Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Do Payments for Hydrological Services Reduce Poverty and Strengthen Social Capital? An Examination of Household Welfare and Collective Action in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Mexico, Lindsey R. Nieratka
CV: James Patrick O' Leary, M.D., F.A.C.S., James Patrick O' Leary
Interview with Dr. J. Patrick O'Leary, the Founding Executive Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, James Patrick O'Leary and Bohyun Kim
Landscape Genetics of Phaedranassa Herb. (Amaryllidaceae) in Ecuador, Nora Oleas
Michael B. Oren: The US-Israel Relations - A Historical and Personal Perspective, Michael B. Oren and Florida International University
Risk Evaluation of a Mercury Containment System, Cristian A. Ortez Garay
La Kábala Dentro del Discurso Contemporáneo y Urbano: El Ejemplo de Marcos Ricardo Barnatán, Janet Otero Toledo
An Integrated Multi-Agent Framework for Optimizing Time, Cost and Environmental Impact of Construction Processes, Gulbin Ozcan-Deniz
Peru’s Shining Path: Recent Dynamics and Future Prospects, David Scott Palmer and Alberto Bolivar
Does Response Topography Affect Response Rates and Behavioral Persistence in Fixed-ratio Schedules?, Paloma Pedraza
Thioredoxin and Jab1 Control Estrogen- and Antiestrogen-Mediated Progression of the Cell Cycle Through p27 Interactions, Rosalind B. Penney
Brazil Under Dilma Rousseff: Similar Policy Directions Maintained., Carlos Pereira
GRE as a Predictor of Graduate Student Success at a Hispanic Serving Institution of Higher Education, Katherine Perez
The Basis of Support for Hugo Chávez: Measuring the Determinants of Presidential Job Approval in Venezuela, Orlando J. Pérez, Ph.D
Private Security Trends and Challenges in Latin America [Student's Paper Series], Antonie Perret, Ph.D. Candidate
The Role of Perceived Control in the Relation Between Parental Control and Anxiety among Anxious Youth, Maria Pienkowski
Perceptions and Preferences of Commercial Fishers in the Florida Keys for Alternative Management Frameworks, Brett P. Pierce
Local Biomass Control on the Composition and Reactivity of Particulate Organic Matter in Aquatic Environments, Olivia Pisani
On the Creation of Matter, Paul W. Poston
Development of Micro Immunosensors to Study Genomic and Proteomic Biomarkers Related to Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease, Shradha V. Prabhulkar
The Impact of the Internet in Six Latin American Countries, Paola Prado Ph.D.
Administrators' Perspectives of Culture at a Multicampus Community College, Richard D. Prentiss
Tom Stoppard: Humanizing Chaos, Elaine C. Pritzker
The Relationship between the Secondary Mathematics Curriculum, College Persistence, and Success at an Urban Community College, Avis R. Proctor
Collective Bargaining And Faculty Unionization: An Administrative Perspective, Colleen M. Quinn
The Development of a Qualitative Extension of the Identity Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA) Measure Using Relational Data Analysis (RDA), Shannon M. Quintana
Exergoeconomic Analysis of Solar Organic Rankine Cycle for Geothermal Air Conditioned Net Zero Energy Buildings, Rambod Rayegan
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochiru), Jennifer S. Rehage
Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Jennifer S. Rehage
Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Jennifer S. Rehage
Green tree frog, Jennifer S. Rehage
Mangrove snapper (Lutjanus griseus), Jennifer S. Rehage
Ross Boucek holding a common snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Jennifer S. Rehage
The Effects of Simulated Peccary Extirpation on Leaf Litter Dynamics, Reptiles, and Amphibians in a Neotropical Forest, Kelsey Reider
The Effects of Parental Nurturance and Involvement on Peer Relationships and Psychosocial Functioning of Young Adults, Maria L. Reid
Graduate Flute Recital, Lidayne Reyes
Three Essays on Corporate Governance and Meeting-Beating or Missing Analyst Forecasts, Maria F. Rickling
A Developmental Intervention Science Outreach Research Approach to Promoting Positive Youth Development, Roberto L. Rinaldi
A Youth Vision of the City: The Socio-Spatial Lives and Exclusion of Street Girls in Bogota, Colombia, Amy E. Ritterbusch
The Use of the Military for Law Enforcement Activities in Central America, Rodolfo F. Robles-Montoya
A Study on Uncertain Dynamic Disaster Management Tasks, Knowledge Sharing, and Task Performance, Jose Rocha
Interview with Dr. John Rock, the Founding Dean of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, John Rock and Bohyun Kim
Florida International University Space Buildout at JNMC, John A. Rock, M.D.
Progress Report, February 1- March 10, 2007, John A. Rock, M.D.
