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 1997

Instruction of community college developmental readers in the awareness and use of metacognitive strategies using the think-aloud heuristic, Angela Aiello Caron

Differentiation of realities in a Midsummer Night's Dream : shakespeare's musical shorthand, John Archer Carpenter

Analysis of the expression patterns of early developmental genes in the distal segments of the drosophila melanogaster embryo, Jose M. Chaverri

Statistical analysis of the effect of demographic and roadway factors on traffic crash involvement, Chien Lan Chen

Adaptive fcfs-n scheduling policy for video-on-demand servers with batching, Zhaobing Chen

A sensitivity analysis of the aama community noise nodel 4.2, Mark A. Chiovarelli

The effect of instrumental enrichment on the reasoning abilities, achievement and behavior of elementary alternative education students, Anita Gail Choice

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The Incident at the Colonel's, Jason G. Clark

Multi-modality medical image registration, Calin D. Cojocariu

Convergence properties of the cardaliaguet-euvrard neural net operations, Larry Crochet

Development and investigation of heuristic algorithms to evaluate solar pool systems in Florida, Charles J. Cromer

The issue-attention cycle as it relates to the public, the media , and the policy agenda for the crime issue : 1992-1996, Shannon Lee Crosby

Pastoral, the liminal figure, and T.S. Eliot's major poems, Darren Richard Crovitz

A study of trade policy effects on firm value, Ronald E. Crowe

Properties of learning of the fuzzy art neural network and improvements of the generalization performance of the fuzzy artmap neural network, Issam Dagher

Issue obtrusiveness and agenda building : a comparative analysis of base realignment and closing in two communities, John F. Daniele

Albion's song : four regional poetic melodies in America, Donna Jo Davis

Civil rights in Brevard County, Florida, Paige Elizabeth Dempsey

Visual lipreading using hidden markov models, Shawn Dettmer

Dsp noise reduction algorithms for hearing aids : overview and protoype testbed/, James M. Diaz

Construction of targeting vector for removal of one mhc class 1 gene in mouse embryonic stem cells, Alice Corina Dogariu

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Spectral and Temporal Response of Optical Nonlinearities, Arthur Dogariu

A Descriptive Analysis of Educational Alternatives to Expulsion in Florida, Jerry Wright Dority

Investigating supportability turn-around time at a repair depot when repair times are random, Wei Dou

The effects of issue relevance and number of message sources on information processing and persuasion, Dawn L. Downing

Automated student performance monitoring in training simulation, Peter Drewes

Evaluation and calibration of seismic structural damage in reinforced concrete structures, Steven Frederick Duschl

Testing and analysis of rigid and flexible pavements using recycled aggregate as mixture and base materials, James Patrick Duxbury

Cohort determinants in the well-being of midlife men, Virginia M. Eisenmenger

Outsourcing Non-educational Services in Higher Education, Sharon L. Ekern

Mathematical model for single-switch, single-stage power factor correction ac/dc converter, Loutfellah Elkaldi

Traffic generation for the ucf driving simulator, Ryan Bruce Ellis

The effects of intercessory prayer on the spiritual well-being of hospitalized patients, Phyllis Estep

A study of the school prayer issue in the United States, Craig S. Evans

Kindergarten assessment : teacher, administrator, and parent perspectives, Nancy Crum Faine

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Bat House Use in Central Florida, With Emphasis on Nycticeius humeralis and Tadarida brasiliensis cynocephala, Laura Seckbach Finn

Man is to woman as culture is to nature : an ecofeminist critique of the modern liberal state, Penelope Joan Foster

The interpretive stuctural modeling approach to constructing ahp hierarchies, Dennis J. Frankos

The meaning of presencing in parental bereavement, Deborah A. Frazer

Applying numerical methods to determine unknown parameters in analytic systems of ordinary differential equations, Justus F. Frazier

Effects of ethnic backgroung on formant frequencies, Julius Fridriksson

Beam reshaping utilizing spatial solitons in the quadratic nonlinear medium ktp, Russell Alexander Fuerst

Design of a laser communications system using a coherent multi-aperture receiver/, Chie Leigh Gagge

The effects of humor on anxiety as measured by the stpi, the prca-24, and s-iga concentration levels, Susan D. Gierok

Possible role of is900 gene products on repression of mycobactin synthesis in mycobacterium paratuberculosis, Robert Francis Gillespie

The efficacy of using a global assessment instrument of user-perceived software quality to determine development goals which enhance software usability, Lorri Glover

An analysis of human recall of negativity in product and political advertising, Kristi Karst Gomen

Comparison of copper and lead concentrations to corrosion rates, Roberto Marcos Gonzales

Development of a simulation model for solids inventory management in a municipal activated sludge facility, Ruth E. Patterson Grady

The effects of explanatory style on responses to a health-related persuasive message, Mary A. Grieder

Unit simulation training system after action reviews (aar) : a novel approach to achieve effectiveness, Justin Chase Gubler

