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