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.
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
The christian paradox : the acceptance and divestiture of the modernist self in the poetry of T.S. Eliot, Shannon Gail McNally
A slow walk of trees : trees and ancestors in Tone Morrison's novels, Traci Meadows
Impact of shrinkage and bulkage factors on fdot earthwork, Ravindra Vipin Mehta
Strength and ductility of welded-bolted steel connections, Tameka Dawn Mikesell
Measurement of time-dependent losses in prestressed concrete bridges, Christopher John Mills
Design and analysis of prestressed concrete bridges for time-dependent losses, Antonio A. Montiel
Adrenal gland circulatory anatomy in the Florida manatee, trichechus manatus latirostris, Mario Jorge Mota
Running head : purchasing a mobil health unit, Debra Moulavi
Application of a closed-loop graphical path-planning algorithm to a redundant manipulator in a simulated environment, Albert Michael Narcum
Production of monoclonal antibodies to unique cell surface markers on human hematopoietic stem cells, Rajkumar Nathaniel
A framework for validation and verification of simulation models in semiconductor manufacturing environment, Nirupama Nayani
Shrinkage and bulkage factors of Florida soils used in earthwork calculations, Carlos Alberto Negron
Modeling and simulation for air defense force allocation planning, John J. Nelson
A study to determine the effects of heater array orientation and confined spacing in liquid nitrogen pool boiling, Duong N.T Nguyen
Imagining the buddha : sir Edwin Arnold and the victorian construction of buddhism, Scott Robert Osborne
From laissez-faire capitalism to the centralized economy, Diane Costlow Oyler
Comparison of methods used to calculate the radius of curvature of a yaw mark, Jeffrey D. Palmer
Distributed object models in java, George Paltakis
A risk analysis of customer-supplier partnership in a "ship-on-demand" jit system, Purnima Panathula
Comparison of glycosylation patterns of phytase from aspergillus niger (syn. a. ficuum) nrrl 3135 and recombinant phytase, Tanvi D. Panchal
Effects of phase changes on weld pool shape in laser keyhole welding, Wisanu Pecharapa
Build it and they will come : Tampa Bay's pursuit of a relationship with and a home for major league baseball, Paul Mark Pedersen
A dynamic greedy heuristic for scheduling training scenarios, Cecil Ray Pettit
A framework for designing academic industrial engineering computer facilities, Debra Ann Phillips
Confinement effectiveness of square frp tubes in hybrid columns, Odell G. Pico
Alzheimer's disease and the generation effect, Catherine E. Price
A framework for multiple agents and memory recall within the context-based reasoning paradigm, Rodolfo Proenza
Characterization of marine turtle population utilizing neritic reefs in northern Indian River County, Florida, Jamie L. Prusak
Ant fauna in three plant communities within Wekiwa Springs State Park, Florida : assessment of diversity and comparion of collecting methods, Zachary Andrew Prusak
Alexander McGillivray : flexible cultural roles and cultural coalescence, 1750-1793, Ronald M. Pryor
A study of the geometric dilution of precision (gdop) for the lighting detection and ranging systems (ldar) and methods of solution compensating for gdop, Bradford A. Pyle
Chemical characterization of some aqueous leachates from hydroponically grown potato biomass, Jun Qian
Academic Procrastination: A Critical Review of Why Students Procrastinate and Suggestions for Interventions, Especially When Writing a Thesis, Juliette L. Raffa
Automated verification of constraints in constraint-based system, Premalatha Ramasamy
Validation of the use of the day-type classification in an ann approach to electrical load forecasting, Syed Humayun Rayhan
Population structure and feeding ecology of green turtles utilizing the trident submarine basin, Cape Canaveral, Florida as developmental habitat, William Edward Redfoot
The role of promotional literature in the creation and demise of trustee Georgia, 1717-1752, Roger L. Rice
Finding a voice : the female heroines of Ellen Glasgow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Eudora Welty, Jennifer Rieben
Design and fabrication of an apparatus to measure the effects of large accelerations on two-phase spray cooling, Daniel Porter Rini
Design method for municipal solid waste landfill liner system subjected to sinkhole cavity under landfill site, Lymari Luz Rivera
Thermally induced motions in laminated composite plates, Patrick Roberts
Purification of allergenic components from the plant pollens of paspalum notatum, melaleuca leucadendron and callistemon citrinis, Nydia Milagros Rodriguez
Performance analysis of dead reckoning algorithms for distributed interactive simulation, Govinda Raju Sangam
Prediction of embankment settlements using the boundary element method, William David Sartor
Ethnicity and Client Satisfaction in a Nurse Managed Clinic for Older Adults, Susan T. Scovell
The use of Genetic algorithms for selecting weights on priority rule heuristics, Basma R. Selim
Mentoring adolescents : the effects of participation in a compact mentoring program, Sandra T. Sellin Wolters
