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 2004
Modeling a garment manufacturer's cash flow using object-oriented simulation, Haluk Mustafa Akin
Extended cavity Kerr lens modelocked Ti:Sapphire laser cavity dumped with an acousto-optic Bragg cell, Felicie Albert
Unified damage softening model for ductile fracture, Mubarak Al Grafi
Technique for osteoporosis detection and stress relief in femur, Mutlaq Almutairi
Roadmap for the supply chain operations reference model (SCOR) to apply it to service organizations, Karla Alvarado
Design of a dual frequency tunable patch antenna, Anand Arumugam
Constructivist teachers enable peer learning in the gifted science classroom, Joanne H. Babyak
Impact of the student experience on alumni involvement, Jill C. Baker
Curriculum, instruction, assessment, alignment via inquiry-based science, James Anthony Barbella
An investigation of faculty teaching behaviors that may influence students' decisions to engage in acts of academic dishonesty in higher education, Christine Horner Biernacki
Iran and the United States : the ripple effect, Shawlene Blake
Job satisfaction of Florida's middle school assistant principals as a factor for preserving an administrative workforce, Harold R. Border
A study of the effectiveness of summer activities on reading comprehension scores for third, fourth, and fifth grade students, Shari Winston Boswell
Ovulation in the cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris), Lynette M. Bouchie
The effects of spatial ability on performance with ecological interfaces : mental models and knowledge-based behaviors, Shane A.M. Bowen
Identification of phonemes and graphemes in spanish-english and english speaking kindergarten students, Roanne G. Brice
Posthumanity's manifest destiny : NASA, its contradictory image and promises, and popular culture, Melanie Ann Rosen Brown
Spray cooling with R134a, Bradley Gene Carman
Incorporating cooperative learning in Taiwan English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms, Ya Chen Chien
Rodent population dynamics and habitat use in an abandoned agricultural field, Keith Bryan Clanton
Rehabilitation of existing distressed pavements and development of pavement management strategies for the city of Oviedo, Will B. Cornelius
The effects of a reduced cycle duration in enhanced biological phosphorus removal sequencing batch reactors, Rodrigo Melchor Cruz Lasso de la Vega
An oral history of rural schools in Pike county Indiana, Gail D. Davis
Adaptive blocking schemes for two-dimensional diffusion problems, John Devereaux
Storm tide simulations for hurricane Hugo (1989) : on the significance of including inland flooding areas, Daniel Dietsche
Energy Aware Design and Analysis for Synchronous and Asynchronous Circuits, Jia Di
Effects of hands-on instruction on fifth grade students' attitudes and academic performance in science, Gloria S. Doerr
For richer or for poorer : the impact of state level legislation on marriage, divorce and other outcomes, Amy Melissa Donley
A study of Orange County public schools' adolescent obesity risk factor assessment and intervention program, Jacque D. Dunegan
A study of the work environment of speech language pathologists in the critical shortage area of Central Florida*s public school setting, Debra L. Edgar
A study of ion implanted and diffused calcium in film and bulk silica, Kitty Elshot
Does the mathematics anxiety level of K-3 elementary teachers relate to the mathematics achievement of their students?, Cassandra Zehntner Etgeton
Correlation between infiltration rates and hydraulic conductivity rates for sandy soils in Central Florida, William L. Fox
The effects of various catalysts on the hydrogen release and uptake characteristics of LiA1H4 and NaA1H4, Mirna Franjic
Plasma levels of vitamins A and E in marine turtles (Chelonia mydas and Caretta caretta), Karen Patricia Frutchey
Optical simulation of reflective liquid crystal displays with asymmetric incident and exit angels, Zhibing Ge
Profiles of achievement : success and retention among online and campus-based community college remedial students, Linda R. Giar
Recognition of code-mixed words by bilinguals and monolinguals : an extended investigation of proficiency levels, Amy M. Gladwell
Regional realignment? Sub-national trends in partisan identification in the United States, Delia Nichole Goolsby
Combining instruction in music and phonological awareness for first grade children, Angela L. Greenwood
The relationship between leadership functions of Florida high school principals and adolescent literacy as measured by FCAT reading scores over a 3-year period, Lenore A. Guastella
Analysis of fading characteristics of a free space optical channel, Roger Douglas Halbing
The effect of using a read aloud nonfiction picture book to strengthen fifth grade students' comprehension of science content, Jana Robertson Hammond
Stonewalling hatred in the hallways : a review of anti-homophobia classroom management, Matthew Craig Henry
Effects of creating meaning in mathematics through real-world activities on fourth grade students' mathematical performance, Janice S. Hess
The impact of learning styles and high school learning environments on students' decisions regarding higher education, Jennifer Lynne Hill
