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

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Theses/Dissertations from 1999

Mathematical modeling of platelet deposition in arterial stenosis with major emphasis on fluid flow effects, Hoshang K. Engineer

Elementary classroom teachers' knowledge of tort liability for negligence, Aaron Lewis Enteen

Fixation of chromium and arsenic in a contaminated South Florida calcareous and organic soil mixture, with Portland cement, Jesus D. Escobar

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Trip generation study of gasoline stations with convenience market, quick service restaurant, and car wash in Miami-Dade county, Elio Roberto Espino

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A case study of a liberal Jewish day school's middle school transition, Jill Beloff Farrell

Supercritical CO₂ extraction of policyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from a contaminated soil, Oscar G. Ferreira

Performance accountability in the federal-state transportation program: factors affecting successful implementation, Mary Anne Field

A Comparison of the Academic Performance of Students with General Educational Development Credentials and High School Diplomas at a Selected Community College, Mary Etta Fisher

Risk Assessment By Using Geographic Information System and Microsoft Access Database for Hazardous Waste Generated from Communities in Bangkok and Vicinity Areas, Taweeporn Fongtong

Children"s perceptions of marital conflict, parent-child relations and anxiety in children: a proposed systemic model, Karin Galliano

An experimental petrologic study of basalts from selected formations of the deccan traps, India, Amitava Gangopadhyay

Differences in sources of assistance with activities of daily living between Black and white non-Hispanic elderly in South Florida, Antrelise Gantt

Autonomous Interpretation of Statistical Analysis For Engineering Decision Making, Marelys L. Garcia

Responses to racial segregation in a black Miami community, John Wesley Gaskin Jr.

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Omnivory and periphyton mats: uncoupling and quantifying consumer effects in the Florida Everglades, Pamela Geddes

A Change in the Weather, Randal Scott Gentry

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The perceived level of autonomy among drivers with spinal cord injuries, Alice Mary Giron

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Hardware-software integration for particle light scatter imaging, Christophe Pierre Godefroy

Managerial work roles of health care executives in the changing environment of academic medical centers, Kristina Lu Guo

Molecular characterization of free, "Trapped", and bound lipids in peat from the Florida Everglades, Neghie Hajje

Theses/Dissertations from 1998

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Circadian rhythm disruption and post-surgical recovery, Jeanne Anne Abdou

A gold sol particle immunoassay for measurement of von willebrand factor using the CA-6000 analyzer, Khaled Abu-Saif

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Equity policy, educational practice, and limited english proficient (LEP) students in two high schools in Miami, Dora Acherman-Chor

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The social development strategy of the shiites in Lebanon, Serge R. Akl

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On the accuracy of nonsurvey regional input-output multipliers : An empirical study, Pierre Kebreau Alexandre

The relationship between the teacher's experience, the teacher's college major, and the teacher's level of education in predicting classroom attitudes in high school science students, Jose M. Almeida

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A realtime internet based quality control application for hurricane surface wind observations, Luis R. Amat Jr.

Low-fat food consumption by people with diabetes decreases fat saturated fat, and cholesterol intake, Laura Marie Andreu

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An experimental study of micro-end-milling operations, Tug Tacku Arkan

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Beliefs of Icelandic elderly living in the greater Reykjavik area toward autonomy and paternalism in caregiving of the elderly, Ingibjorg Svava Asgeirsdottir

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Icelandic occupational therapists' attitudes toward educational and professional issues, Elín Ebba Ásmundsdóttir

The short reign of Sultan Osman and other stories, David Beaty

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The other side of the kitchen door: Domestic service in Lima, Peru, Elena Sabogal Bee

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Miami Interpretive Center, Raul E. Bejel

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Use of child safety seats among Mexican parents in a small south Dade community, Maria Beltran

Fostering the development of identity and intimacy during late adolescence, Alan M. Berman

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A comparison of childbirth class attendance and presence at delivery and father-infant acquaintance/attachment, Susan Diane Bernath

The potential of solid phase microextraction (spme) for the recovery of explosives followed by gas and liquid chromatographic analysis, Maohua Bi

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Factors associated with critical care nurses' communication with non-communicative patients in the ICU, Michelle Binns

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Imperial hybrids in the age of colonialism : Maintaining dominance over and negotiating desire for the native, Ronald Bolisay

Cascade artificial neural networks technique for solving ellipsometry problems, Nabil I. Boudani

The effects of biofeedback on the occurrence of urinary incontinence in patients following radical retropubic prostatectomy, Lee Ann Boyd

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Autumn raptor migration through the Florida Keys, Cindy Beth Brashear

Assessment of anxiety sensitivity in depressed, older patients and its relation to hypochondriacal concerns, Irene Maria Bravo

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Yttria stabilized zirconia buffered silicon: substrates for YBCO microwave applications, Philip D. Brown

The effectiveness of an intelligent tutoring system on the attitude and achievement of developmental mathematics students in a community college, Linda Kramer Burton

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Critical problem solving scale : creating and choosing alternative solutions, Janene R. Bussell

Love comes in at the eye, Remberto Cabrera

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Donde esten mis hijos alli que me entierren. the migration history of Aura Lila Callejas, Linda M. Callejas

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The effect of self-operated prompts on leisure participation by persons with mental retardation, Tanya Michele Camper

