The ETD (Electronic Theses and Dissertations) collection contains records of theses and dissertations submitted electronically. Graduate students began submitting ETDs during the Spring semester of 2004. Electronic submission was optional until the Fall semester of 2004.

If your thesis or dissertation is one of the print-only works completed prior to 2004, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world. If you would like to grant permission to the Library to digitize your work, follow the instructions on the distribution consent form here. Theses and dissertations will be digitized as time allows and will not become immediately accessible.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2001

A transcript analysis of the characteristics of first-time-in-college students who fail their first preparatory mathematics course in a community college, Wendy E. Bush

Material performance testing of soil surface properties using cyanobacteria inoculant, Caesar R. Cabral

Educational leadership internships : perceptions of participants attending the University of Central Florida January 1993 - May 1997, Megan J. Caldwell

Hurricane survival : Honduras 18 months later, Shannon Lynn Campbell

Study of the expression of proinsulin as a biopolymer fusion protein in transgenic systems, Olga Eillen Carmona Sanchez

The priming effects of disability exemplars on film viewers, Angelique Joy Carpenter

Recognition of code-switched words by Spanish-English bilinguals, Yvonne Castellon Perez

American womanhood : feminist politics and the racial protest novels of Lydia Child and Harriet Beecher Stowe, Farrah M. Cato

Development of empirical ozone models for the East Central Florida and Pensacola, Florida airsheds, Rachel Chambers

An analysis of the relationship between stress and middle grade principals in Florida public schools, Evelyn A. Brady Chandler

Late nineteenth century southern regionalist writing and the African American representation, Heidi Chappel

Novel textural features and techniques for image segmentation and classification, Dimitrios Charalampidis

Faces of Louisiane, Patricia M. Charpentier

Preparation and characterization of copper indium gallium disulfide Culn1-x Gax S2 thin film photoelectrochemical cells, Sanjay S. Chavan

Efficient implementations of adaptive algorithms for quadrature mismatch cancellation of direct conversion receivers, Ramy Chehata

Modeling imprecise time intervals in temporal databases, Xin Cheng

The synthesis of carbon nanotubes by catalytic pyrolysis of fullerene and by arc discharge method, Jin Dong Cheong

Evaluation of Central Florida plants as a source of biologically active compounds against the thrombolytic protease thrombin, and the pathogenic organism mycobacterium tuberculosis : structural characterization of b-amyryl hexadecanoate from parthenocissus quinquefolia an inhibitor of thrombin, Natalya Chistokhodova

Model extensions for evaluating investment timing strategies with duopolistic competition, Shih Shen Chou

A study of the perceptions of central florida first-year secondary teachers regarding the effectiveness of selected induction activities, Katherine Cummings Clark

Microstrip antenna-coupled infrared detectors, Iulian Codreanu

Ruining the neighborhood, Jessica Renee Collins

Problem solving : teaching strategies to solve higher level mathematics problems, Brett Cooper

Screening designs for large numbers of variables, Rosida Coowar

Personality and its relationship with training motivation, Cristina T. Correal

Efficient restoration of digital images with physical optics blurs, Thomas P. Costello

Increasing the credibility of anthropomorphic computer characters: the effects of manipulating nonverbal interaction style and demographic embodiment, Andrew J. Cowell

The wanting soul : an examination into the novels of Anthony Burgess, Anthony F. Crisafi

Control system for stabilizing power fluctuations in a single stripe multi-wavelength mode-locked semiconductor laser, Trino Croeze

Lowering risk for early alcohol use by challenging alcohol expectancies in elementary school children, Iris Cruz

La imagen de la ciudad en tres novelas de Clara Sanchez, Merita Cruz

Fostering mathematical understandings through writing, Virginia I. Dacosta

A master's program and teacher change : the impact of the Lockheed Martin Academy for mathematics and science on beliefs and pedagogy, Debra C. Daniels

Spatial variability of surface rainfall and its impact on radar retrieval, Saswati Datta

Rebelion y nostalgia : la odisea de la conciencia moderna en La carreta de Rene Marques, Miguel Angel De Feo

Witch-hunt : Macbeth, Maleficium and Misogyny in early modern Britain, Lisa Dennis

Cultural obsession or suppression: the politics of exclusion in ireland's theatre companies, Maureen V. Denny

Comparison of rhyming abilities in children with disordered phonology to rhyming abilities in children with normal phonology, Melanie P. Desmond

An algorithm for identifying rain contaminated ocean wind vector cells in a hurricane environment using the seawinds scatterometer on quikSCAT, Vinod Devan

A study to document evidence of student learning in a constructivist kindergarten classroom, Nadja Nicole Difabio

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Design and Applications of Volume Holographic Optical Elements, Steven C. Dunn

Scheduling setup changes on bottleneck facilities in semiconductor manufacturing, Zaid Duwayri

A Study to Determine if a Correlation Exists Between Student Scores on the Florida Writing Assessment Program and the Verbal Section of the SAT, Phyllis Ann Edwards

The literacy practices of first through fifth grade teachers who are believed to be outstanding literacy teachers, Carolyn Fletcher Egana

A description of a staff development program : preparing the elementary school classroom teacher to lead environmental field trips and to use and integrated subject approach to environmental education, John J. Egana

Psychological contracts: comparing manager and employee perceptions of reciprocal obligations, Audrey Karen Eldred

