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Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Attosecond Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules, Yan Cheng

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A Socio-Economic Assessment of Marine Turtle Eco-tourism, Kendra Cope

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A Binary Approach for Selective Recognition of Nucleic Acids and Proteins, Evan Cornett

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Characterizing Exoplanet Atmospheres: From Light-curve Observations to Radiative-Transfer Modeling, Patricio Cubillos Vallejos

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Aggregation of Squaraine Dye Derivatives in Solid State Spin-coated Thin Films, Mohammed Daoudi

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The Effect of Landscape Variables on Adult Mosquito (Diptera:Culicidae)Diversity and Behavior, Caitlyn Debevec

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Risk Perceptions of Climate Change in International Environmental Negotiations, Christine Dellert

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Chemical Analysis, Databasing, and Statistical Analysis of Smokeless Powders for Forensic Application, Dana-Marie Dennis

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Affective and Autonomic Responses to Erotic Images among Young Women with and without Sexual Difficulties, Natasha De Pesa

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Structure-Property Relationship of the Two-Photon Circular Dichroism of Compounds with Axial and Helical Chirality, Carlos Diaz

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Welcome to the Club: IGO Socialization and Dyadic Arms Transfers, Joseph Dimino

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How Millennials Engage in Social Media Activism: A Uses and Gratifications Approach, Sasha Dookhoo

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Stand-Alone Personalized Normative Feedback for College Student Drinkers: A Meta-Analytic Review, 2004 to 2014, Keri Dotson

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Exploring Social Identity through Stable Isotope Analysis in the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Kaitlin East

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Strategies for Enhanced Genetic Analysis of Trace DNA from Touch DNA Evidence and Household Dust, Katherine Farash

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Can mutual trust explain the diversity-performance relationship? A meta-analysis, Pereira Jennifer Feitosa

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Forensic Application of Chemometric Analysis to Visible Absorption Spectra Collected from Dyed Textile Fibers, Alejandra Flores

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Folate conjugated hyperbranched polyester nanoparticles for prostate tumor-targeted delivery of a cytotoxic peptide via prostate specific membrane antigen, Orielyz Flores-Fernandez

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Configural Displays: The effects of salience on multi-level data extraction, Audrey Fok

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Modeling Network Worm Outbreaks, Evan Foley

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Garden Soils: Reviewing the Viability of Soil Phosphate Analyses in the Archaeological Identification of Ancient Maya Kitchen Gardens, Cheryl Foster

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Spatial Patterns of Raised Fields and Linguistic Diversity in Mojos, Beni, Bolivia, Elimarie Garcia-Cosme

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Community Identity and the Archaeological Complex of Túcume, Perú: A Synthesis of Cranial and Dental Nonmetric Variation, Wesley Garrett

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Calibration of Option Pricing in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space, Lei Ge

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Investigating New Guaiazulenes and Diketopyrropyrroles for Photonic Applications, Ebrahim Ghazvini Zadeh

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Synthesis of Fluorene-based derivatives, Characterization of Optical properties and their Applications in Two-photon Fluorescence Imaging and Photocatalysis, Grace Githaiga

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An Examination of the Progression of Fracture Propagation in Long Bones During the Postmortem Period in Central Florida, Ashley Green

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Examining the impact of a fatigue intervention on job performance: A longitudinal study across United States hospitals, Megan Gregory

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Childhood diet and mobility at medieval (1240s AD) Solt-Tetelhegy, Hungary as reconstructed from stable carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen isotope analysis, Ariana Gugora

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Psychometric Issues Related to the Tinker Toy Test, Daniel Guzman

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Microscopic Theory of the Knight Shift, Bianca Hall

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Spectral Study of Asteroids and Laboratory Simulation of Asteroid Organics, Kelsey Hargrove

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Layers of Identity & Privilege in Legislation: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Senate Bill 744, Jessica Hewkin

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Convective Heat Transfer in Quasi-one-dimensional Magnetic Fluid in Horizontal Field and Temperature Gradients, Jun Huang