Determining optimal usage, probabilities and minimum and mazimum testing times for markov chain usage models, Glenn S. Semmel
Potential measures for usage model complexity, Madan Arumugam Sendhil
The transformation of technical writing in the classroom to technical writing in the workplace, Suzanne Seymour
Evaluating solid waste through a well defined waste composition study, Hala A. Sfeir
Short-term electrical load forecasting using a fuzzy artmap neural network, Stefan Edvard Skarman
Development of a neuroblastoma vaccine utilizing recombinant dna technology, Alicija Slusarczyk
Reproduction and growth in relocated and resident gopher tortoises (gopherus polyphemus) on reclaimed phosphate-mined lands, Christine R. Small
Wekiva river basin Florida scrub-jay (aphelocoma coerulescens) population, Parks E. Small
Mothers' experiences in caring for a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Diana L. Smith
Transesterification of poly(ethylene terephthalate), Wenwei Sun
A study of the level of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness among individuals in England, Sweden, and the United States, Nalini Suparamaniam
The Spiritual Dimension of Caring in Nursing: A Study of Spiritual Care Beliefs and Practices of Nurses, Donna M. Swinyar
Interface development and modification of CBS3DS radar cross section analysis tool using femap finite element modeler and matlab plotting, Matthew Scott Telep
Cultural beliefs of Pilipino Americans about cancer, Emlyn Tanuan Tobillo
Modeling membrane mass transfer in a full-scale membrane water treatment plant, Quyen Mong Tram
Nurse Practitioners' Role in the Emergency Department Facilitators and Barriers to Practice as Viewed by Nurse Practitioners, Kathaleen Lea Tyrrel Skees
Use of irregular past tense verbs in expressive language of speech-language impaired children and normal children, Lois A. Valavanis
The puritan government of seventeenth-century Massachusetts : was the government a theocracy or a democracy?, Stephanie Elaine Varney
Study of a 50 mhz bistatic wind profiling radar, Steven M. Vergenz
Dynamic analysis and control designs for a six-link manipulator, Ailing Wang
A study of nickel microwires as catalysts in the liquid phase hydrogenation of alkenes, Lu Wang
The synthesis of o-benzoyl hydroxamates and secondary amines from 0-benzoyloxyamines and the total synthesis of acinetoferrin, Queenie Xianghong Wang
Requirements for an integrated case tool to support cleanroom and object-oriented software engineering, Xiaolu Wang
Melanoma and the Adolescent: A Pilot Research Study Exploring Adolescent Sun-protective Behaviors, Jennifer L. Warner
Acquiring historical knowledge from encyclopedic texts : human relations aspect, Daniel Lee Whitehead
High pressure raman spectroscopy of myoglobin, Curtis Dean Williams
Impact of moving traffic loads and boundary conditions on the dynamic response of highway bridges, Mark E. Williams
The virtual laboratory, Kathleen Marie Wilson
Implementation and evaluation of extended boolean operators for temporal databases, Xiaochen Yang
Analysis of spread and capture of Florida department of transportation standard inlets, Paul Winston Yeargain
Photodegradation of electro-optic side chain polymers : dans and dri, Qiang Zhang
An appplication [i.e., application] of pseudo-noise sequences to error control codes, Daniel L. Zylkowski
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
The activation of Mg2Ni with water, G. W. Christian Adams
Distributed mutual exclusion algorithms in mobile computing environment, Ramesh Addanki
Modeling of SOI MOS transistors including self-heating effects, Rafik A. Awadallah
A place when the sun goes down, Judyth Vary Baker
Development of a least squares dual reciprocity boundary element method for the poisson equation, Nathan Eric Baker
The effect of race on voice-onset time, Penelope Lauman Baldauff
Pilgrimage, Laura A. Beasley
Computer automated bridge and pavement evaluation, Clayton Anthony Bennett
A methodology for justification of automation in semiconductor manufacturing, Houda Bennouna
Modccrem : a model for optimally determining cocomo software development cost drivers, ratings and effort multiplier values, Nandan D. Bhaganagarapu
Training teams to self-correct : effects of intra-team feedback on team shared understanding and coordinated task accomplishment, Elizabeth L. Blickensderfer
Evaluation of the surficial aquifer system adjacent to spray field at University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, Bounthanh Bounvilay
Factors influencing compliance with breast self-examinations, Marnie Lee Boyd
Finite impulse response design of saw filters using linear programming, John Mark Bracewell
Bringing the "goods" together : Gertrude Stein, Luce Irigaray, and L'ecriture Feminine, Kristi Rhea Branham
An experimental study of the noise of underexpanded square jets, Michel Brassard
Random generation of english text problems for educating industrial engineers, Stephen Lee Brazelton
The identification of variables which moderate stress in parents of children with autism, Tracy Burbine
Shear strength and seismic performance of concrete-filled frp tubes, Suramy Cabrera
360-degree feedback : analyzing current and target appraisal ratings, James Matthew Cagle