Graduate theses were first published at Florida Technological University (later UCF) in 1972. The first thesis was defended in March of that year, titled Computer Method for Airport Noise Exposure Forecast, and was written by John M. Bateman.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2000

System design of an ATM over satellite interconnect device, Kongfan Pan

Modification and characterization of self-assembly systems: limposomes, lipid tubules and bolaamphiphile, Su Pan

Authorizing the sovereign: notion of language, reason, science and method in Hobbes' Leviathan, Piotr R. Paradowski

Nothing wrong with being yourself, Kathelyn Prebor Patria

Song variation in the Eastern Towhee of central Florida, Michael Allen Petrovich

Oxidation and hot corrosion behavior of gas turbine superalloys in steam, Vinod M. Philip

A study of the relationship between hypergender ideologies and attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help, Andy L. Phillips

Adhesional strength and surface analysis at Cell/EVA and EVA/Glass interfaces of a solar module, Nachiket R. Raravikar

Transportation sensitivity analysis in Development of Regional Impact (DRI), Abdelhak Remadna

Two-photon photo-initiated free radical polymerization, Xiaobin Ren

Influence of web joint rigidity on behavior of metal plate connected wood trusses at attic openings, Kathleen Anne Wills Rittenburg

Statistical evaluation of critical design storms : short duration storms, Maria Rizou

Involvement of CDC6, a cell cycle regulatory protein, in prostate cancer, Liza D. Robles

The tumor suppressor protein, Schwannomin/merlin interacts directly with paxillin in Schwann cells, Ruano Alma Rodenas

Finite difference time domain analysis of cavity backed circular patch antennas, Melian Douglas Rodriguez

Fabrication of acceleration insensitive bulk acoustic wave resonators, Sara N. Rogers

Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of a potential immunogenetic marker of mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis for the diagnosis of Crohn's disease, Claudia Romero

The effects of delayed auditory feedback on speech rate and intelligibility in speakers with Parkinson's desease, Bernard Rousseau

Evaluation of radar derived surface rainfall estimates for improvement of TRMM ground validation products, Biswadev Roy

The interaction of technology and technical writing pedagogy : developing ethos in the online classroom, Krantz Nancy Sadusky

Trade relationships, regional integration, and economic development : the case of the Southern African Development Community, Harry Mikael Sandberg

Use of pressure transducers to measure landfill head on liner, Sandeep Dilip Saraf

The relationship between personality and demographic variables and satisfaction with electronic meeting support, Neil Schierolz

Microbiological evaluation of Crohn's disease : fulfillment of Koch's postulates I and II, Deidre Schwartz

Influence of film critic quotes in motion picture advertising on audience attitudes, Trenton C. Seltzer

Graphics & animation enhancements in a web-based software engineering course, Jatin V. Shah

An investigation of transmission electron microscopy specimen artifacts resulting from focused ion beam and conventional preparation techniques, Carrie Urbanik Shannon

The design and analysis of the photon microsatellite structure and an extension to nanosatellite structures, Derek Shannon

Structural design analysis of modular nanosatellites, Badrinarayan S. Shirgur

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Field evaluation of ultrasound enhancement of permeable treatment walls, Aamod Sudhakar Sonawane

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Signal integrity in deep submicron CMOS chip design, Jignesh Suresh Sonchhatra

Syphilis : the specter of sex and death in english Renaissance drama, William H. Spates

Medieval crusading: the origins and inspiration of the First Crusade, Jace Stuckey

A methodology for testing web-based applications using Markov chains and McCabe complexitiy measures, Fahmida Sultana

Parrallel processing for Kalman filter in aerospace vehicle parameter estimation, Lei Sun

An algorithm for measuring rain over oceans using the quikscat radiometer, Mladen Susanj

Benchmarking distributed real-time applications, Shenchao Su

A software emulator of a distributed automated manufacturing plant, Chunyan Tang

Handwritten signature verification using backpropagation neural network, Yubo Tang

Conduction modeling and laser beam propagation through plasma in sheet metal laser welding, Ugur Tanriver

Image compression using recursive merge filtering based embedded zerotree and adaptive block-wise methods, Tao Tao

Electro-optic deflection applied to pulsed laser systems, Jesse Tawney

The GTP binding protein RHO, is not required for the formation of a B1, integrin multi-molecular complex in primary Schwann cells, Anna Ree Taylor

An examination of the Mirage-Net web-community from a uses and gratifications perspective, Carey L. Thaldorf

Soak time distribution for air quality computer modeling applications, Patricia Tom

The last days of Don Juan, Maritza Torres

Something in the water, Tara Valdez

Short-term Ethernet traffic prediction using a Kalman filter, Marisin C. Vanderbilt

Seismic behavior and rehabilitation of a four-storey steel building, Gerardino Aixa Vazquez

