symbol among cuban-american catholics, Ikam Acosta

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Students' recollections of participating in a first year residential learning community experience, Catherine A. Akens

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Influences on immigrant students' perceptions of the chances of making it in the United States, Velmarie L. Albertini

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Factors affecting BMI and hemoglobin levels of mothers and infants in Kuwait, Ahmad R. Al-Haifi

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Informational effects of assessment feedback, Andrea Allen

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The impact of dieting status and restraint on post-exercise energy intake in overweight females, Cristina Visona Andersen

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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

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Exploring therapy process and outcome in interventions that target at risk adolescents, Donette P. Archer

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A heuristic algorithm to generate test program sequences for moving probe electronic test equipment, Bertha M. Arteta

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Diet as a measure of acculturation in diabetic and non diabetic Cuban Americans, Frances Dianne Asencio

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Melt inclusions from volcan de Colima, Mexico: complex examples of magmatic differentiation, Zachary D. Atlas

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Identification of genes downstream of endothelin-3 signaling: characterization of WSB1 and SPC12, Aniveny Ayala

Understanding anuran community dynamics in temporary wetlands: the interaction and importance of landscape and biotic processes, Matthew James Baber

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New trends in health architecture for children and the effects of the built environment on young patients, Luis Felipe Barahona

New testament evidence for ordaining women in the catholic church: evaluating claims in inter insigniores and ordinatio sacerdotalis, Bertha C. Barbeite

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Mountain lake colony pinewood estate garden historic preservation, Elisabeth Matthies Barón

Parent involvement on school advisory councils: a process evaluation at the middle school level, Janis Marie Barrett

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Theorizing suburban public space in Kendall, Fabio J. Bendana

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Calle Ocho revived : artists studios commemorate the role of Cuban exiles (1960-1973) in the development of Calle Ocho, Pilar L. Benitez

Humanizing the facade of the public commercial building in a contemporary American culture, Jenny P. Bermudez

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Museum of urban development and headquarters for the planning/preservation department of the city of Miami Beach., Roberto Bezold

A descriptive study of the empowerment process of mothers of children who have disabilities, Lori Biederman-Weinstein