The RTD (retrospective thesis or dissertation) collection contains electronic versions of theses and dissertations previously published only in print. UCF Library's RTD project includes all theses or dissertations published at UCF since the first thesis was published in 1972 through mid-2004, after which theses and dissertations were automatically digitized.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Applying a construct oriented approach to the use of advance organizers for training, Katrina Edinger Ricci
High school administrators' perceptions of underachieving students in low-performing schools, Ison Rivers
The effectiveness of reading recovery for limited english proficient students with varying personality types, Catherine L. Rock
Mathematical problem solving and communication using email and the internet, David Rock
An efficient inverse bem algorithm to characterize space dependent thermal conductivity with an evolutionary-genetic approach, Franklin Rodriguez
A picosecond visible optical parametric oscillator as a tool for nonlinear spectroscopy, T. Sean Ross
Application of ultrasound to enhance the zero-valent iron-initiated abiotic degradation of halagenated aliphatic compounds, Nancy E. Ruiz
Design of neurofuzzy controller using reinforcement learning with application to linear system and inverted pendulum, Apiwat Saengdeejing
Plasma diagnostics and laser fabrication of three-dimensional parts, Srikanth Sankaranarayanan
Senior satisfaction with the homemaker component of community based services, Kyle Maria Savitz
An analysis of behavior response and censorship belief of undergraduate education majors, Tom Scelza
Fate and transport of select priority pollutants in recirculated landfill leachate, Tamara D. Schurian
Steric control of the self-assembly behavior of diamide diacids, Darrick C. Seconi
The radon transform and its basic properties, Sulakshana Sen
Simulation of silicon carbide power metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors at high temperature, Shaikh Ferdouse Shams
Well Characteristics Influencing Microscopic Particulate Analysis Risk Index, Robert Christopher Sharek
A method for determining absolute transfection efficiency and its impact on reporter gene expression, Tracy Kugler Sharpe
Development of empirical performance models for discharge of wastewater to wetlands, Gregory Allen Shaw
The effects of sexual orientation and coping strategies on attitudes towards persons with aids, Karin P. Sieger
Alternative CAD/CAM process methodology for design and optimization of a turbine driven brush cleaner, Michael F. Siemer
Systemic thinking : a new way to increase management effectiveness?, Pilar E. Sixto
Workship and love irreconcilable John Berryman and American history, Paul Richard Smithson
Analysis and modeling of SiGe heterojunction bipoloar transistors, Jiling Song
Real-time implementation of uncheatable benchmark using web server, Yumei Song
Composition and change of maritime hammock flora in east-central Florida after 20 years, Donald John Spence
Young women reading : listening to female voices in literary response, Janean L. Stallman
Documenting changes in a middle school science classroom : an action research case study, Herbert L. Steffy
The crumpling transition in four dimensions, William Schell Stillwell
Organizational learning in a novel environment, Wayne P. Stilwell
Age, growth, and mortality of bottlenose dolphins from the east coast of Florida, Megan K. Stolen
How does a traditionally managed organization successfully apply strategic management?, Frank Douglas Sturek
The Florida legislature and the information age, Clarke S. Sturge
Supporting the development of self-efficacy in first year teachers, Deborah Ann Sulzer
The relationahsips among mathematical ability, sex-role orientation, assertiveness and mathematical self-efficacy in female college students, Elaine Liang Kim Tan
One and two dimensional coherent structures of nonlinear partial differential equations via painleve analysis, Ugur Tanriver
Study on the system dynamics of airtraffic flow, Shih Wei Tan
Reflections of having breast cancer in later life, Karen F. Tate
An investigation of improved student behavior through character education with a focus on respect and self-control, Nancy A. Tattner
The development of a teaching english as a foreign language certificate program at the University of Central Florida, Jennifer Eileen Tatum
Pilot scale study for control of industrial boiler nitrogen oxides emissions using hydrogen peroxide treatment coupled with wet scrubbing -chemical analysis, Loubna Mzaalak Tazi
A cross-cultural analysis of the closure technique in Thai and American magazine advertising, Varanya Tejatanalert
Billy Buonaparte a novella, Peter Telep
A bulk-synchronous parallel interface for the intel paragon, Travis D. Terry
RF propagation model for direct sequence spread spectrum communication systems, Phillip Andre Thomas
Scattering effects of machined optical surfaces, Anita Kotha Thompson
Border ruffian : the life and times of Col. Henry Theodore Titus, Steven Tidd
