Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Endocrine Regulation of Dynamic Communication Signals in Gymnotiform Fish, Anna Goldina
QCD Structure of Nuclear Interactions, Carlos G. Granados
Space-Time Coding for Polynomial Phase Modulated Signals, Omar D. Granados
The Re-Emergence of Suriname’s Désiré (Desi) Bouterse: Political Acumen and Geopolitical Anxiety, Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith Ph.D.
In situ AFM Imaging of Nanoparticle- Cellular Membrane Interaction for a Drug Delivery Study, Rakesh Guduru
Keeping Up With Fashion: Recent Trends in the Subfields of Study of Doctoral Students in Economics, Sheng Guo and Jungmin Lee
VAR Estimates of the Housing and Stock Wealth Effects: Cross-country Evidence, Sheng Guo and Umut Unal
Extended program notes for conducting recital, Michael Guzman
Extended program notes for conducting recital, Michael Guzman
Thermal Imaging As A Biometrics Approach To Facial Signature Authentication, Ana M. Guzman Tamayo
Hybrid Motor Drives: Characterization and Control, Brian M. Hadley Mr.
The Effects of Fertilization and Simulated Grazing on the Community Structure of a Seagrass Bed in South Florida, Sitti Zayda B. Halun
The Influence of Body Size on the Ecology of Coastal Fish Predators in The Bahamas, Caroline M. Hammerschlag-Peyer
Neural Network Based Off-line Handwritten Text Recognition System, Changan Han
Florida International University's factuly senate on our medical school proposal, Bruce Hauptli
Building Back Better: Disaster Risk Reduction Within the Haiti Reconstruction Effort, Dimmy Herard
Antibacterial Proteins and Peptides in Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma Cirratum) Peripheral Blood Leukocytes, Nichole Hinds Vaughan
Transformations of a Coffee Landscape in Southern Mexico: A Case Study of Emigration and Conservation in the Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, Emily B. Hite
Florida International University / University of South Florida medical education program, Honors College
Medical education program: Overview of first two years curriculum, Honors College
The accelerated medical school program for students of The Honors College at Florida International University, Honors College
Predicting Hurricane Evacuation Decisions: When, How Many, and How Far, Lixin Huang
Voting with their Feet: Migration, Partisanship, and Party-Safe Elections in Florida, Rezwan Hussain
Statistical Test for Multi-dimensional Uniformity, Tieyong Hu
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Incursión en el Espacio Ontológico de las Novelas la Ninfa Inconstante de Guillermo Cabrera Infante y Todos se Van de Wendy Guerra, Rosa M. Inguanzo
Optimum Wireless Power Transmission for Sensors Embedded in Concrete, Shan Jiang
Rio and the Reds: The Comando Vermelho, Organized Crime and Brazil’s Economic Ascent [Student’s Paper Series], Regina Joseph, M.Sc. Candidate
New American Zen: Examining American Women's Adaptation of Traditional Japanese Soto Zen Practice, Courtney M. Just
the Art and Science Museums and Mindseums of the Future, Ted Kahn
Modeling Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks Using Game Theory, Charles A. K. Kamhoua
Women and Development in Senegal: Microcredit and Household Well Being, Safietou Kane
Romes without Empires: Urban Concentration, Political Competition, and Economic Growth, Cem Karayalcin and Mehmet Ali Ulubasoglu
The Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer Among Multiethnic Men, Nicole Kellier
The Impact of Likability on Memory Conformity for Images, Jenna M. Kieckhaefer
Swimming Against the Tide: A Study of a Youth Enrichment Program Seeking to Empower Inner-City Black Youth, Jayne A. Klein
Diversity and Knowledge in the Age of Nation-Building: Space and Time in the Thought of Yanagita Kunio, Takehiko Kojima
Inspection of Parts with Complex Geometry and Welds with Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Srikanth Korla
Three Essays on Entrepreneurial Motivation, Entry, Exit and Monetary Rewards, Dmitriy Krichevskiy
The Potential Role of Environmental Exposures and Genomic Signaling in Development of Central Nervous System Tumors, Brian W. Kunkle
Hydroxyapatite-Nanotube Composites and Coatings for Orthopedic Applications, Debrupa Lahiri
Carbon Nanotube Based Systems for High Energy Efficient Applications, Indranil Lahiri
Color-Based Surface Reflectance Separation for Scene Illumination Estimation and Rendering, Mouncef Lahlou
Just Sex: Sexual Ethics for Twentyfirst Century Christians, Curtis S. Lanoue
The Adventures of James Tully, Joseph A. Lapin
Angular Distribution of Z0 Bosons in Z+Jet Events at sqrt(S) = 7 TeV, Luis Lebolo
Extended Program Notes for Thesis Guitar Recital, Aaron Lebos
Integrated Assessment of Water Conservation Practices For Sustainable Management Strategies, Mengshan Lee
Interactions of Toxic Metals with Algal Toxins Derived from Harmful Algal Blooms, Shuo Li
An Examination of Accounting and Auditing Issues Related to Strategic Environmental Initiatives, Barri A. Litt
Understanding China’s Climate Change Mitigation Policy Development: Structures, Processes and Outcomes, Liguang Liu
Statistical Process Control for the Fairness of Network Resource Distribution, Qingyun Liu
Trait Variation in an Everglades Invasive Species: Life histories, Boldness, and Dispersal in the African Jewelfish, Diana P. Lopez
Silence by Stealth: Freedom of the Press and Polarization in Latin America, Jairo Lugo-Ocando
Treefrogs in Forested Swamps at the La Selva Biological Station: Assemblage Variation through Space and Time, Vivian C. Maccachero
Watchmen: Comics and Literature Collide, Christina Machado
The Effects of a Positive Youth Development Intervention on Problem Behavior Outcomes, Vanessa L. Madrazo
Indigenous Movements, Democracy, and U.S. Interests in Latin America, Raúl L. Madrid
The 4-aza-S-ribosyl-L-homocysteine Derivatives and the Related Gamma-lactam and Azahemiacetal Analogs: Synthesis, Inhibition and Quorum Sensing Activity, Venkata L. Malladi Ms
Hydro-Meteorology and Water Budget of the Mara River Basin Under Land Use Change Scenarios, Liya M. Mango, Assefa M. Melesse, Michael E. McClain, Daniel Gann, and Shimelis G. Setegn
Beyond the Pay: Current Illicit Activities of the Armed Forces in Central America, Kristina Mani, Ph.D.
