Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Constructing Secure MapReduce Framework in Cloud-based Environment, Yongzhi Wang
System Design and Implementation of a Fast and Accurate Bio-Inspired Spiking Neural Network, Zhenzhong Wang
Essays on Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Jiangyun Wan
Evaluating the Role of Social Approach Behaviors in Children with Autism, Jessica M. Weber
Policing Slavery: Order and the Development of Early Nineteenth-Century New Orleans and Salvador, Gregory K. Weimer
Comparisons of Estimators of Small Proportion under Group Testing, Xing Wei
Using remote sensing to detect long-term coastal plant community change due to sea level rise, Everglades National Park, Kristie Wendelberger, Daniel Gann, and Jennifer H. Richards
Reimagining Reflection: Gender, Student Perception, and Reflective Writing in the Composition Classroom, Cayce M. Wicks
An Extended Validation and Analysis of the Early Childhood Educators' Knowledge of Self-Regulation Skills Questionnaire: A Two Phase Study, Elizabeth Willis
[Presentation] No Boundaries, Michael Wolk
Use of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Cable for Post-tensioning Application, Xiong Yang
Exploring Hidden Coherent Feature Groups and Temporal Semantics for Multimedia Big Data Analysis, Yimin Yang
High versus Low Inflation: Implications for Price-Level Convergence, M. Ege Yazgan and Hakan Yilmazkuday
Individual Tax Rates and Regional Tax Revenues: A Cross-State Analysis, Hakan Yilmazkuday
Pass-through of Trade Costs to U.S. Import Prices, Hakan Yilmazkuday
African American and Afro-Caribbean American Men’s Prostate Health Knowledge and Beliefs, Cora Yoose
Factors Affecting the Adoption of New Technology: the case of 311 Government Call Centers, Susan Caroline Young
Effects of the Use of the Educreations Application in the Reading Comprehension of an Adolescent with Autism and Speech Delay, Alba C. Zamora
Effects of the Use of the Educreations Application in the Reading Comprehension of an Adolescent with Autism and Speech Delay, Alba C. Zamora
The Linguistic Market of Codeswitching in U.S. Latino Literature, Marilyn Zeledon
Next Generation of Product Search and Discovery, Kaiman Zeng
A Comparative Study of Concurrent Acoustic and Diver Survey Data, and Fish Community Descriptions of a High Latitude Coral Reef, Florida, USA, Adam M. Zenone
The Performance and Service Life Prediction of High Performance Concrete in Sulfate and Acidic Environments, Shuo Zhang
Online Moving Object Visualization with Geo-Referenced Data, Guangqiang Zhao
Development of Point-of-Care Testing Sensors for Biomarker Detection, Xuena Zhu
Characterization of the poxAB Operon Encoding a Class D Carbapenemase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa,, Diansy Zincke
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Optimization of Cooling Protocols for Hearts Destined for Transplantation, Abas Abdoli
Doctoral Students: Online, On Time, and On to Graduation, Susan Adragna, Kelly Gatewood, Karen Rinelli, and Karen Zelbovitz
A Generic Model of Execution for Synthesizing Domain-Specific Models, Mark Allison
Acoustic Investigation of Production of Clusters by Saudi Second Language Learners of English, Hussain Almalki
Creating a Partnership with Parents of ELL Students in Order to Promote Increased Parent Participation, Roberto Alonso, Ana Resillez, Adriana Marquez, and Susan Rivero
A Regression Approach to Execution Time Estimation for Programs Running on Multicore Systems, Mohammad Alshamlan
Nonverbal Aptitude and Academic Achievement at a Diverse Parochial Secondary School - A Correlational Study, John Althoff
Electoral Rules and Elite Recruitment: A Comparative Analysis of the Bundestag and the U.S. House of Representatives, Murat Altuglu
The Relationship between Metacognition, Self-Actualization, and Well-Being among University Students: Reviving Self-Actualization as the Purpose of Education, Yalda Amir Kiaei
An Investigation on Biocompatibility of Bio-Absorbable Polymer Coated Magnesium Alloys, Sushma Amruthaluri
Visitations: A Novel, Joseph Anderson
Factors of Inflammation in Haitian Americans and African Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes, Janet Antwi
Design and Development of Geographical Information System (GIS) Map for Nuclear Waste Streams, Sandhya Appunni
Ecdysis Triggering Hormone and its Role in Juvenile Hormone Synthesis in the Yellow-fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti, Maria Areiza
Death Rituals in the New Diaspora: Funerals in the Lives of Ghanaians in South Florida, Evelyn E. Arhin-Sam
La reforma energetica mexicana y sus efectos regionales: un modelo computable y compacto para Tabasco, Aida B. Armenta R., Diane Flaherty, Bill Gibson, and Jorge Salazar-Carrillo
Gender Benders: Shakespeare's Rosalind and Woolf's Orlando, Katrina Armenteros
Experimental and Analytical Methodologies for Predicting Peak Loads on Building Envelopes and Roofing Systems, Maryam Asghari Mooneghi
