Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Essays on the determinants of private investment : the effects of relative price uncertainty and political instability, Monica Escaleras
Three studies of natural xanthophylls, Valerie Etienne-Leveille
Mexico and "Nuestra tercera raíz" : ideology, history identity and two towns of Veracruz, Richard Fantina
The incremental validity of context-specific versus broad characteristics in international assignments, Julio Fernandez de Cueto
Academic orientations of African-American adolescents in Miami-Dade County, Paula Beatriz Fernández
Folate supplementation and coronary heart disease risk in subjects with type-2 diabetes, Casie L. Fondren
The politics of professional sports facility subsidies in Florida, Sean Daniel Foreman
A study of Guaymi and Tico Homegardens In Southern Costa Rica, Anne Frances
External validation of comorbid patterns of anxiety disorders in youth, Ximena Franco
Correlates of Boater Knowledge and Views Regarding the Florida Manatee and Manatee Related Issues, Judith Futerfas
Assessment of monitored natural attenuation as a remedial option at Savannah River site's sanitary landfill using the biochlor model, Srinivasa Rao Gadiparthi
The effects of an occupational health promotion program for Hispanic older adults, Ana Carolina Garcia
A Follow-Up Outcome Evaluation of Independent Living Services for Foster Care Youth, Savvas Daniel Georgiades
Characterizing fracture distribution in layered rocks using geographic information system-based techniques, Kajari Ghosh
Speaker Recognition Using Multiple Parametric Self-Organizing Maps, Pablo Gomez
Revitalization of Istanbul City Walls : design of a museum at the Seven Towers Fortress, Esra Gunay
Effects of periodic acceleration (pGz) on nitric oxide during resuscitation in anesthetized pigs, Ingrid M. Gunnlaugsson
Capillary siphons and their application in the fuel delivery system of direct methanol fuel cells, Zhen Guo
Structure-based modeling of head-related transfer functions towards interactive customization of binaural sound systems, Navarun Gupta
Computational fluid dynamics on microcarrier design in tissue enginneering [sic], Ronald A. Gutierrez
Changes in Black locational attainment from 1990 to 2000 in Miami-Dade County, Yuan Hao
Effects-based operations : harnessing the power of technology, Jon Mark Harrington
A graduate piano recital, Michael A. Harris
Feminism and fatherhood : models of fathers in African-American women's novels, Jeff Harrison
On the Development of an Automated Design Procedure to Design Optimal Robots, Edward William Mebarak
Columbian society in the 1990s : fragmentation, legitimacy, and efficiency, Luis Javier Orjuela
A mathematical resolution to log transformations and the binning effect in applied processing of data in flow cytometry, Vidal J. Patricio
Previous Holocaust Experiences Continue to Affect Food Attitudes in Survivors, Amy Joyce Sindler
Ficción de Racionalidad: La memoria como operador mítico en las estéticas polares de Jorge Luis Borges y José Lezama Lima, José R. Vilahomat
A graduate piano recital, Shih-Ying Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
An examination of the possible consolidation of African American political power through selective migration, Brian Dean Abramson
Solving the mystery of Guanxi-a sociological explanation of social exchange and social networking in Guanxi practice, Sara Zhang Abramson
D1S80 DNA profiling in five African populations, Leslie R. Adrien
Deadlift, John Mitchell Alderman
Sugar and coffee: a history of settler agriculture in nineteenth-century Liberia, William Ezra Allen
A practical system for hands-off computer interaction based on electromyogram (EMG)/eye gaze tracking (EGT), Eyhab Hamdi Al-Masri
Community-based older adults' perceptions of factors that influence successful aging in place, Michele Rosemarie Alonso
The origin, phylogenetics and natural history of darwiniothamnus (Asteraceae: Astereae), an endemic shrub of the Galapagos Islands, Nicole Genet Andrus
Boundary : an exploration of architecture's power to mark a boundary, Ramon A. Arbesu
Design of a dynamic e-commerce system with engineering applications, Ravi Kishan Arikere
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