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UCF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Evaluating Travelers Experience with Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) And Citizens Band Radio Advisory System (CBRAS) On Florida's Turnpike Enterprise Toll Roadways And Florida Interstate Highways, Nabil Muhaisen

Do Olfactory Stimuli Increase Presence During Exposure Tasks: A Comparative Study, Benson Munyan

Fostering College Student Success: An Analysis of the Educational Outcomes of Florida College Students Utilizing Relative Caregiver, Road-to-Independence, and Adoption Tuition Exemptions, Lauren Murray

A Generic Framework For Multi-Method Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems Using Discrete Event, System Dynamics and Agent Based Approaches., Konstantinos Mykoniatis

The role of a highly conserved eubacterial ribosomal protein in translation quality control, Anusha Naganathan

Assessing Approximate Arithmetic Designs in the presence of Process Variations and Voltage Scaling, Adnan Aquib Naseer

A Jew from Nebraska: An Actors Attempt at Stand-up Comedy, Jeffrey Nathan

Selective electro-magnetic absorbers based on metal-dielectric-metal thin-film cavities, Janardan Nath

Helping Mothers Defend their Decision to Breastfeed, Kandis Natoli

Multi-Row Film Cooling Boundary Layers, Greg Natsui

Mahalanobis kernel-based support vector data description for detection of large shifts in mean vector, Vu Nguyen

Providing Cultural Balance for Young Americans, Mark Nichols

Mathematical Modeling of Carbon Removal in the A-Stage Activated Sludge System, Thomas Nogaj

Development of Regional Optimization and Market Penetration Models For Electric Vehicles in the United States, Mehdi Noori

Report Construction When Domestic Violence Surrounds or Involves Children, Chelsea Nordham

Undergraduate Prescription Stimulant Misuse: The Impact of Academic Strain, Social Norms, and Gender, Lauren Norman

A Case Study Evaluation of Quality Standards and Online Faculty Development, Erin O'Brien

Integration of Multidimensional Signal Detection Theory with Fuzzy Signal Detection Theory, Maureen O'Connell

Classroom Error Climate: Teacher Professional Development to Improve Student Motivation, Sean O'Dell

A Macro-Level Sustainability Assessment Framework for Optimal Distribution of Alternative Passenger Vehicles, Nuri Onat

Integrated Sustainability Assessment Framework for the U.S. Transportation, Nuri Onat

The Effect of Precipitation on the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Diseases: A Case Study of Florida Counties, Marvin Osbourne

A Case Study of the Percieved Effectiveness of the Two-Semester, Job-Embedded Internship, Stephanie Osmond

Diagenetic Changes in Long Bones in Central Florida: A Preliminary Macro- and Microscopic Comparison of Sun and Shade Microenvironments, Mikayla Overholtzer

The Interspecies Family: Attitudes and Narratives, Nicole Owens

Genetically-programmed suicide of adrenergic cells in the mouse leads to severe left ventricular dysfunction, impaired weight gain, and symptoms of neurological dysfunction, Aaron Owji

Assessment of Terrain Database Correlation Using Line-Of-Sight Measurements, Leonardo Oyama

A Study of the Impact of Brevard Public School's Peer Coaching Model on Student Achievement Outcomes and Teacher Evaluation Results, Debra Pace

Development of Cytotoxic Natural Killer Cells for Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Veethika Pandey

Characterization of gold black and its application in un-cooled infrared detectors, Deep Panjwani

Modified System Design and Implementation of an Intelligent Assistive Robotic Manipulator, Nicholas Paperno

Nurse Managers, Work Environment Factors and Workplace Bullying, Joy Parchment

Post Conversion Correction of Non-Linear Mismatches for Time Interleaved Analog-to-Digital Converters, Charna Parkey

Exploration and development of crash modification factors and functions for single and multiple treatments, Juneyoung Park

An Agile Roadmap for Live, Virtual and Constructive-Integrating Training Architecture (LVC-ITA): A Case Study Using a Component based Integrated Simulation Engine, Tae Woong Park

Tidal hydrodynamic response to sea level rise and coastal geomorphology in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Davina Passeri

Two-photon absorption in bulk semiconductors and quantum well structures and its applications, Himansu Pattanaik

Resource Management in Large-scale Systems, Ashkan Paya

Temperament, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance as related correlates of psychological symptoms, Catherine Pearte

Proteomic Analysis Delineates the Signaling Networks of Plasmodium falciparum, Brittany Pease

Instant Conductors, Mary Petralia

Sage Illusionists: A Historical Study Using Illusionists as a Reflection of Mass Entertainment, Popular Culture, anf Change During the Late Nineteenth Century, Clayton Phillips

Does the Journey Matter More Than the Destination? The Contribution of Geospatial and Local Conditions to Invasive Pomacea Maculata Distribution Across Ranchland Wetlands, Steffan Pierre

Friday is a Planet: Stories, Allison Pinkerton

Institutionalizing Service-Learning as a Best Practice of Community Engagement in Higher Education: Intra- and Inter-Institutional Comparisons of the Carnegie Community Engagement Elective Classification Framework, Jarrad Plante

Investigating Place in the Writing Classroom: Designing a Place-Based Course with a Local Service-Learning Component, Melissa Pompos

A Multi-Scale CFD Analysis of Patient-Specific Geometries to Tailor LVAD Cannula Implantation Under Pulsatile Flow Conditions: an investigation aimed at reducing stroke incidence in LVADs, Ray Prather

Watch Me Disappear: Gendered Bodies, Pro-Anorexia, and Self-Injury in Virtual Communities, Leandra Preston-Sidler

The subjective gameplay experience: An examination of the revised game engagement model, Katelyn Procci

The Impact of Public Service Motivation on Reentry Managers' Decision-making Practices, Marie Pryor