The HI Chronicles of LITTLE THINGS Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies, Trisha L. Ashley
Conformational Dynamics Associated with Ligand Binding to Vertebrate Hexa-coordinate Hemoglobins, Luisana Astudillo
Integrated Construction Project Delivery System in the U.S. Public Sector: An Information Modeling Framework, Nida Azhar
Development of Test-Based Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion Model for Hurricane-Induced Building Interior and Contents Damage, Thomas Baheru
Habitat Use of the Key Largo Woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli), Lauren J. Barth
Physics-Based Modeling of Power System Components for the Evaluation of Low-Frequency Radiated Electromagnetic Fields, Mohammadreza Barzegaran
Changing corporations: The role of HRDM, Fatima Beamonte
CEO Humility: Development of an Unobtrusive Measure and Strategic Implications, Marie-Michele Beauchesne
Land Use and Water Quality Correlations in Miami-Dade, Florida, Audrey R. Becnel
Neuroscience and Hindu Aesthetics: A Critical Analysis of V.S. Ramachandran’s “Science of Art”, Logan R. Beitmen
Neuromuscular Changes in Older Adults during the Lateral Step Task, Tatiana Bejarano
UV-Induced Melanoma Mouse Model Dependent on Endothelin 3 Over-Expression, Ana Paula Benaduce
Out of View: Stories, Justin Bendell
Mosquito Larvicides from Cyanobacteria, Gerald A. Berry
Peer Support: An Intervention To Facilitate Second Language Acquisition In Students With Asperger Syndrome And Primary Language Deficits, Ryan J. Blanton
First Time Measurements of Polarization Observables for the Charged Cascade Hyperon in Photoproduction, Jason S. Bono
Curriculum development in a heritage language community-based school: A Qualitative inquiry regarding a Brazilian-Portuguese program in South Florida, Ivian Destro Boruchowski
Partnering with Patrons via E-Book Patron Driven Acquisitions, Valerie Lynn Boulos, Andrew Copnick, and Rachel Perry
2014 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Joseph N. Boyer and Henry O. Briceño
Poster Proposal - Music Intervention, Molly Anne Brannon
Utilizing Real Objects to Increase Reading Comprehension in Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Sheila R. Bravo
Fiber Pathways for Language in the Developing Brain: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Study, Iris J. Broce
The Roles of Microcystin and Sulfide in Physiology and Tactic Responses of Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Mat-Forming Cyanobacteria, Abigael C. Brownell
Vocal Synthesis and Deep Listening, Chelsea A. Bruno
Syndemic Health Disparities and Resilience Processes Related to HIV Transmission Risk among African American/Black Men in South Florida, Mance E. Buttram
El Posnacionalismo en la Narrativa Cubana Actual: Reivindicación de lo Privado y lo Homoerótico, Raul Cabrera
Dictionary of Storms, Marci Calabretta
TEACHNJ: An Evaluation of Two Years Implementation, Kathe Callahan and Leila Sadeghi
Identification of Characteristic Volatile Organic Compounds Released during the Decomposition Process of Human Remains and Analogues, Norma Iris Caraballo
A Deconstruction of Elie Wiesel's The Time of the Uprooted, Cristina T. Carbonell
Enhanced Growth of Tetracycline-susceptible Soil Bacteria Treated with Iron and Oxytetracycline, Kevin M. Casin and DeEtta Mills
Synthesis of a PbTx-2 photoaffinity and fluorescent probe and an alternative synthetic route to photoaffinity probes, Ryan T. Cassell
Action Research Project, Elizabeth A. Castellanos and Brenda Zelaya
Non-Consumptive Effects of Predators in Coral Reef Communities and the Indirect Consequences of Marine Protected Areas, Laura Catano
Operational Actual Wetland Evapotranspiration Estimation for South Florida Using MODIS Imagery, Cristobal N. Ceron
Gender In Motion: Negotiating Bengali Social Statuses Across Time and Territories, Mayurakshi Chaudhuri
Design and Synthesis of S-ribosylhomocysteine Analogues, Christiane Chbib
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Coactivator 1-α (PPARGC1A) Genetic Associations with Type 2 Diabetes in Three Ethnicities, Amanpreet K. Cheema
Essays on Intergenerational and Regional Aspects of Water Management, Yu Chen
Democracy Promotion and Turkey, Bilal Ciplak
Toward a Civil Law in Cuba, María Elena Cobas Cobiella
Using Sonic Enhancement to Augment Non-Visual Tabular Navigation, Jonathan M. Cofino and Armando Barreto
Foreign Bidders Going Once, Going Twice... Protection in Government Procurement Auctions, Matthew T. Cole and Ronald B. Davies
Tariffs Passing Through Retailers: Do Tariffs Actually Protect Domestic Manufacturers?, Matthew T. Cole and Carsten Eckel
Too Small To Protect? The Role of Firm Size in Trade Agreements, Matthew T. Cole and Ben Zissimos
SFERC 2014: Proceedings of the 13th Annual South Florida Education Research Conference, College of Education, Florida International University