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 1997
Analysis of the air and space america 20A gyroplane for an F.A.A. amended type certificate at an increased gross vehicle weight of 2000 lbs, Bradley Alan Berry
Cultivation and the effects of sex role sterotypes in television, Jennifer Maxey Borrelli
Telecourse and traditional computer applications : exploring the impact of review sessions, Carol Odette Bourke
An optimized design and manufacturing analysis of a high performance rocker arm, Brian D. Brace
The effect of an additional site to the lightning detection and ranging system at Kennedy Space Center/, Terrisa Rae Braun
An econometric study of the inverse relationship between bank common stock prices and movements in interest rates, Tarek Buhagiar
Detecting structural flaws with laser vibraometry, Roy Charles Burton
Robust control designs for large scale power systems, Hongzhi Cai
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
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
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
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
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
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
Acquisition of historical knowledge from encyclopedic texts, Richard Douglas Hull
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
Constrained package millimeter-wave quasi-optical power combining amplifiers, Toni G. Ivanov
Efficient second-harmonic generation in poled polymer waveguides using copropagating geometries, Matthias L. Jager
Metacognitive training for junior team members, Martin Jentsch
Robot simulation with graphic visualization of the industrial robot puma 560, Fredrik Nils Johan Johansson
A descriptive case study of teacher attitudes related to the implementation of multicultural curriculum and instruction in the various disciplines at the middle school level, Joann Trippi Johns
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
3-D object recognition via the open-ball scheme using modified domain deormation theory and wavelets, Sung Soo Kim
optical transistors based on second order nonlinearities, Sungwon Kim
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
Time domain diffraction analysis with application to surface acoustic wave devices, Scott M. Knapp
Quantifying, tracking and identifying bioluminescent plankton using active contour models, Donna Marie Kocak
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
Teacher performance factors: a comparative study of performance factors as perceived by Florida teachers and Florida building principals, Linda I. Kratzmeier
Parallel computation of constrained spanning trees : heuristics and simd implementations, Nishit Kumar
Primary care services : episodes of care for acute upper respiratory infections at a free homeless clinic, Patricia K. Lafferty
Sharpening sound localization by signal design, Richard C. Lanier