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Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Preparation and Characterization of Epitaxial Thin Films with Applications in Catalysis and Microelectronics, Asim Khaniya

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When Mothers and Fathers Are "Gone": Predicting Intergenerational Pathways of Trauma, Substance Use, and Attachment in Parents Who Are Opioid-Involved, Maria Khan

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A Nested PCR Strategy for Recovering Highly Discriminatory Y-STR DNA Profiles from Trace Male DNA Samples, Anna Kimball

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Food, Familiarity, and Forecasting: Modeling Coups With Computational Methods, Joshua Lambert

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Masters of the Manipulator? A Species Description and Comparative Genomics Study of Two New Hyperparasites of the Zombie Ant Fungus, Brittany Lebert

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Forests and Farmers: A Landscape Approach to Settlement Pattern Analysis in the Bolivian Amazon, Thomas Lee

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Natural Language Processing for Modeling Domains in Higher Education, Rebecca Leis

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The Relationship Between Familism and Social Distancing Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Thien-An Le

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Effects of High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Microbial Ecology and Community Structure, Charles Lewis

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How Vegetarian Students' Dietary Patterns Are Affected During Covid-19 Social Distancing, Elise Lorenzo

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Examining a Fish Community and its Response to Coastal Restoration in a Dynamic Coastal Estuary, Richard Mahoney

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Space Weathering Simulation Trends on Carbonaceous Chondrites, Andrew Malfavon

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Refining the Data Collection Methodology of Outdoor Forensic Scenes Involving Scattered Human Remains Using Close-Range Photogrammetry, Megan Mccollum

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The Effects of Dissolved Oxygen on Phosphorus Cycling in Benthic Freshwater Systems, Kathleen McCormac-Miller

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Adachigahara Project: A 3D Iterative Series, James Mitchell

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Examining the Moderating Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Team Role Alignment and Employee Well-being Outcomes, Justine Moavero

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Workplace Stress and Sleep Quality: The Differential Moderating Effects of Problem- and Emotion-focused Coping, Wheeler Nakahara

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A Solid-Solution Approach to Multivariate Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Interactions with Light, Wesley Newsome

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Theoretical Analysis of the Conduction Properties of Self Assembled Molecular Tunnel Junctions, Cameron Nickle

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Estimation and Clustering in Block Models, Majid Noroozi

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Impacts of State and Trait Anxiety on Category Learning, Pooja Patel

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Why Experienced Incivility Triggers Instigated Incivility: Combining the Affect-based and Resource-based Pathways, Xin Peng

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The Physical Properties of Asteroids, Leos Pohl

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Marijuana Use Among Adults in the United States: Comparing Correlates of Use, Assessing Impact of Education, and Evaluating Use and Health amid Justice-Involved Populations, Corey Pomykacz

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Meroitic Childhood Diet and Weaning at Sai Island, Sudan: A Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Study of Site 8-B-52.B, Brenna Raisor

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Laser Filament Investigations: Influence of Preconditions and Interactions, Danielle Reyes

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Tensor Network States: Optimizations and Applications in Quantum Many-Body Physics and Machine Learning, Justin Reyes

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The Effects of Plant Phytochemistry on Parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Niche Breadth, Ryan Ridenbaugh

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Estimation and Clustering in Network and Indirect Data, Ramchandra Rimal

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Quantum Biology? From DNA Point Mutations to Fibril Formation in Alzheimer Disease, Eduardo Romero Camacho

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Food for Thought: Food Insecurity and Academic Performance, Justen Rosenberg

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The Good Ol' Days: How Sociopolitical Climate Influences Motivations to Seek Historical Nostalgic Media Experiences Versus Non-nostalgic Media Experiences and the Outcomes of Those Experiences, Samantha Rosenthal

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Social Support and Mental Health Outcomes of LGB People of Color, Jessica Ruiz

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Does One Bad Phish Spoil the Whole Email Load?: Exploring Phishing Susceptibility Task Factors and Potential Interventions, Dawn Sarno

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Pixelated Scapegoat: False Connections Between Video Games and Violent Crime in America's Largest Cities, Matthew Segal

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Sorption of U(VI) onto Manganese Oxides in the Presence of Siderophore Desferrioxamine-B, Morgan Snyder

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Maladaptive Personality Traits and Acute Psychological Distress in Individuals with Head and Neck Cancer, Christopher Spencer

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Two Pink Lines: Exploring Florida's Pregnancy-associated Intimate Partner Homicides, Sonya Spence

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Family Mass Homicide: An Investigation, Alec Szalewski

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Composition, Encapsulation, and Dimensionality: A Study of the Photophysics Brought on by Synthetic Changes in Perovskite Materials, Andrew Towers

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Getting Lost: The Fungal Hijacking of Ant Foraging Behavior in Space and Time, Thienthanh Trinh

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Understanding and Predicting Properties of Low-dimensional Functional Materials from First-principles, Naseem Ud Din

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Molecular and Phenotypic Diversification of a Cryptic Group of Terrestrial Frogs from the Southern Andes of Ecuador, Veronica Urgiles Penafiel

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Tuning Dynamics, Sterics, and Ion Conductivities in Reticular Materials, Demetrius Vazquez-Molina

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Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria: Responses to Trauma and Constructing a New Life in Central Florida, Angela Vergara