Physiologic and financial outcomes of neonates when birth occurs at 26, 28, 30, 32 and 34 gestational weeks, Jenny Yvonne Villa

Evaluating a computerized aid for conducting a cognitive task analysis, Jeffrey R. Voigt

Influence of turbulence intensity and length scales on the evaporation of single suspended liquid droplets, Eckartsberg Alexandra Von

Effect of linguistic experience on listener perception on nasality in cleft palate speech in monolingual and bilingual listeners, Caroline A. Walters

RNN based wafer surface reconstruction from scanning electron microscopy images, Ron Wang

An acoustic analysis of changes in children's initial consonant clusters during treatment, Jamie Warszynski

Energy efficient design of the delay-insensitive asynchronous circuits, Ning Weng

Integrative research review of today's approach to endotracheal suctioning: closed system suctioning, Amy M. Wesley

Differentiation of Xylella fastidiosa pathovars using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of whole-cell proteins and dna pulsed-field gel electrophoresis procedures, Rebecca Lynn Wichman

The impact of computerized language games for impaired bilingual students' language performance: a case study, Elaine W. Wiepking

The synthesis and characterization of environmentally degradable milimeter wave screeing materials, Yi Xiong

Three-dimensional spatial variation in tropical forest structure, Carrie L. Yoder

Integrative research review: effect of music therapy on anxiety in patients with acute myocardial infarction in intensive care unit, Anna Mee Ting Yue

A testbed for experiments with levels of detail in complex outdoor environments, Qingyi Yu

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A hierarchical channel selection scheme for macro/micro cellular networks, Ayesha Zaheer

MPEG client software for set-top boxes of VoD systems, Xianhong Zeng

Segmented min-min : a static mapping algorithm for meta-tasks on heterogeneous computing systems, Hong Zhang

Design and evaluation of an internet-based circuit design package used in an undergraduate engineering circuit course, Qiong Zhang

Towards defining metrics of 2D morphing quality, Jack Q. Zhao

Decentralized control schemes for coordinating distributed processing activities of mobile software agents, Yong Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 1999

Education for health promotores in Honduras, Wanda Morgan Abar

The effect of the teacher's reading aloud on the reading comprehension of adult, multinational, ESL students : a case study, Sandra S. Abouda

The sisterhood of Southern Zion : the role of women in Southern Baptist History, Rebecca L. Acuff

A study of safety issues in critical real-time systems, Eric D. Anderson

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Design Considerations and Thermodynamic Feasibility Study of a Meso-scale Refrigerator, Nabil Shovon Ashraf

Public support for conservative and liberal approaches to crime control, Holly A. Atkins

Investigation of Florida department of transportation dry retention/detention stormwater treatment systems with subsurface geotechnical parameter approach, Gerald Ausher

First implementation of the virtual reality dynamic anatomy tool, Yohan Baillot

The design and performance evaluation of reliable multicast trees, Mansoor Basha

Perceived barriers, nutrition-related affect and positive nutritional practices of adolescents, Sandra Marie Bayer

Bandwidth measurement techniques and pulse stretching circuitry design in preparation for making a single frequency, controlled pulse duration laser, Donald Becker

Free voluntary reading and spelling improvement of adult esl arab learners, Rachid Bendriss

Finite element grid development for the Waccamaw River : a reproducible approach, Robert Joseph Bennett

Modeling perceived wait time, Jeffrey Todd Bethel

Restoration of Clasping Warea (Warea amplexifolia): plant response to habitat enhancement and to reintroduction, Dameron Black

A comparative outcome study of the effectiveness of drinking reduction programs for college students, Wiveca Borjesson

Computer-mediated communication in education : student perspectives, Amy Nelson Bosley

Calibration model for ground based meteorological radars, Sami N. Boustany

Spatial pattern analysis of pre-and post-hurricane forest canopy structure, Jeffry C. Boutet

An exploration of the effects of handouts on message elaboration and recall, Aaron R. Boyson

The role of temperature and time in the surface oxidation chemistry of IN-738LC superalloy, Leyda Angelica Bracho

Air-to-ground missile constructive model development and implementation in modsaf, James Brian Brashear

Attribution theory applied toward perceptions of underweight persons, Christine P. Braun

Examination of burn patients' pain experience during resting conditions and procedures, Sharon Bridges

End of life decision-making : preparing an advanced directive, Mary Weaver Briganti

Restoration of sandhill vegetation on abandoned argicultural land, Kathryn Susan Buchanan

A driving aid for physically challenged operators, Dennis S. Buck

The Perceived Quality of Life and Functional Status of the Octogenarian Following Open Heart Surgery, Patricia L. Butler

Computer-based versus paper-and-pencil testing : an empirical investigation of equivalence, Rhonda Zeisig Cagle

Molecular modeling and computer-aided design of potential protease inhibitors, Toni T. Calvino

A functional approach to obtaining weighted Markow-type inequalities, Holly K. Carley