Innovating from the War Economy: Formal, Informal, and Illicit Economic Activities of the Military in Colombia, Kristina Mani, Ph.D.
Community Environmental Preservation Initiatives in Borgne, Haiti, Craig J. Marcklinger
College of Medicine furniture, Leslie Marine-Marill
Interview with Dr. Sanford Markham, the Founding Executive Associate Dean for Student Affairs of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Sanford M. Markham and Bohyun Kim
Out of Challenge, Opportunity: Central America's Electric Sector & Key Issues and Recommendations for Enhanced Regional Electric Integration, Jeremy M. Martin, Director, Energy Program
The Effects of Dynamic Culturing Environments on Cell Populations Relevant to Heart Valve Tissue Engineering, Catalina Martinez
Performance Enhancement In Accuracy and Imaging Time of a Hand-Held Probe-Based Optical Imager, Sergio L. Martinez
Proposed regional campus of University of South Florida medical school in Miami, Carlos Martini
Activities proposed in medical education, Carlos Martini and Tom Breslin
Work Engagement as a Mediator Between Personality and Citizenship Behavior, Alejandra Matamala
Critical Evaluation and Life Course Change: The Development of the Critical Problem-Solving Skills Scale – Qualitative Extension, Brent M. Maximin
Mexican Cartels Influence In Central America, Antonio L. Mazzitelli
The New Transatlantic Bonanza: Cocaine on Highway 10., Antonio L. Mazzitelli
Performance Anxiety Amongst Middle School-Aged Wind Instrumentalists as Influenced by Variations in Delivery of Instructional Script Given by Adjudicators During Sight Reading, Jacqueline A. McAllister
Medical Library Consortia Memberships, Medical Library
Disease and Hygiene in the Construction of a Nation: The Public Sphere, Public Space, and the Private Domain in Buenos Aires, 1871-1910, Kindon T. Meik
A Quantitative Approach to the Organizational Design Problem, Jesus A. Mena
Measurments of Carotenoid Levels in Human Serum and a Catalog of the Lutein Conformation Populations from Semi-empirical Calculations, Vanesa Mendez
Immunomodulation by Shark Cartilage Extracts, Liza Merly
Haiti's Post-earthquake Development Paradigm: Is There Potential for Vulnerability Reduction?, Guy Metayer
The Haitian State and Haiti's Vulnerability Reduction Process, Guy Metayer
The Haitian Imprint on the Humanities, Part 1, Gepsie Metellus
The Haitian Imprint on the Humanities, Part 2, Gepsie Metellus
The Role of Contingency and Gaze Direction in the Emergence of Social Referencing, Mariana V. Molina
The Use of Curriculum Modifications and Instructional Accommodations to Provide Access for Middle School Students with Autism to the General Curriculum, Whitney Moores-Abdool
Food Security in Latin America, Adriana Moreno Blanco, International Consultant
The Indigenous in Plurinational Bolivia: Perceptions of Indigenous People in Bolivia Before & During the Morales Government, Daniel E. Moreno Morales, Ph.D.
Climate Change and Regions at Risk: A Look at Central America, Norman D. H. Munroe
Internal Control Reporting by Non-Accelerated Filers, Vishal Munsif
Venezuela and Chile: Two Opposite Paths of Democratic Consolidation and Economic Development., Patricio Navia
An Analysis Of Five Compositions Representing The Fusion Of Jazz, World, and Latin American Rhythms, Hector D. Neciosup
Stress and Coping Style: An Extension to the Transactional Cognitive-Appraisal Model, Kerry A. Newness
Simulation of Rising Bubbles Dynamics Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method, Merlin Ngachin
Sediment Dynamics of a Shallow Hypereutrophic lake: Lake Jesup, Florida, USA, Shauna Nielsen