Management problem solving ability : is it beneficial to use this thing called systemic thinking?, Sherrie Diane Timmes
Bulk synchronous implementation of the fast fourier transform, Stanley C. Tong
The use of ultrasound to enhance the degradation rate of chlorinated aliphatics and to study their sorption properties on elemental iron surfaces, Patrick Christopher Toy
Novel effects in waveguide second harmonic generation, Carlos Gerardo Trevino Palacios
A parallel algorithm for target classification using geometric hashing, Muhammad Mosleh Uddin
Use of tub compensation implants to improve the speed and breakdown characteristics of sub-micron CMOS technologies, Hem M. Vaidya
The geography of a poet : poetic landmarks in the life of Elizabeth Bishop, April Cone Van Camp
Adult student reaction to teacher response, Nancy O. Veerman
Inelastic analysis and design of FR welded-bolted steel connections, Egill Vidarsson
Monitoring of automation failures : effects of age, workload and expertise, Dennis A. Vincenzi
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) : protection techniques and induced fusing in aluminum interconnect, James Edwin Vinson
A Comparison of Physiologic and Financial Outcomes in Women and Their Newborns Where Labor was Induced, Augmented or Natural, Connie S. Warren
Energy transfer in Nd:KLiYF5, Henry Weidner
Features of total quality management training and their relationships to effective TQM implementation in k-12 educational organizations, Linda Bell Welsh
A study of the effects computer-assisted algebra instruction has on attitude towards mathematics and computers; student success rate; and success for different personality styles, Jacquelyn A. White
The relationship of locus of control and work group attitudes to transfer of training, Janet Gropper Wiedman
The development of a spreadsheet approach for performig activity-based costing studies on small, labor-intensive businesses, Benjamin Ronald George Willard
Changing skill level and attitudes for the work force 2000: evaluating a work-readiness program, Angela Dawn Winn
The pleasure of rhythm in hypertext, Debra Winter
Campus Safety Directors: A Leadership Frame Analysis, Ross A. Wolf
Nineteenth-century american housekeeping books : women's workplace manuals historical research in technical writing, Melanie C. Woods
The effects of school experience on juvenile delinquency : a case study, Deborah R. Woodward
The design of passively q-switched solid state lasers, Guohua Xiao
Laser welding of sheet metals, Jian Xie
The referent : a neglected factor in building mathematical concepts at the elementary level, Marai Yaw
Estimating wet detention pond efficiency using GIS, Cindy M. Young
Nonlinear Modeling of Concrete-filled FRP Tubes Using the Finite Element Method, Kenneth T. Zagers
The waste land : a bradleian interpretation, Dustin Don Zajac
Development and applications of TPModel : a queuing model describing traffic operations during electronic toll collection (etc), Marguerite Lucia Zarrillo
Nasa scatterometer beam balance using homogenous land targets, Josko Zec
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Simulation of traffic conditions on the interstate-4 central corridor and potential applications, Mohammed N. Abdallah
Phosphorus removal by recirculation of Lake Apopka water through marsh area, Deema Addasi
The effect of diversity awareness training as an age related issue, Athena Frederica Aker
Perceptions of cigarette ads as a function of age and gender, Karen Skeen Alford
Model reference robust control for mimo systems, Hollis H. Ambrose
Embryo development and nutrition in the atlantic stingray, dasyatis sabina (elasmobranchii, dasyatidae), Elena Amesbury
Optimal linear combinations of experts, Georgios Christos Anagnostopoulos
Heat transfer in a solar concentrating water disinfector, Harold Randolph Anderson
Feedback control of the inverted pendulum, Ralph Macauley Andrews
An integrated system for texture segmantation using fractals, Sundar Raghavan Appadwedula
Ultraviolet oxidation of freon in groundwater, Mark W. Ashton
A parametric study to enhance the efficiency of office buildings, Ziad Nabil Assaf
Using geographic information systems to investigate demographic characteristics of drivers involved in traffic crashes, Ayman Hasan As-saidi
The effects of nonverbal immediacy and issue relevance on public speaking, Jeffrey S. Astrowsky
Studies on prenyltransferases of plasmodium falciparum as a new antimalarial target, Tania Azam
Cascaded second order nonlinearities in lithium niobate waveguides, Yongsoon Baek
Fiber reinforced polymer (frp)composite deck for movable bridges, Jeffrey Bruce Ballard
Review of aqueous arsenic treatment technologies including ferrous treated zeolite (chabazite), Joseph Britt Barksdale
To form a more perfect union : the development of James Madison's concepts of human nature prior to the constitutional convention of 1787, Thomas M. Baughn
A methodology to determine factors for selecting training scenarios in virtual and constructive simulations, Brian P. Bedell