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 1999

Behold a pale horse, Delphine D. Normandin

Pilot-scale study for the control of industrial boiler nitrogen oxide emmissions using hydrogen peroxide and ultraviolet enhanced oxidation coupled with wet scrubbing - wet scrubber and wastewater analysis, James J. Orioles

Test and evaluation of photovoltaic modules using an automated test facility, Lucy M. Orozco

The relationship between congruence and satisfaction : an investigation of tenure and holland type as moderators, Sarah Rebecca Owings

Using comparative analyses and metric based regression models to predict design productivity for object-oriented software systems, Tania Parveen

Age period and cohort explanations for attitudes toward homosexuality, Shannon Peardon

GUI builder for real-time distributed object models, Henddher M. Pedroza

Performance comparison of software tools for distributed computations, Yun Peng

The molecular evolution of the phorid fly Megaselia scalaris, Dixie Ann N.W. Persaud

Afro-Cubans and women in the aftermath of the 1959 revolution, Serge Luke Petish

Float zone growth of chromium doped yttrium vanadate, Anh Tuyet Pham

A splash of color, Deborah J. Piercefield

Time in between, Emily Jane Powers

Multi-level multi-channel air cache designs for broadcasting in a mobile environment, Kiran Prabhakara

The development of an in-situ remediation technique using electrokinetics for the removal of heavy metals in contaminated soils, Vanessa Nirvani Prasad

Multiple criteria personnel assignment model for project teams, Alicia A. Prentice

The use of computer-mediated communication in lowering levels of conversational anxiety, Ian Benedict Redshaw

Assessing the readaptation process associated with virtual environment post-exposure, Leah M. Reeves

The usefulness of the positive presentation management scale for detecting response distortion on the NEO PI-R, Heather L. Reid

The effects of language usage about persons with disabilities on source credibility and persuasiveness, Cynthia Ann Reynolds

The use of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional displays for training judgement of spatial relationships, Lori Gayle Rhodenizer

Chromatin structure analysis of the BRCA1 gene in the MCF-7 breast carcinoma cell line, Audrey Connolly Roberts

Collective security in Central Asia : viability and sustainability after the cold war, Jennifer T. Robinson

Minimizing software testing time without degrading reliability, Adam Jay Rocke

Knowledge discovery from sets of association rules, Abhijit Sawant

Bilingual education : culture and controversy : an examinationa of the attitudes surrounding bilingual education, Melanie Sberna

Design and infrared antenna characterization system, Jason Alan Schaefer

New near-IR two-photon absorbing fluorene derivatives : synthesis and nonlinear optical characterization, Katherine J. Schafer

Tunable laser operation of Yb:YCOB, Lawrence Shah

Mode of test administration and computer experience on test performance : computer vs. paper-and-pencil, Lisa Simek

The development and revision of a clinical decision-making tool on hormone replacement therapy for postmenopausal women, Jennifer L. Snow

Inclusion : a study of one Central Florida High School, is it working?, Norine M. Stazko

Interactive electronic technical manuals, Sherry Steward

Mechanisms for the alkaline hydrolysis of dibromodifluoromethane-alkene adducts to a,B-unsaturated carboxylates, JoAnne Ligeri Swanson

Automatic target recognition using neural networks, Sameh W. Tawadrous

In the shadow of the mouse, Alfred R. Taylor

Education intervention project for parents of children with hydrocephalus, Kay R. Taylor

Adaptive polling for SNMP protocol, Un Tung Teng

Prediction of glass plate breakage due to low-level air shocks, Timothy T. Travers

Aperture averaging of optical scintillations for a plane wave based on abcd ray matrices, Sidra I. Van De Car

Chebyshev polynomials and their applications to error estimation in best approximation, Mark Varvak

An investigation of reactive ion etching on quartz, Karthik Venkatachalam

The feasibility of restorative justice : a victim's perspective, Alicia Rosett Vereen

Vegetation dynamics associated with wetland restoration at the Disney Wilderness Preserve, Kissimmee, Fl, Horace Lee Vines

Analysis of the effect of driver characteristics on accident involvement using quasi-induced exposure, Brian Anthony Vitetta

Effects of various levels of speaker's eye contact on receivers' assessments of the speaker and speech, Thomas Richard Wagner

Cognitive variables and therapy applications in blended families, Donna L. Walker

QoS management in ATM with delays and cell-drops, Jun Wang

Synthesis and biological evaluation of polyamine DNA-intercalator conjugates and synthesis of N-hydroxyamide containing peptides, Lu Wang

A model for age-appropriate health education for the elderly, Susan Ruth Waterbury