"What We Eat Matters": Perspectives on Food and Health in the Mexican Im/migrant Farmworker Communities in Indian River County, Florida, Hugo Puerto

Self-Scaling Evolution of Analog Computation Circuits, Steven Pyle

Problematic Internet Use in Residence Halls, Graham Quirk

Policy Implications of a Teacher Evaluation System: The Relationship of Classroom Observations, Levels of Feedback, and Students Achievement Outcomes, Shana H. Rafalski

The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Exposure Therapy in Veterans with Combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Kathleen Ragsdale

Batch and Online Implicit Weighted Gaussian Processes for Robust Novelty Detection, Padron Ruben Ramirez

Modeling and Analysis of Automated Storage and Retrievals System with Multiple in-the-aisle Pick Positions, Faraz Ramtin

Principals' Lived Experiences in Childhood Poverty Impacting Resiliency of Students in Poverty, Jonathan Rasmussen

Boundaries: The Relationships among Family Structure, Identity Style, and Psychopathology, Kaylin Ratner

An Optimization of Thermodynamic Efficiency vs. Capacity for Communications Systems, Gregory Rawlins

An Applied Organizational Analysis of School Factors Affecting Technology Integration within the Context of Literacy Instruction, D'Ann Rawlinson

Farm to Fork: A Culinary- and Farm-Enhanced Nutrition Education Program, Vivian Ray

Ode to Amiel: A Micro-budget Experimental Essay Film, Phyllis Redman

An Investigation of the Impacts of Face-to-Face and Virtual Laboratories in an Introductory Biology Course on Students' Motivation to Learn Biology., Amber Reece

Sexism and Women: The Implications of Female Gender Resentment, Christine Regnier-Bachand

Nonlinear Optical Response of Simple Molecules and Two-Photon Semiconductor Lasers, Matthew Reichert

Propagation of Unit Location Uncertainty in Dense Storage Environments, Patrick Reilly

Electromechanical Lifting Actuation of a MEMS Cantilever and Nano-Scale Analysis of Diffusion in Semiconductor Device Dielectrics, Imen Rezadad

A Framework for Safety Training Using Virtual Reality Software, Rana Riad

Judged by the Bottom-line But Expected to Lead Ethically: A Leader's Catch 22, Darryl Rice

Testament: Mastering and Transcending the Microbudget Model for a Feature Film, Timothy Ritter

Quantum Chemical Studies for the Engineering of Metal Organic Materials, Hector Javier Rivera Jacquez

A Quasi-Experimental Study on the Impact of Explicit Instruction of Science Text Structures on Eighth-Grade English Learners' and Non-English Learners' Content Learning and Reading Comprehension in Three Inclusive Science Classrooms, Jelitza Rivera

African American Head Football Coaches at Division 1 FBS Schools: A Qualitative Study on Turning Points, Thaddeus Rivers

General Vector Explicit - Impact Time and Angle Control Guidance, Loren Robinson

The Lived Experiences of First-Year, First Semester Honors College Students Placed on Academic Probation, Mary-Margaret Robinson

An Integrated Framework for Automated Data Collection and Processing for Discrete Event Simulation Models, Carlos Rodriguez

Enhanced Structure and Crystallinity of Semiconducting Polymer Films Through Electrospray Deposition, Johan Rodriguez

A Reassesment of the Presidential Use of Executive Orders, 1953-2008, Graham Romich

According to the Gospel of Haunted Women, Judith Roney

From Sisters to CEO's: Defining Organizational Rhetoric in a Case Study of Social Sorority Bylaws, Paige Rood

Development of an Automated Method for Identification of Wet and Dry Channel Segments Using LiDAR Data and Fuzzy Logic Cluster Analysis, Chris Rowney

Lightning Flowers, Nickalus Rupert

Les Temps Roulent: An Analysis of Emergency Medical and Police Response Times to Shootings and Lethality in New Orleans, Sarah Sacra

The Effect of Cognitively Guided Instruction on Students' Problem Solving Strategies and The Effect of Students' Use of Strategies on their Mathematics Achievement, Nesrin Sahin

Motor imagery classification using sparse representation of EEG signals, Pouria Saidi

Closing the Gaps in Professional Development: A Tool for School-based Leadership Teams, Sandra Sampayo

Evaluation of Strength and Hydraulic Properties of Buried Pipe Systems Used for Stormwater Harvesting, Mario Samson Mena

Reasoning Tradeoffs in Implicit Invocation and Aspect Oriented Languages, Jose Sanchez Salazar

Urban School Principal Rated as Highly Effective: Support and Culture for Co-teaching, Michelle San

An Evaluation of a New Course Modality: A Pilot Study of Cross-Listed Courses at DeVry University, Karol Sapijaszko

True linearized intensity modulation for photonic analog to digital conversion using an injection-locked mode-locked laser, Edris Sarailou

Applied Error Related Negativity: Single Electrode Electroencephalography in Complex Visual Stimuli, Benjamin Sawyer

Effects of Signal Probability on Multitasking-Based Distraction in Driving, Cyberattack & Battlefield Simulation, Benjamin Sawyer

Tiling with Polyominoes, Polycubes, and Rectangles, Michael Saxton

Comparison of Modeling Methods for Power Cycle Components Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as the Operating Fluid, Joshua Schmitt

Increasing Metalinguistics Awareness as a Necessary Precursor for Preservice Teachers, Aimee Schoonmaker

The Crypt People from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Vladislaus, Vilnius, Lithuania: Reconstruction of Life Histories Using Stable Isotope Analysis, Kaylee Schotten

Romantic Ideals in Contemporary Folk Music, Brett Schwartz

Chetumal's Dragonglass: Postclassic Obsidian Production and Exchange at Santa Rita Corozal, Belize, Max Seidita