Characterization of map kinase homologues, ERK1 and ERK2, in giardia lamblia, John G. Ellis

Sexuality in magazine advertisements : a content analysis, Khadra Esslami

Aggregation and filtration effects on the polishing performance of chemical mechanical polishing slurries, Rhonda Jeanne Ewasiuk

A framework for simulation support of the MDMP, Andrew F. Farnsler

Quality of service distributed monitoring using self-reporting relevant monitors, Carlos E. Felix

Electrical characterization of saw filter packaging, Craig Allen Finch

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Scintillation Behind the Collecting Lens of a Receiver, Clarissa A. Fleming Russell

Photo-thermo-refractive glasses: crystallization mechanism for optical applications, Hugues G. Francois Saint Cyr

Assessment of linear and static procedures for performance-based seismic evaluation of structures, Donna Lisa Renate Friis

A computer simulation of leaky surface acoustic wave transducers, Kevin J. Gamble

Real-time synchronization of behavioral models with human performance in a simulation, William John Gerber

CuIn1-xGaxS2(CIGS2) thin film solar cells on stainless steel foil for space power applications, Shantinath R. Ghongadi

With her eyes closed, Didi L. Gibbs

Feasibility of crime scene pcr-based dna analysis using the mobile molecular laboratory, Debra E. Glidewell

Modeling rainforest canopy architecture using functional types on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, Jason Roger Godin

Reproductive success of wood storks (Mycteria americana) in the Kissimmee river basin in 1998 and 1999, Susan Gosselin

Screening of Russian plants for their activity with thrombin and cancer: isolation and bioassay of pure compounds from origanum vulgare, Elena Aleksandrovna Goun

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Use of Incremental Adaptation and Habituation Regimens for Mitigating Optokinetic Side-effects, David A. Graeber

Meat, Katherine L. Grigg

A curriculum resource manual for novice and out-of-field teachers of preschool varying exceptionalities programs: assessment of need, construction and validation, Linda C. Guest

Real-time computing in a networking environment: an air traffic control system case study, Dahai Guo

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Low Voltage Regulator Modules and Single Stage Front-end Converters, Wei Gu

Paxillin binding domains 1 and 2 mediate merlin-paxillin interactions, Elizabeth Ann Hackler

Synthesis of carbon nanomaterials by electrochemical deposition, Suhas C. Hajgude

Reading spiritually: negotiating ambiguity in Jonathan Edwards, Charles Brockden Brown, and Herman Melville, Christopher G. Hale

Development of a panel of y-chromosome markers for forensic use, Ashley M. Hall

An inquiry into problematic K-12 public school law issues within the state of Florida, John C. Harris

Customization of knee implants and optimizations of bone-implant interface, Ola Lars Anders Harrysson

Advanced infrared screening and filter materials, Catherine L. Hartmann

The effect of tuh-1h and r1 and r2 insertions on the bobbed phenotype in the tumorous-head strain of Drosophila melanogaster, Patsy Ann Susan Hastings

Genetic algorithms and an indifference-zone ranking and selection procedure under common random numbers for simulation optimization, Henrik E. Hedlund

An analysis of motivation and achievement in the algebra I classroom utilizing the cane model of cognitive motivation, Maria Viego Hedrick

A study of academic gains and other perceived benefits experienced by single-track, year-round education students in Florida, Constance Dillon Helton

A normative investigation of the speech-associated attitude of nonstuttering preschool and kindergarten children, Lynell M. Hernandez

Epizootiology of fibropapillomatosis in green turtle on the Atlantic coast of Florida, Shigetomo Hirama

The distribution and dynamics of small mammals, reptiles and amphibians in a mosquito impounded salt landscape, Walter George Hite

Instructional reading practices identified by fourth grade teachers in high achieving, high poverty schools, Barbara Hoines

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Is there a difference in learning styles of honors versus non-honors students as assessed by the GEFT?, Debra Lee Hollister

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A comparative study of the feeding ecology of Chelonia mydas (green turtle) and the incidental ingestion of prorocentrum spp, Karen Gayle Holloway Adkins

Framing change process : an exploration into a model of mentoring and its relationship to change at HMS, Carolyn Walker Hopp

Three dimensional reconstruction metrology by combinatory multiple parameter characterization and scanning probe microscopy, Eric C. Houge

Web-based interface for scientific computations, Xiuqiong Huang

Ramp and route choice analysis for the expressway system using GIS, Yile Huang

Analysis of historical test artifacts, Rong Hua

The effects of a speaker's introductory apology on the receivers' evaluations of the speaker, Alane Opresko Huet

Multi-resolution computer architecture simulation, Steven Joseph Huey

Math manipulative materials in a first grade classroom, Stacy Huntzinger

Image processing and learning for computer vision enhancement, Khaled Fatehy Hussain

The middleware/gateway approaches to interoperability : a case study, Andre Huthmann

Hula: an algorithm for using design metrics to estimate software reliability and identify error-prone modules, Kiet Tuan Huynh

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A Unified Approach to Dynamic Modeling of High Switching Frequency PWM Converters, Christopher J. Iannello

Examining the impact of the guided constructivist teaching method on students misconceptions about concepts of Newtonian physics, Hyatt Abdelhaleem Ibrahim

A progress toward reproducible nanotube probe tips, MD Rezwanul Islam

Process capability analysis using Motorola's six sigma characterization methodology, Slim Ben Ismail