The role of performance plans in mitigating agency problems and improving corporate performance : an empirical examination, Sanjay Gupta

Voice onset time production in persons with dysphagia, Kristina Linnea Gustafson

Materials and device modeling of zinc oxide/diamond/silicon structures for surface acoustic wave devices, Akihiro Hachigo

The changing face of migration? an investigation of the fastest growig hispanic population in the United States, Shawn C. Halls

Partition function calculations for 3-dimensional topological quantum field theories, Leon Charles Hardy

Extraction of key model parameters for conventional and ldd mosfets, Mohammad Rofiqul Hassan

A comparison of production monitoring and control strategies in a remanufacturing job shop, Mark David Heileman

Approximations of hypergeometric-type functions and their application to optical wave propagation through atmospheric turbulence, Wallace Henderson

Optimization of sequences for direct sequence spread spectrum and saw matched filter implementation, Osamu Hikino

The effects of self construal and group identification on the perceived importance of conversational constraints, Mayra Holzer

Hawthorne as feminist : an investigation of hester as the emerging american woman, Steven M. Hougland

Cloning of a mycobacterium paratuberculosis recombinant gene : a possible fibronectin binding proteinencoding gene, Liping Huang

Characterization of cell cycle regulatory components in plasmodium falciparum, Curtis Steven Huber

Application of persuasive strategies for gaining compliance in sales, Dawn Renee Hughes

Analysis of coaxially-fed circular single-layered and stacked microstrip antennas using the finite-difference time-domain method, Sue Fen Shih Hwang

Turbine-CO2 (T-CO2) pellet coatings removal system, Paul Edward Ina

Antecedents of learned helplessness deficits : the impact of motivation on cognitive processing, Jennifer Elaine Irvin

Robot simulation with graphic visualization of the industrial robot puma 560, Fredrik Nils Johan Johansson

Investigation of nitrate concentration and ionic strength on the capacity of nitrate specific ion exchange resin, Charles Todd Johnson

An assessment of the differences in fall rates between utilizing restraints or alternatives, Denise Ann Kann

Finite difference time domain analysis of microstrip lines and microstrip antennas, Mohua Kar

Gender Differences in Academic Procrastination: Multidimensional Perfectionism, Self-esteem, and Depression, Lindsay P. Kennedy

Personality characteristics and satisfaction from caregiving in elderly male caregivers, Ann Mary Kershner

The linear empirical bayes estimation for the wishart distribution, Kalpana Kirtane

Adolescent female health promotion concerns, appearance concerns and positive health practices, Ana Rebecca Klenz

Evaluation of vehicle emissions at an electronic toll collection plaza, Jack Klodzinski

Quantifying, tracking and identifying bioluminescent plankton using active contour models, Donna Marie Kocak

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The effect of varying temperature, flux and pretreatment on the microfiltration of Lake Michigan water, Karen Linda Kopp

The use of directives and compliance gaining within a correctional setting, Loretta Kowalski

Primary care services : episodes of care for acute upper respiratory infections at a free homeless clinic, Patricia K. Lafferty

Using biomechanics to study injuries suffered due to pointe work in ballet dancers, Irene J. Ligon

African american cultural health beliefs and coronary revascularization procedures, Lincoln Celeen Lindsay

Optimization of flux tube and computer interface design parameters for the measurement of landfill gas methane emissions, David W. Loper

The cultivation of celebrity : a case study of lily pons, Kristin Beall Ludecke

The simulation information filtering tool (sift) : an information filtering application for decision makers participating in combat training simulation exercises, Rodney L. Lusher

Optical turbulence measurements and analysis, Giovanni Luvera

Organizational culture and change management : an investigation of how organizational culture affects individuals' ability to strategically manage change, Ada L. Lyle

Techniques for enhancing gallium content in CuIn1-xGaxSe2 solar cells, Kevin W. Lynn

Performance of electrically injected inhibitors for the corrosion protection of reinforced concrete, Roger D. MacDonald

Medieval man under siege : a perspective on the contributions of the engineer and common man in siege warfare, Jason S. Maddox

Chf : combating heart failure in older americans, Kathleen R. Mader

Multiresolution representation of terrain databases using wavelet techniques, C. Rajkumar Madhuram

Team rater characteristics as sources of bias in assessment center ratings, Sabine Brigitte Maetzke

A goal-directed model for replanning in military simulations, Howard B. Mall

Countertransference and abuse : a literature review, Rebecca Lynn Hochreiter Margerum

A little band of brothers against the whole world : nineteenth-century manliness and the male homosocial bond in Tom Brown's Schoolday's, Huck Finn, and Little Men, Christy Alison Marks

The effect of construction bond on confinement with frp composites, Juan Carlos Mastrapa

A cognitive task model of a tactical expert for unit performance diagnosis within the close combat tactical trainer simulation system, John M. McCarthy

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The Effects of Humor on Secretory Immunoglobulin A in AIDS Patients and Non-Immunodeficients, Howard Scott McGregor