The design and development of an actively mode-locked, external cavity semiconductor diode laser, Darrell Wesley Webb

The development of a voice-controlled interactive tool for the demonstration of computer graphics, Brenda Jean Weis

The relationship between romantic partner support styles and body image disturbance, Janice E. Weller

Evaluation of land reconnaissance tactical behaviors early in the systems development of new weapon system using constructive simulation, Wilburn C. Williams

Behaviors of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (tursiops truncatus) in non-restricted and restricted boating areas the Indian-Banana River Complex, Florida, Rachel E. Witcher

MDR : a data mining tool for multidimensional data and rules, Yinn Wong

Robert Lowell and metaphors of transcendent dissociation, Ashley Bryant Woods

Drinking water quality : are resident's willing to pay for better quality water?, Brian P. Yeitz

Theses/Dissertations from 1998

Internet-based instructional software using synchronized multimedia for classroom and distance learning use, Stefan Aberg

Time-dependent pre-stress losses and their effect on the behavior of modified AASHTO type VI girders, Bassel Abou Kassem

Comparative study of object oriented methods for real time systems, Maruf Ahmed

New mathematical model for the intensity of a laser beam propagating through turbulent media, M. Ammar Al Habash

Analysis of hard horn feeds for the excitations of quasi-optical amplifiers, Maha A. Ali

Magical realism and the feminine perspective, Martha Enid Amaro

Technology and identity in technical communication, Sharon Anderson

The impact of the objective function on product design problem decomposition when using network partitioning, Mohammed Arif

Home and identity in U.S. latina narratives, Carmen Maria Arostegui

Physical modeling of dry detention ponds with underdrains, Kenneth Wayne Ashe

La machine de marly : the machine of marly within the hydraulic system of the versailles - marly area from the seventeenth century to present times, Jacques Aubertin

Cultural beliefs of Indian women about breast cancer, Latha Babuji

Paxillin is an intermediate in B1 integrin-dependent signaling during focal adhesion assembly and differentiation in Schwann cells, Debora Bailey

Red-headed woodpecker (melanerpes erythrocephalus) use of habitat at Wekiwa Springs State Park, Florida, Michael Shane Belson

Effluent reuse in cooling towers in the microprocessor industry, John Howard Belyea

A memory-based load balancing technique for distributed web servers, Harsha Bennur

Living with the dead, Alan I. Bernstein

An analysis of the Russian military involvement in the seven years' war, Joseph Stephen Bizon

The application of a genetic algorithm to improve a game evaluation function, Matthew James Blanzy

A strategic marketing plan for the University of Central Florida Engelwood community family nursing clinic, Sanford Boaz

A process for automatic test generating, Donna J. Bradley

UCFimage 6.0 - a microsoft windows based image processing package, Michael D. Bray

Fatigue characteristics of reinforcing bars under simulated seismic loading, Jeff Robert Brown

Analysis of aluminum 26 in samples of lunar origin, Mark D. Brown

A software application with novel approaches for modeling network systems and computing performance measures, Steven Bruce

Design, simulation, and construction of a field-scale permeable treatment wall constructed, Stephen Philip Burwinkel

Receiver gender, source gender, and issue relevance : the effects on persuasion, Toni M. Buxton

Field scale application of sonic energy for enhancement of zero-valent iron permeable treatment walls, Marc Anthony Cannata

Parameter extraction and optimization of new industry standard vbic model, Xiaochong Cao

Evaluation of patching materials and placement techniques for rigid pavements, Lucas Carlo

A study of the deification of Adolf Hitler and the religious aspects of german national socialism, Cynthia Gardner Carter

Top management's perception of the value of public relations, Kathryn K. Catron

Texture segmentation using feature combinations, Dimitrios Charalampidis

The effects of an eight-week humor intervention on stress and goping skills in college undergraduates, Jason D. Chesnut

Munchausen syndrome by proxy : what do nurse practitioners know?, Denise B. Cochran

Vapor-phase catalytic hydrogenation of 1-octene using nickel microwires and gauzes, Brian Anthony Cocolicchio

Outcome of a survey using botox for treatment of achalasia, Rebecca A. Combs

The road to redemption : the continuum from Hemingway to Percy, Noelani Cornell

Travel time prediction using non-linear time series, Matthew P. D'Angelo

A bulk synchronous parallel (BSP) approach to implementing portable parallel database management systems, Silva Dominic Da

Data management and visualization of finite element analysis using VRML, Rajiv Das

Wind flow simulation around buildings using a 2 -D FDM and BEM formulation, Kun Deng