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Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Predictors of English Reading Comprehension and Performance in College-level Composition among Generation 1.5 Students, Ildiko Barsony

Exploratory Assessment of Roadway Infrastructure Adaptation to the Impacts of Sea-level Rise, Mostafa Batouli

Trinucleotide Repeat Instability is Modulated by DNA Base Lesions and DNA Base Excision Repair, Jill M. Beaver

Potential Effects of Chemical Contamination on South Florida Bonefish Albula vulpes, Christine P. Beck

History, Identity Politics and Securitization: Religion's Role in the Establishment of Indian-Israeli Diplomatic Relations and Future Prospects for Cooperation, Michael Mclean Bender

A Second Universe, Emily A. Benson

Predictors of Adherence, Withdrawal Symptoms and Changes in Body Mass Index: Finding from the First Randomized Smoking Cessation Trial in a Low-income Country Setting, Ziyad Ben Taleb

Enhancing Algal Biomass and Lipid Production through Bacterial and Fungal Co-Culture, Erwin David Berthold

Using Task Analysis to Improve Procedural Thinking Skills of Students with Disabilities in the Art Classroom, Josefina M. Beyra

Outcomes of Transition to Adult HV Care in Perinatally HIV-infected Young Adults, Susan Biersteker

Design and synthesis of novel Azasteroids and Pseudoazulenyl nitrones, Nagaraju Birudukota

Identity and Boundaries, Shakespeare and Beyond [Panel 1], Heather Blatt, Kristen Navarro, Cristina Rosell, and Catherine Judd

Influence of Experimental Sheet Flow on Aquatic Foods Webs of the Central Everglades, Sarah C. Bornhoeft

Investigating Sub-tropical Community Resistance and Resilience to Climate Disturbance, Ross E. Boucek

Slimming Down: Why not feed your need to weed?, Valerie L. Boulos, Judy Born, Alicia K. Long, and Ying Zhang

Use-Driven Acquisitions Planning for the SUS Libraries: Here We Go Again, Valerie L. Boulos, Steven Carrico, Rebecca Donlan, and Shari Johnson

Sexual health promotion programming for youth in or at-risk for foster care: Improving knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors., Maya Boustani

Beyond Special and General Education as Identity Markers: The Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Preservice Teachers’ Understanding of The Effects of Intersecting Sociocultural Identities, Mildred Boveda

Motivating Students Who Struggle with Math Achievement, Martha E. Brackett

You're Suing Me? Best Fair Use & Copyright Practices, Stephanie Brenenson, Sarah J. Hammill, Valerie L. Boulos, Jamie Rogers, Stephen Thomson Moore, and Brandie Thomas

Appendix 2: Water Quality Monitoring Project for Demonstration of Canal Remediation Methods Florida Keys- Report #1: Canal Water Characterization, Henry O. Briceño

Appendix 1 to Report 1, Henry O. Briceño and Alexandra Serna

Water Quality Monitoring Project for Demonstration of Canal Remediation Methods Florida Keys, Henry O. Briceño and Alexandra Serna

Water Quality Monitoring Project for Demonstration of Canal Remediation Methods, Florida Keys- Project Summary, Henry O. Briceño and Alexandra Serna

Water Quality Monitoring Project for Demonstration of Canal Remediation Methods Florida Keys- Report #3: Canal Water Characterization Before Remediation and Monitoring After Remediation, Henry O. Briceño and Alexandra Serna

Water Quality Monitoring Program for Islamorada, Village of Islands, Florida Keys- Preliminary Report #1: Canal Water Characterization and Monitoring, Henry O. Briceño, Alexandra Serna, Michael Absten, Sandro Stumpf, and James Duquesnel

Water Quality Monitoring Project for Demonstration of Canal Remediation Methods Florida Keys- Preliminary Report #3: Assessment of Canal Remediation Methods Canal using Water Quality Data Before and After Remediation, Henry O. Briceño, Alexandra Serna, Florida International University, Sandro Stumpf, and James Duquesnel

Water Quality Monitoring Project for Demonstration of Canal Remediation Methods Florida Keys- Report of activities: September 7th, 2016, Henry O. Briceño, Alexandra Serna, Sandro Stumpf, James Duquesnel, and Michael Absten

Brain Networks Supporting Literacy Development, Iris J. Broce

Mathematics Instruction for Young Children, Drenee M. Bryant

Embedded Graphical User Control Interface for an Advanced Battery Management System, Nicole C. Bugay

Medicinal Plants of Trinidad and Tobago: Selection of Antidiabetic Remedies, Angelle L. Bullard-Roberts

Meaning Negotiated Through Independently-Written Summaries and Oral Academic Conversations: Enhancing Comprehension of Science Text by Ninth-Grade, English Learners, Edward C. Burke

Fair Use and Academic Libraries, Enrique Caboverde III

Public Middle School English Teachers Using LGBT Discriminatory District Curriculum “Multicultural” Guide, Ruben A. Caceres

Task Performance for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Kari A. Camacho

Optimizing Main Memory Usage in Modern Computing Systems to Improve Overall System Performance, Daniel Jose Campello

Second Language Learners’ Performance on Non-Isomorphic Cross-Language Cognates in Translation, Carlos I. Canizares

Relevance is in the Eye of the Beholder: Design Principles for the Extraction of Context-Aware Information, Arturo Castellanos

Identity and Politics in Shakespeare, Cervantes, and Calderon, Richard Castells, Tugba Sevin, Rachel N. Jones-Summan, and Ricardo E. Castells

Students with Physical Disabilities - Reflections on their Experiences with Work Preparation Programs, Services and Accommodations in a Higher Education Institution, Claudia Castillo

