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

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

Estimating 3d motion and structure of multiple objects, Yu Tina Tian

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

Attitudes towards gender roles across cultures : a comparison of gender role attitudes among college students in Taipei, Taiwan and Florida, USA, Mei Mei Tsai

Phased array antenna analysis using the finite difference time domain method, Gregory M. Turner

Response management timed to real-world alerts, Robert R. Tyler

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

Multiresolution aspects in genetic algorithms, Liviu Ionel Voicu

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

The effect of learners with moderate and severe disabilities on peers without disabilities in elementary school classrooms, Theresa A. Ward

Melanoma and the Adolescent: A Pilot Research Study Exploring Adolescent Sun-protective Behaviors, Jennifer L. Warner

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Fatigue : investigation of a human factor for aviation curricula, Thomas R. Weitzel

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

A comprehensive and physics-based model for the quasi-neutral-region capacitance of p/n junction devices and its applications to spice simulation, Jing Xue

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

An experimental study of underexpanded supersonic swirling jets, Young Kil Yu

Photodegradation of electro-optic side chain polymers : dans and dri, Qiang Zhang

Analysis of microstrip antennas on very small ground planes, Weishu Zhou

An appplication [i.e., application] of pseudo-noise sequences to error control codes, Daniel L. Zylkowski

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

An exploration of communicator styles of effective community college instructors, Richard L. Abel

The activation of Mg2Ni with water, G. W. Christian Adams

Distributed mutual exclusion algorithms in mobile computing environment, Ramesh Addanki

The information content of accounting measures in relation to the cross-section of expected stock returns, Sekhar Anantharaman

Expectations and satisfaction of freshmen in higher education, Pamela S. Anthrop

Instructional effectiveness of compressed motion video signals, Ronald Scott Arnold

Five public school districts in Florida : violence on school property and the perceptions of some middle school students directly involved, Anita Bruegger Avery

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

Dynamic excitation of structures from the space shuttle liftoff, Fady Fouad Barsoum

Pilgrimage, Laura A. Beasley

Indexing-based object recognition, Georgios Bebis

Computer automated bridge and pavement evaluation, Clayton Anthony Bennett

A methodology for justification of automation in semiconductor manufacturing, Houda Bennouna

Efficient signal representation using non-orthogonal basis functions with applications to speech and image coding, Albert P. Berg

Modccrem : a model for optimally determining cocomo software development cost drivers, ratings and effort multiplier values, Nandan D. Bhaganagarapu

A Study to Assess the Impact of a Balanced Reading and Technology-based Intervention on Reluctant Readers in Middle School, Michael R. Blasewitz

Training teams to self-correct : effects of intra-team feedback on team shared understanding and coordinated task accomplishment, Elizabeth L. Blickensderfer

A study of the relationship between knowledge of disease and adaptational outcome of breast cancer survivors during chemotherapy, Nancy Bottge

Evaluation of the surficial aquifer system adjacent to spray field at University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, Bounthanh Bounvilay

The role of instructional leadership in the implementation of cooperative learning, Jenell M. Bovis

Factors influencing compliance with breast self-examinations, Marnie Lee Boyd

Perceptions of Florida secondary school principals concerning multicultural education, Jose Gilberto Boza

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

Teachers' perceptions of portfolio assessment activities and the elements of a professional culture, Daniel C. Buckman

Cr3+:LiSrAlF6 chirped pulse amplification system for femtosecond white light nonlinear spectroscopy, Paul Martin Buck

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

Nonstationary transient vibroacoustic response of a beam structure, Raqul Edward Basil Caimi

Treatment acceptability of sport psychology interventions with arena football players, Dorian E. Caron

Superpower sports and politics : the Los Angeles and Moscow olympic games, Allan Craig Cerully

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Analysis of Threaded Joint Behavior in an Airbag Module Assembly, Rustam Chemat

Assessment of the caregiver : a correlational study of quality of life and mutuality of co-resident family caregivers of elders, Laurel E. Ciccarello

Incorporating self-assessment into adaptive computer-assisted instruction, Joann Cole

An examination of the reasons for Adolf Hitler's declaration of war on the United States of America, Michael N. Corey

A qualitative study of long term dietary modification for hypercholesterolemia, Virginia Ruth Corey

Using nonlinear programming to optimize effort adjustment multipliers for intermediate cocomo models, Ross C. Creech

Compilation and simulation of the vhsic hardware design language, Timothy B. Cunningham

Contributing factors to the high dropout rate of Daytona Beach community college high school students, John P. Cunnyngham

A scalable bipolar transistor model including quasisaturation and high current effects for bipolar and bicmos circuit applications, Yong Dai

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Semantic correlation of behavior for the interoperability of heterogeneous simulations, Christopher James Dean

Explaining mutual fund performance : the usefulness of corporate financial information, F. Lauren Detzel

Examination of a pyrrole cyclization reaction for the formation of 4-carbethoxy-2-phenacl-3-phenyl-pyrrole : synthesis of a series of novel pyrrole analogs that contain the diacylhydrazide group, Anthony Diebes

Characterization of two isolates from a spontaneously arising human b-lymphocyte line, Dawn Celeste Dirks

Patterns of symptoms that determine the differential diagnoses of add : a policy capturing study, Kelly T. Dockery

Methodology for determining optimal sector size for object movement and interaction in discrete event simulation, Craig Thomas Doescher

The display configuration, perspective, and intent (cpi) matrix : development of a framework and methodology for advancing the design of graphical deisplays, David A. Dryer

Developing a history of an urban community reform program, Thomas Dumbacher

Investigation and reflection: reader-response theory and undergraduate literature instruction, Carol Duncan

Ethnicity and satisfaction with primary health care providers among adults age 55 years and older, Marcia Dure

An analysis of the relationship between stress and public school administrators, Fran Duvall

A study of the distribution of reactive behavior patterns in elementary age children and their relationship to selected demographics, Judith I. Dziuban

Racial and bender difference in intercultural sensitivity and intercultural effectiveness, Junko Eguchi

The growing threat of workplace wiolence : taking preventative actions, Dorrie Anne Ehlers

Cumulative seismic damage of reinforced concrete bridge piers, Ashraf El Bahy

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Analysis of parental choice : islamic school enrollment in Florida, Feryal Y. Elkhaldy

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We can't be the women we were before: Mary Livermore and Chicago women in the American Civil War, Nancy Arlene Driscol Engle

A metrics-based model for categorizing, monitoring and reducing the risk-level of object-oriented software systems, Pravin Eric

The applicability of seawater as a settling aid for colloidal sediments found in stormwater runoff, Isabel Cristina Pietruza Escobar

Perceptions of Florida elementary school principals concerning multicultural education, Gloria E. Fernandez