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Parallel Fabrication and Transport Properties of Carbon Nanotube Single Electron Transistors, Muhammad Islam

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Women on the Line: A Qualitative Study of Women's Experience of Work in the Meat Industry, Jessica Jacques

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Environmentalism and Environmental Constitutional Ballot Initiatives in Florida: The Elements of Support for Amendment One in 2014 in the Context of Current Environmental Attitudes., Michael Jones

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Density-Functional Theory+Dynamical Mean-Field Theory Study of the Magnetic Properties of Transition-Metal Nanostructures, Alamgir Kabir

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Theoretical Study of Laser Beam Quality and Pulse Shaping by Volume Bragg Gratings, Sergiy Kaim

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Evaluation of an Early Classic Round Structure at Santa Rita Corozal, Belize, Rachael Kangas

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Nanoelectronic Devices using Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Electrodes: Fabrication and Electronic Transport Investigations, Narae Kang

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An Exploratory Comparison of a Traditional and an Adaptive Instructional Approach for College Algebra, Ryan Kasha

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Mid-infrared Plasmonics, Farnood Khalilzadeh Rezaie

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Photophysics of Organic Probes and their Applications in Bioimaging & Photodynamic Therapy, Bosung Kim

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Quantitative Assessment of the effects of Microbial Degradation of a Simple Hydrocarbon Mixture, Jessica Kindell

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The Disobedient Prisoner: A Racial Comparison of the Level of Punishment Prescribed to Inmates for Rule Violations, Sarah King

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The Safe Removal of Frozen Air from the Annulus of a Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank, Angela Krenn

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The Nuts and Bolts of Leadership Training: A Meta-Analysis, Christina Lacerenza

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Tailoring Instruction to the individual: Investigating the Utility of Trainee Aptitudes for use in Adaptive Training, Carla Landsberg

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More is not always better: Unpacking the cognitive process underlying introspective psychological measurement, Matthew Lapalme

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Friendship and Informant Characteristics Associated with Agreement among Adolescent and Friend Ratings of Behavior Problems., Brea-anne Lauer

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Mass Spectral Studies to Investigate Butylbenzene Fragmentation Pathway and Pyrolysis Products., Balasubramaniam Lingam

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Resistive Pulse study of Vesicles and Liposomes, Yuqing Lin

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Temperament and Child Maltreatment: A Closer Look at the Interactions Among Mother and Child Temperament, Stress and Coping, Emotional and Behavioral Regulation, and Child Maltreatment Potential, Amanda Lowell

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Regional Affiliation: An Examination of Rio Viejo Middens as Evidence for Scaled-up Practice at Surrounding Sites., Carlo Lucido

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Propagation Failure in Discrete Inhomogeneous Medium Using a Caricature of the Cubic, Elizabeth Lydon

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A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Physical and Chemical Properties of Solid Nanoscale Interfaces, Jeronimo Matos

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A high-content multiplexed screening platform for the evaluation and manipulation of force and fatigue of adult derived skeletal muscle myotubes in defined serum-free medium, Christopher McAleer

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Experiences of Stigma During Sexual Healthcare Visits: A Qualitative Study of Non-Monogamous Women, Rachael McCrosky

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A Generational Perspective on the Development of the Political History of Modern Iran, Gregory McDowall

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Fabrication and Study of Graphene-Based Nanocomposites for Sensing and Energy Storage, Matthew McInnis

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Differential Parenting and Parents' Perceptions of their Children: Can Attachment Help Explain This Relationship?, Meagan Mcswiggan

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An Empirical Analysis of the Association Between Types of Interventions and Civil War Onset, Melinda Mellott

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Settlement History and Interaction in the Manialtepec Basin of Oaxaca's Central Coast, Victoria Menchaca

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How Much is that War in the Window? An Investigation into the Costs of War, Spencer Miller

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Improvements on Instrumentation to Explore the Multidimensionality of Luminescence Spectroscopy, Anthony Moore

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Do Olfactory Stimuli Increase Presence During Exposure Tasks: A Comparative Study, Benson Munyan

