Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Alchemy and Symbolism in the Work of Carlos Estevez, Irina Leyva-Perez
Comparative Reproductive Biology of a Rare Endemic Orchid and its Sympatric Congeners in Southwestern China, Wuying Lin
Effects of Architectural Features of Air-Permeable Roof Cladding Materials on Wind-Induced Uplift Loading, Ruilong Li
Practical Dynamic Thermal Management on Intel Desktop Computer, Guanglei Liu
Three Essays on Dual-Class Stock Structure, Olesya Lobanova
White water lily (Nyphaea odorata), Stephanie Long
Extended Program Notes for Thesis Voice Recital, Rebecca Longtemps
Neanderthal Admixture in Current Human Populations, Robert K. Lowery
Essays on City Size Distribution and Real Estate Bubbles, John Paul Lucas
The Influence of Appearance-related Possible Selves on Disordered Eating, Aurelie Lucette
Bayesian Estimation of Small Proportions Using Binomial Group Test, Shihua Luo
Predictors of Success: Medical Laboratory Associate in Science Degree Program, Nilia M. Madan
Preservation of Nitric Oxide Availability as Nitrite and Nitrosothiols, Kumpal J. Madrasi
Not Getting By: Poverty Management and Homelessness in Miami, Karen M. Mahar
The Effect of Young Adult Literature on Adolescents' Rape Myth Acceptance, Victor Malo-Juvera
Recognizing the Value of Teaching Proverbs: Multicultural Origins of Oral and Written Literacy, Susan Marino Yellin
Multicultural Literacy in Education: Meeting the Objectives of the Florida Sunshine State Standards, Susan Marino Yellin and Doreen Archilla Perez
Mundos Prohibidos: El Poder en el Discurso Epistolar de Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Juana Borrero, Cointa G. Martin
Hook removal from a juvenile bull shark in Tarpon Bay, Philip Matich
Juvenile crocodile at Buttonwood Canal, Philip Matich
New Jellium Model for Alkali Metals and its Future Applications to Metal Clusters, Guillermo Matranca
Cognitive Competence and Life Course Change in Multi-Problem Adolescents, Brent M. Maximin
Democracy and Development for Mexico, David Mayer-Foulkes and Raúl García-Barrios
Promoting Positive Development: Family Processes and Risk Behavior Among Adolescents, Beverley E. McDermott
Personal Control and Responsibility Measure: A Psychometric Evaluation, Alan Meca
Field Programmable Gate Array Based Target Detection and Gesture Recognition, Priyanka Mekala
Investigating the Outcomes of Two Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs and Understanding the Correlates of Completion for Each Program, Michael A. Melchior
Causes of Conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism in Haiti and the role of Vodou after Conversion, Yola Ménard-Saint Clair
The Influence of Corporate Interests on USAID's Development Agenda: The Case of Haiti, Guy Metayer
Illicit Interest Groups: The Political Impact of The Medellin Drug Trafficking Organizations in Colombia, Patricia Micolta
The Function of Cyclo(Phe-Pro) in Gene Expression of Vibrio Harveyi, Bruce Milburn
Black Band Disease: Elucidating Origins and Disease Mechanisms, Aaron Miller
(IN)Security of the Chosen People: Theological Foundations of Shi'a Strategic Culture, Sayed Amir Mirtaheri
Microteaching Lesson Study: Mentor Interaction Structure and its Relation to Elementary Preservice Mathematics Teacher Knowledge Development, Roxanne Molina
Cold Season Physiology of Arctic Plants, Jonathan G. Moser
Treatment Moderation and Secondary Outcomes: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial, Luci M. Motoca
Sediment Yield Modeling and Identification of Erosion Hotspots in Tropical Watersheds: The Case of Upper Ruvu Catchment in Tanzania, Juliana J. Msaghaa
An Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Nitric Oxide in the Microcirculation, Shabnam M. Namin
Three Empirical Essays on Startups’ Survival using the Kauffman Firm Survey, Mohamad Nassereddine
Family Form, Desired Parental Involvement and Troubled Ruminations about Fathers and Mothers, Alina Nazareth
Minority Workforce Issues in Athletic Training, Daniel Nevarez, Dan K. Hibbler, and Michelle A. Cleary
Improved Electronics for the Hall A Detectors at JLab: Summing Modules and VDC Amplifier/Discriminator Cards, Casey M. Neville
Joining the Conversation: Graduate Students' Perceptions of Writing for Publication, Sarah M. Nielsen and Tonette S. Rocco
Environmental and Cost impact Analysis of Materials and Assemblies in Building Construction, Deepika Nirmal
System-on-a-Chip (SoC) based Hardware Acceleration in Register Transfer Level (RTL) Design, Xinwei Niu
Extended Program Notes for Thesis Voice Recital, Shanna Nolan
Superfluousness, Institutional Failure and Immigration: Citizenship and Human Rights in Conflict in North America, Emma R. Norman
An Investigation of the Relationships between Selected Characteristics and Leadership Outcomes of Athletic Training Education Program Directors, Michelle L. Odai
The Interaction between Social and Physical Environments on Early Cognitive Development, Briana O'Dowd
2012 MLK Youth Forum & Peace Walk, Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, Florida International University
Annual Report: Research Activity (2012), Office of Research and Economic Development, Florida International University