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The quincunx: a theory of yucatec maya indigenous identity, Juan Castillo Cocom

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Laser cooling and trapping of argon metastable atomic beam, Juan Carlos Catala

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Post-secondary access for individuals with psychological disabilities: an analysis of federal rulings and institutional philosophies, policies, and practices, John Edwards Chaffin

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Contract manager anywhere and internet-enabled database application, Yao-Jen Chang

Analytical and numerical investigations of a new turbine blade cooling method, Songphol Chattuchai

Establishment of a PCR and restriction enzyme assay for the detection of the hemochromatosis gene in normal subjects and diabetic patients, Lim Cheat Eng

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The herpetofauna of Iwokrama reserve: a comparison of sampling methods, Megan Huilan Chen

Investigation of generation-recombination noise and related processes in aluminum-gallium arsenide tegfets and hall structures with quatum wells, Yuping Chen

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The effect of cooperative learning on the attitudes toward science and the achievement of students in a non-science majors' general biology laboratory course at an urban community college, Genevieve C. Chung-Schickler

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The role of overseas Chinese investment in the emerging countries of Southeast and East Asia : a confucian model of the foreign direct investment decision making process using factors unconsidered in the west, Linda Dunn Clarke

Impossible paradise, Pete James Collins

The relationship between calling and body condition in hyla cinerea, Christy Angela Combs

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Affectivity and job satisfaction: a meta-analysis, James J. Connolly

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Occupational therapists' assessment of the caregivers of their elderly patients, Ernest Vincent Corradetti

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Comparative reproductive biology of two Florida pawpaws asimina reticulata chapman and asimina tetramera small, Anne Cheney Cox

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Content-Area teachers' perceptions of the effect of the meta training on their instructional practices, Sylvia R. Crespo

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Sensitivity and specificity of a nutrition screening tool for patients admitted to general medical and surgical services, Vanessa Cruz

Clonal diversity in populations of the seagrass thalassia testudinum in rabbit key basin, Florida bay, Jenny L. Cutler

Investigating how phosphorus controls structure and function in two Everglades wetland plant communities, Robert J. Daoust

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Determining interspecific interactions between the dominant macrophytes of tropical, atlantic seagrass meadows, Braxton C. Davis

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The contamination level of campylobacter jejuni in retail chicken quarters, Lynne Jenny Deason

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Degradation of azo dyes in aqueous solution by H2O2/Fe2+ and H2O2/Fe, Sangeeta Dhulashia

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Sorption measurements and behavior of monosodium methanearsonate and arsenic (+5) in aqueous suspensions of floridian soil fractions, George William Di Carlo

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Low vision, stimulus encoding and information processing: a characterization of performance of partially sighted users on computer-based tasks, Max A. Dixon

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Social capital and high school football: a game plan for the development of human and cultural capital, Blane R. Dobey

Three-dimensional image analysis using confocal microscopy, Sonia Duranza

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Adaptive segmenting of non-stationary signals, Christopher Albin Edmonds

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Grandfamilies--Grandchildren raised by Grandparents: Impact on students and school services, Oliver Wayne Edwards

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Pollination and breeding of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus lam.) in South Florida, Sherine El-Sawa

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Safety habits promoted by hispanic parents for school-aged and adolescent children, Mary Ellen Ernst

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Crack tip stress study for elastic-perfectly plastic materials with some applications, Ivan Enrique Esparragoza

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Integration of fault tolerance and hardware redundancy techniques into the design of mobile platforms, Miguel Angel Espina

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An assessment of nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward patients with sickle cell disease, Marie Osline Etienne

Transnational migrant media: A study of South Florida Haitian Radio, Emmanuel Eugene

The identification of specific job stressors as perceived by occupational therapists and their relationship to job strains, Heidi V. Factor

A study of the herpetofaunal assemblages in the floodplain habitats of the Kissimmee river, Christopher Jon Farrell

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Profile of planning: a study of a three year project on the implementation of collaborative library media programs, Sybil M. Farwell

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The influence of weak parental and peer attachment on academic achievement among late adolescent college students, Michael Erik Fass

Frecuency and value of role performance in the Icelandic population, Kristjana Fenger

Design, development and testing of a computerized data acquisition and control system for a nanoparticle deposition system, Guillermo De Jesus Fernandez

Caregivers description of illness in children with asthma, Carla Ianni Ferrugio

A frame analysis of the leadership styles of dental and medical school deans, Paul J. Flaer

Soil seed stocks of tropical hardwood hammocks in southern Florida : implications for restoration, Laura J. Flynn

A study of teachers' perceptions of the principal as an instructional leader: A comparative analysis of elementary, middle, and senior high school principals, Steve Gallon III

Mechanics of batch slurry mixing by means of rotating impellers in a cylindrical vessel, Victor Manuel Gamez

A study of the state-of-the-art in journalism education in the Miami-Dade county public schools, Fernando Ganivet

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Maria W. Stewart: America's first black feminist, Jennifer Anne Garcia

And A Long Slow Rain- A Novel, Howard Alan Gengarelly

Estimation of global systematic risk for securities listed in multiple markets, Gauri L. Ghai

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A sem-odb application for the western cultures database, Raquel Ghersgorin