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Selective electro-magnetic absorbers based on metal-dielectric-metal thin-film cavities, Janardan Nath

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Mahalanobis kernel-based support vector data description for detection of large shifts in mean vector, Vu Nguyen

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Report Construction When Domestic Violence Surrounds or Involves Children, Chelsea Nordham

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Undergraduate Prescription Stimulant Misuse: The Impact of Academic Strain, Social Norms, and Gender, Lauren Norman

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Integration of Multidimensional Signal Detection Theory with Fuzzy Signal Detection Theory, Maureen O'Connell

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The Effect of Precipitation on the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Diseases: A Case Study of Florida Counties, Marvin Osbourne

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Diagenetic Changes in Long Bones in Central Florida: A Preliminary Macro- and Microscopic Comparison of Sun and Shade Microenvironments, Mikayla Overholtzer

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The Interspecies Family: Attitudes and Narratives, Nicole Owens

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Characterization of gold black and its application in un-cooled infrared detectors, Deep Panjwani

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Temperament, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance as related correlates of psychological symptoms, Catherine Pearte

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Does the Journey Matter More Than the Destination? The Contribution of Geospatial and Local Conditions to Invasive Pomacea Maculata Distribution Across Ranchland Wetlands, Steffan Pierre

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The subjective gameplay experience: An examination of the revised game engagement model, Katelyn Procci

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"What We Eat Matters": Perspectives on Food and Health in the Mexican Im/migrant Farmworker Communities in Indian River County, Florida, Hugo Puerto

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The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Exposure Therapy in Veterans with Combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Kathleen Ragsdale

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Boundaries: The Relationships among Family Structure, Identity Style, and Psychopathology, Kaylin Ratner

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Sexism and Women: The Implications of Female Gender Resentment, Christine Regnier-Bachand

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Electromechanical Lifting Actuation of a MEMS Cantilever and Nano-Scale Analysis of Diffusion in Semiconductor Device Dielectrics, Imen Rezadad

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Quantum Chemical Studies for the Engineering of Metal Organic Materials, Hector Javier Rivera Jacquez

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A Reassesment of the Presidential Use of Executive Orders, 1953-2008, Graham Romich

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Les Temps Roulent: An Analysis of Emergency Medical and Police Response Times to Shootings and Lethality in New Orleans, Sarah Sacra

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Effects of Signal Probability on Multitasking-Based Distraction in Driving, Cyberattack & Battlefield Simulation, Benjamin Sawyer

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Tiling with Polyominoes, Polycubes, and Rectangles, Michael Saxton

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The Crypt People from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Vladislaus, Vilnius, Lithuania: Reconstruction of Life Histories Using Stable Isotope Analysis, Kaylee Schotten

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Chetumal's Dragonglass: Postclassic Obsidian Production and Exchange at Santa Rita Corozal, Belize, Max Seidita

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Mental Rotation: Can Familiarity Alleviate the Effects of Complex Backgrounds?, Anthony Selkowitz

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Theoretical and Computational Studies of the electronic, Structural, Vibrational, and Thermodynamic Properties of Transition Metal Nanoparticles, Ghazal Shafai Erfani

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Alcohol Consumption, Frailty, and the Mediating Role of C-Reactive Protein in Older Adults, Mona Shah

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Integral Representations of Positive Linear Functionals, Angela Siple

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Vanadium Oxide Microbolometers with Patterned Gold Black or Plasmonic Resonant Absorbers, Evan Smith

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Identifying inundation-driven effects among intertidal Crassostrea virginica in a commercially important Gulf of Mexico estuary, Joshua Solomon

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Optimization of Molecular Beacon-Based Multicomponent Probes for Analysis of Nucleic Acids, Maria Stancescu

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Millennials Making Meanings: Social Constructions of Sexual Harassment regarding Gender and Power by Generation Y, Nicole Stark

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Sleep Disturbances Among Combat Military Veterans: A Comparative Study, Jeremy Stout