Three Essays on Hospital Efficiency, Alfonso Rodriguez
Imagining Curacao in the Work of Norman de Palm Caribbean Studies Association Conference, Angela Roe
Pipeline, chart, Barbra A. Roller
The Effect of the Business Cycle on the Performance of Socially Responsible Equity Mutual Funds, Andrea Roofe Sattlethight
A Social Survey of Demography and Attitudes of Residents Regarding the Marine Protected Area in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Alexis Roque
Ant-diarrheal Plants of Central Anatolia: Do They Inhibit Diarrhea-causing Bacteria?, Janna L. Rose
Automated Detection of Hematological Abnormalities through Classification of Flow Cytometric Data Patterns, Mark A. Rossman
Guatemala: A Failing State?, J. Mark Ruhl
Monitoring of Tree Island Conditions in the Southern Everglades: The Effects of Hurricanes and Hydrology on the Status and Population Dynamics of Sixteen Tropical Hardwood Hammock Tree Islands, Pablo L. Ruiz, Jay P. Sah, Michael S. Ross, Diana L. Rodriguez, and Allison M. Lambert
Vodou Modernism, Literary Theory and Social Justice, Heather Russell
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Habitat Monitoring and Assessment - 2010 Final Report, Jay P. Sah, Michael S. Ross, Pablo L. Ruiz, James R. Snyder, Diana Rodriguez, and W.T. Hilton
Framing Infectious Diseases and U.S. Public Opinion, Mita Saksena
Character Education in a Muslim School: A Case Study of a Comprehensive Muslim School's Curricula, Patricia Z. Salahuddin
Alternatives to Steel Grid Bridge Decks, Muhammad A. Saleem
Heart Valve Tissue Engineering: A Study of Time Varying Effects and Sample Geometry, Manuel Salinas
Teoria y Practica del Neobarroco en Severo Sarduy, Maribel San Juan
Florida International University School of Medicine to add $1 billion to South Florida's economy, Maydel Santana-Bravo
Disater Risk Management Disparity in the Caribbean: Evidence from Barbados, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, Juan Pablo Sarmiento and Gabriela Hoberman
Living Positive: Life in Community Among Puerto Rican Men Living with HIV in Boston, Francisco Sastre
A Gender Study Investigating Physics Self-Efficacy, Vashti Sawtelle
The Relationship Between a Retention Program and the Persistence and Graduation Rates of First-Generation Low-Income Students at an Urban, Public University, Dorret E. Sawyers
Burmese python at SRS-6, Shark River Slough, Jessica Schedlbauer
Imah on the Bimah: Gender and the Roles of Latin American Conservative Congregational Rabinas, Valeria N. Schindler
Spreadsheet 1: Overview of collection holdings and needs, Tony Schwartz
Ghost-Jet, Alexis B. Sellas
User-centric Music Information Retrieval, Bo Shao
The Development of Hardware Multi-core Test-bed on Field Programmable Gate Array, Mohan Shivashanker
Vacuum Brazing of Alumina Ceramic to Titanium Using Pure Gold as Filler Metal for Biomedical Implants, Mohammad S. Siddiqui
The Peopling of the Bahamas: A Phylogeographical Perspective, Tanya M. Simms
CV: Joe Leigh Simpson, M.D., Joe Leigh Simpson
Interview with Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, the Founding Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Joe Leigh Simpson and Bohyun Kim
Audit Committee Director Turnover, Meghna Singhvi
Essays on Corporate Reputation: Antecedents and Consequences, Abrahim Soleimani
The Impact of Perceived Challenge and Hindrance Stress on Individual Well Being, Role Satisfaction, and Role Performance, Jason K. Steinert
Determination of Nutrient Limitation on Trees Growing in Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment (LILA) Tree Islands, Florida, Suresh Chandra Subedi
Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions on Tree Islands in the Everglades, South Florida, Pamela L. Sullivan
The Blind Arcade, David C. Svenson
Synthesis of Azulenylsilane Nitrones as Diagnostic Tools for Superoxide Detection, Relina Tamrakar
An Investigation into Equations for Estimating Water Requirements and the Development of New Equations for Predicting Total Water Intake, Stacey L. Tannenbaum
Essays On Audit Report Lag, Paul N. Tanyi
Evaluation of Wind-Induced Internal Pressure In Low-Rise Buildings: A Multi Scale Experimental and Numerical Approach, Amanuel Sebhatu Tecle
Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs through the Business Cycle, Peter Thompson
Airboat morning, Franco A.C. Tobias
Predicting the In-Term Persistence of Community College English-as-a-Second-Language Students, Carolyn A. Tonge
Does Management Capacity Increase Organizational Performance? An Empirical Analysis of Public Housing Agencies, John Topinka
Latin America: Nuclear Capabilities, Intentions and Threat Perceptions, Harold A. Trinkunas
Rafael Travieso (left) and Kyle Tuntland (right) with a Burmese python at SRS-6, Shark River Slough, Kyle Tuntland
Rethinking the Effects of Fiscal Policy on Macroeconomic Aggregates: A Disaggregated SVAR Analysis, Umut Unal
Life Pathways of Haitian-American Young Adults in South Florida, Patricia N. Vanderkooy
Habitat Use and Foraging Ecology of a Batoid Community in Shark Bay, Western Australia, Jeremy Vaudo
Periphyton, Sasha Wagner