The Effectiveness of Outdoor Education on Environmental Learning, Appreciation, and Activism, Jessica Okaty
The Influence of Parental Verbal Aggression on Hispanic College Women’s Use of Verbal Aggression in Romantic Relationships, Laura A. Oramas
An American Tale: Incarnations of the Wizard of Oz and the Negotiation of Identity, Race, and Gender, in Popular Culture, Carly A. Orshan
The US Financial Crisis and the Behavior of the Foreign Exchange Market, Chaiyuth Padungsaksawasdi
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Affecting Health Behaviors in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Population of Rangers, Michael J. Pagel
Time Spent with Children and Working Parents' Willingness to Medicate ADHD-like Behaviors, Bora Pajo
The Photooxidation of Domoic Acid, Punam K. Parekh
Functionalized Carbon Micro/Nanostructures for Biomolecular Detection, Varun Penmatsa
Deep Waters, Yaddyra Peralta
Androgen Treatment Increases Female Aggression in the Electric Fish Brachyhypopomus Gauderio, Pedro E. Perez
Early Career Special Education Teachers’ Perceptions of School Site Induction Support, Yvette Perez
The Relationship Between Educational Placement, Instructional Practices, and Achievement Gains of Black Students with Specific Learning Disabilities in Secondary Urban School Settings, Deidre Marshall Phillips
Developing a Process to Create and Validate an Instrument Assessing Student Attainment of Competencies at an Intercultural University in Mexico, Martha Fernanda Pineda
Changing the Interface of Family and Consumer Sciences at Florida International University, Sandra Poirier, Emilmari Faria, Annette Marie Hernandez, and Melissa Madia
An Afternoon with Sister Helen Prejean, Helen Prejean
Sustainability of coastal resources: sea level rise and coastal forests, René M. Price
Preparation of an Immunosorbent and its use in the Solid Phase Extraction of Benzodiazepines, Jorge E. Quintana
Design Optimization of Nozzle Shapes for Maximum Uniformity of Exit Flow, Karla K. Quintao
"Tourism and Sustainable Development: Lessons from the Caribbean Experience for Sub-Saharan Africa", Jean Rahier
Can Intersensory Redundancy and Social Contingency Enhance Memory in Bobwhite Quail Hatchlings?, Namitha Raju
Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mifSR Two-Component System in Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation, Lourdes Ramirez
The Role of the Environment in the Individual Difference and Creativity Relationship, Angela C. Reaves
Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Jennifer S. Rehage
Sunset, Jennifer S. Rehage
The Examination of the Relationships Among Secondary Principals’ Leadership Behaviors, School Climate, and Student Achievement in an Urban Context, Valmarie Rhoden
Spirituality and Transformational Leadership in Education, Omar Riaz
Injustice Everywhere: Hemingway's Struggle with Race, Gender, and Aesthetics, Michael Riobueno
Goma Curriculum, A Character Education Paradigm: Composing a Text for Shaping Classroom Character Culture, Alicia D. Ritchey
The Effect of Natural Products and Small Gtpases in Adipogenesis, Nathalie Rivero
An automated method for the determination of electroreception thresholds in weakly electric fish, James Patrick Roach
The Business of Medicine, John Rock
Risk Factors and Associations for Hepatitis C Infection among Hispanic/Latino Intravenous Drug Users in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Arturo E. Rodriguez
A Retrospective-Longitudinal Examination of the Relationship between Apportionment of Seat Time in Community-College Algebra Courses and Student Academic Performance, Steven M. Roig-Watnik
Students' Perspective of the Role of Facebook in their Studies, Frank A. Rojas
The Longitudinal Influence of Physical Activity on Adolescent Alcohol Use, Beverly A. Ruffin
Mapping and Assessing Fire Damage on Broadleaved Forest Communities in Big Cypress National Preserve, Pablo L. Ruiz, Jay P. Sah, James R. Snyder, and Michael S. Ross
Switching Patterns and Steady-State Analysis of Grid-Connected and Stand-Alone Single-Stage Boost-Inverters for PV Applications, Mahdi Saghaleini
Monitoring of Tree Island Condition in the Southern Everglades: Annual Report 2011, Jay P. Sah, Michael S. Ross, Pablo L. Ruiz, and Suresh Subedi
Development and Verification of Control and Protection Strategies in Hybrid AC/DC Power Systems for Smart Grid Applications, Vahid Salehi Pour Mehr
A Comparison Study of the English III/American Literature Success of African American High School Students and That of Students Whose Home Language is Haitian Creole, Sharon A. Samuels
The Root of the Recycled: A Comparative Analysis of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and the Mythological "Ur-Hamlet", Isabel M. Sanchez
Influence of Religious Coping on the Substance Use and HIV Risk Behaviors of Recent Latino Immigrants, Mariana Sanchez
Time Orientation in Organizations: Polychronicity and Multitasking, Kristin R. Sanderson
Spatiotemporal Variation in Abundance and Social Structure of Bottlenose Dolphins in the Florida Coastal Everglades, Robin E. Sarabia
Design Optimization of Modern Machine-drive Systems for Maximum Fault Tolerant and Optimal Operation, Ali Sarikhani