The effects of mathematics and science integration with low achieving fifth grade students, Melondy Giovanni Hillsman
Exploring the perceptions of Florida police executives : understanding accreditation, Steven M. Hougland
The narrator : portraying a transitional character, Fredreka Renee Irvine
Real time health monitoring and control system methodology for flexible space structures, Sanjay Jayaram
Moderating thought : need for cognition versus relevance, Susan J. Kaplan
Design considerations including six degree-of-freedom modeling of the inductrack maglev carriage, Robert J. Kluka
The probability density function (PDF) for the combined impact of motion-induced pointing jitter and laser beam scintillation, Souleymane Konate
Impact of conjugate boundary conditions on convective heat transfer coefficient as applied to a simulated turbine blade tip, Vaibhav L. Lakare
Florida's civil war home front and the defic[i]ency confederate nationalism, David J. Latona
A performance study and analysis of the role of "Lucky" in Waiting for Godot, Scott Leake
The use and effectiveness of reflective journal writing in mathematics, Tracey L. Lindsey
Optical wave propagation through non-Kolmogorov atmospheric turbulence, Paul Anthony Liptack
An in situ neutron diffraction study of shape-memory NiTi during tensile and compressive loading, Adrian L. Little
A comparative study of the nesting ecology of the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea in Florida and Trinidad, Ann Marie Maharaj
Topology and Control Investigation for Low-voltage High-current Isolated DC-DC Converters, Hong Mao
The effects of technology on student achievement and attitude in a sixth grade science classroom, Kristine Marie Marzullo
Measurement and testing of IGBTs under high heat flux, Robert G. Mertens
Reducing the cognitive load presented by definition presentation in electronic learning environments through the use of hypermedia rollovers, John T. Morrison
The role of the stubble protease in RhoA signaling during Drosophila imaginal disc morphogenesis, Xiaochun Mou
Lost identity and silent voices : the academic struggles of at-risk Puerto Rican students in central Florida, Lydia E. Navarro
International technical communication in the business and online sector : an analysis of a Caribbean culture, Rhonda Nelson
The effect of practice on visual change detection in computer displays, John L. Neumann
Emergency department utilization by insured users : a study of motivation factors, Reid M. Oetjen
An investigation of the impact of high and low counseling skills on client outcome, Verna Bettina Oliva
En torno a la figura del judio en la literatura española de los siglox XII y XIII, Maria Rosario Paniagua Tejo
Transitional changes in common pipe and plumbing material with changes in water quality, Mitul Chandrakant Patel
Implementation of co-teaching model practices and their impact on outcomes for students with learning disabilities in middle school mathematics classrooms, Cynthia E. Pearl
Permit pricing in fisheries with transferable effort controls, Victoria Plamadeala
Sea turtle nutrient inputs to dune vegetation : a stable isotope analysis, Laura Beth Plog
The experiences of people with disabilities gaining access to employment, Tracy Rackensperger
Two phase heat transfer in a sprial evaporative heat exchanger, Jose M. Recio
The relationship between high school size and indicators of student performance, Mark J. Rendell
Distance education : the introduction to college chemistry course, Lisa A. Rice
GPU-based interactive radiosity and ray tracing, Francisco Omar Rivas
The relationship between high school principals as instructional leaders and students' academic achievement, Olivine F. Roberts
Mitigation of network tampering using dynamic dispatch of mobile agents, Adam Jay Rocke
Effectiveness of colored pan traps in assessing apiformes diversity in two sandhill plant communities in central Florida, Phillip Joseph Russell
An evaluation of signal timings in work zones, Ernest Edmund Sackey
Multimodal computing : maximizing working memory processing, Shatha N. Samman
Identifying strategies college students perceive to be most effective in a comprehensive smoking cessation program at the University of Central Florida, Owens Mary Schmidt
An application of principal component analysis, Junichi Shishido
Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting: A Study of Psychological Symptoms, Child Characteristics, and Family Support, Karin P. Sieger
Evaluation of a teacher created, team implemented, standards-based, interdisciplinary curriculum plan, Stephanie C. Soliven
The effects of problems and problem-solving tasks on students' communication in and attitudes toward mathematics, Paramdai Somwaru
Fifth of July : a character perspective, Christopher G. Taylor
A phenomenological study of the school-family partnership training program, Jamia M. Thomas Richmond
Science-based inquiry via an after school robotics program, Jeffery Douglas Townsend
Evapotranspiration analysis of various vegetative community types in Central Florida, Elizabeth Mae Turner
Clinical performance of physical therapy students in problem-based, mixed-model, and traditional curricula, Arie J. van Duijin
Design of low voltage, high speed, medium resolution CMOS comparator in 0.18 um technology, Rajeev Verma