Dissecting the Relationship Between Allatotropin Signaling and Juvenile Hormone Synthesis in Aedes Aegypti, John S. Castillo

Management Optimization of Energy Consumption Reduction for Residential Hot Water, Francesco Cataldi

DNA Aptamer Confirmation and Utilization for the Cyanotoxin, Cylindrospermopsin, Diane M. Catlin

Fragile Habitat: South Miami Dade Community Conversations for Miami’s Future, Daniella Levine Cava, April Merleaux, Martha Schoolman, and Xavier Cortada

Hurricane Preparedness in a Construction Site: a Framework to Assess the Construction Companies’ Current Practices, MICHELLE S. CHAVEZ

Advanced Electrode Materials by Electrostatic Spray Deposition for Li-ion Batteries, Chunhui Chen

Writing The Literature Review Section: Teaching Undergraduate Psychology Students Scientific Writing, Hung-Tao Chen

Characterization of Interaction Between Brevetoxin and Its Native Receptor and Identification of the Role of Brevetoxin in Karenia brevis, Wei Chen

A Framework for Recommending Signal Timing Improvements Based on Automatic Vehicle Matching Technologies, Xuanwu Chen

Government Capacity and the Acquisition, Implementation, and Impact of ARRA Funds, NakHyeok Choi

Wide-Area Time-Synchronized Closed-Loop Control of Power Systems And Decentralized Active Distribution Networks, Mehmet Hazar Cintuglu

Proceedings of The 15th Annual South Florida Education Research Conference, College of Education, Florida International University

The Politics and Poetics of Environmental Crisis, Craig E. Colten, Danielle L. Georges, and Jorge Rigau

Determination of Human Scent Biomarkers for Race, Ethnicity and Gender, Lauren J. Colόn Crespo

Self-Regulatory Skills to Enhance Academic Success, Nidia A. Cooper

Analysis of Improvised Explosives by Electrospray Ionization - Mass Spectrometry and Microfluidic Techniques, Inge Corbin

Authentic Servant-Leadership Exemplified by Early Childhood Educator David Lawrence Jr.: A Case Study, Blanca Correa-Cespedes

Optimizing the Genetic Toolkit for Aedes Aegypti Using Targeted Integration of Recombination Sites, Ileana Daniela Corsi

AN EMOTIONAL LEXICON FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: Wonder, Denial, Disappointment, Grief, and Hope, Xaviar Cortada, Mark Rowlands, Elizabeth Doud, and Catherine Newell

Response to Daniel Skidmore-Hess On the “Bankruptcy of Liberalism and Social Democracy in the Neoliberal Age”, Ronald W. Cox

Trump’s Ponzi Scheme Victory, Ronald W. Cox

US Foreign Policy, Business NGOs and Low-Intensity Democracy, Ronald W. Cox

Anxiety and Callous-Unemotional Traits: Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Others' Distress, Kathleen I. Crum

Classically Cuban Concert 2016, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Classically Cuban Concert- A Century of Cuban Music, 1840–1940, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Contemporary Cuban Poets and Narrators- A Look at the Circle of Otherness Pt. 1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Contemporary Cuban Poets and Narrators- A Look at the Circle of Otherness Pt. 2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cubanness in the Lyrics of the Guaracha- National Identity beyond Appearances: Part 1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cubanness in the Lyrics of the Guaracha- National Identity beyond Appearances: Part 2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Socialism and the Challenges of the Contemporary World Pt.1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Socialism and the Challenges of the Contemporary World Pt.2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuban Socialism and the Challenges of the Contemporary World Pt.3, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuba's Demographic Challenges- Aging, Migration, and the Economy Part.1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuba's Demographic Challenges- Aging, Migration, and the Economy Part.2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuba's Demographic Challenges- Aging, Migration, and the Economy Part.3, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuba's Demographic Challenges- Aging, Migration, and the Economy Part.4, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuba's Philosophical Tradition and the Marxist Distortion Pt. 1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Cuba's Philosophical Tradition and the Marxist Distortion Pt. 2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Jose Marti- His Life, Death and Legacy Pt.1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Jose Marti- His Life, Death, and Legacy- Pt. 2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Myth, Fiction, and Reality in a Yoruba Saga Pt.1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Myth, Fiction, and Reality in A Yoruba Saga Pt. 2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Neo-Castrism and the Opposition Pt. 1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Neo-Castrism and the Opposition Pt. 2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

The Chinese Diaspora in Cuba Pt. 1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

The Chinese Diaspora in Cuba Pt.2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

The Cuban Committee for Human Rights- History and Legacy, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

The Cultural Identities of Cuban-American Youth Language, Literature, Music, and the Arts: Part I, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

The Cultural Identities of Cuban-American Youth Language, Literature, Music, and the Arts: Part IV, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

The Lithographs of the Eastern Department of Cuba Printed at Santiago de Cuba Pt. 1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

The Lithographs of the Eastern Department of Cuba Printed at Santiago de Cuba- Pt.2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

The Lithographs of the Eastern Department of Cuba Printed at Santiago de Cuba- Pt.3, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Translating Seagull One- The Story of Brothers to the Rescue- Pt. 1, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Translating Seagull One- The Story of Brothers to the Rescue- Pt.2, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Urban Entrepreneurs in Cuba, 1920-1958, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

The Cultural Identities of Cuban-American Youth Language, Literature, Music, and the Arts: Part III, Cuban Research Institute,Florida International University

The Chinese Diaspora in Cuba Pt. 3, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International Universty

The Cultural Identities of Cuban-American Youth Language, Literature, Music, and the Arts: Part II, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International Universty

El Bildungsroman femenino de Ángeles Mastretta y Carmen Boullosa: Hacia una perspectiva posmoderna, Rebeca Cunill