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The Effects of Social Conformity in Human-Robot Interaction, William Volante

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Household Economies and Socioeconomic Integration: An Analysis of Obsidian Artifacts from Coba, Quintana Roo and Yaxuna, Yucatan, Mexico, Danielle Waite

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The Arrest and Prosecution of Cyber Stalkers: How "Rational" are Criminal Justice Decision Makers?, Trisha Whitmire

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Working Toward a Lost Cause? Comparing pXRF Analysis to Neutron Activation Analysis using Maya Ceramics from Holtun, Guatemala, Rachel Whyte

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Mean Field Optimal Control and Related Problems, Wei Yan

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Paleoethnobotanical Analysis of Starch Grains and Phytoliths from Pre-Columbian Ceramic Residues in the Bolivian Amazon, Danielle Young

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Theoretical Studies of Collisions Involving Three Bodies and Electron-Molecule Collisions Relevant to Astrophysical and Atmospheric Conditions, Chi Hong Yuen

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Examining the Role of Item Scrolling in Mobile Cognitive Assessment, Betsir Zemen

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The Effect of Economic Conditions on the Prevalence of Abusive Supervisory Behaviors: A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis, Xinyue Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Spatial Models with Specific Error Structures, Nathaniel Adu

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Chemometric Applications in Fire Debris Analysis: Likelihood Ratios from Naive Bayes and Frequency of Component and Pyrolysis Product Occurrence, Anuradha Akmeemana

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The Evaluation of Classifier Performance on the Forensic Analysis of Fire Debris and the Expansion of the Substrate Database, Alyssa Allen

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Assessing the Effects of Habitat and Manatee Exclusion Devices on Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Movement Patterns in Estuarine Impoundments, Steven Baker

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The Effects of Presence and Cognitive Load on Episodic Memory in Virtual Environments, Paul Barclay

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Pine, Aphids, and Parasitoid Wasps: Patterns of Cospeciation and Host Switches in a Tri-trophic System, Amber Bass

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Development of Filial Obligation in Young Adults: An Examination of Crisis and Lifespan Theory, Rachel Bassett

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Reexamining the Relationship Between Divided Government and Voter Turnout, Heidi Beck

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More Guns, Less Butter, and Officers at the Table: Understanding the Nexus between the Military's Integration into Politics and Resource Allocation in Democracies and Non-Democracies, Salah Ben Hammou

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Utilizing Geographic Information Systems to Record and Analyze Osteoarthritis Data in Joints of the Arm: A Methodology for Dry Bones, Adam Biernaski

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Spectral Properties of the Finite Hilbert Transform on Two Adjacent Intervals Via the Method of Riemann-Hilbert Problem, Elliot Blackstone

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Hadwiger Numbers and Gallai-Ramsey Numbers of Special Graphs, Christian Bosse

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Modeling Disease Impact of Vibrio-Phage Interactions, Christopher Botelho

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Structure of Reflectin Protein Probed by Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Tommy Boykin

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The Elite Meroitic Experience on Sai Island, Sudan: Using Stable Isotope Analysis to Identify Patterns related to Sex and Age for the Interpretation of Social Identity, Alexandria Brock

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Success Rate of Student Accessibility Services Determined by Students Cumulative Grade Point Average, Christine Brown

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Hurricane Maria: A Qualitative Study of Recently Displaced Students to the State of Florida, Esmeralda Cabrera

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Room Temperature VOx Air-Bridge Bolometer integrated with Metal-Insulator-Metal Resonant Absorbers, Seth Calhoun

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Light Matter Interaction in Single Molecule Magnets, Rebecca Cebulka

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The Invisible Men: Analyzing the Virtual Subculture of England's Punters, Ashley Christensen

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Conceptualizing the Role of Severity in Counterproductive Work Behavior: Predicting Employee Engagement in Minor and Severe CWBs, Katherine Ciarlante

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Development of a Functional Testing Platform for the Sensory Segment of the Neuromuscular Reflex Arc, Alisha Colon

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Stepping Outside of Yourself: Social Anxiety, Dissociation, Alcohol Consequences, and Relationship Satisfaction, Matthew Cook

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Environmental Correlates of Sensory Sampling Rate in the Electrosensory System of Neotropical Electric Fishes, Ericka Vanessa Correa Roldan

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Fashioning Society: The Use of Facial Adornments for Social Identification in Late Postclassic Tlaxcallan, Mexico, Angelica Costa

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How Is She Managing? Examination of a Woman's Emotion Regulation Strategy in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, and Prenatal Attachment, Annelise Cunningham

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Group Composition Characteristics as Predictors of Shared Leadership: An Exploration of Competing Models of Shared Leadership Emergence, Richard Currie

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Factors Contributing to Low Adequate Prenatal Care Rates in Orange County, Florida, Lauren Daniel

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Victimization and Health Experiences for TGNC Individuals in Women's Prisons, Kristina Davis

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Appropriate Adjective: Executive Authority and the Classification of Enemy Combatants, Taraleigh Davis

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Semi-Analytical Solutions of Non-linear Differential Equations Arising in Science and Engineering, Mangalagama Dewasurendra

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Analyzing Pre-Inhumation Breakage Ceramics at Lamanai, Belize: A Conjunctive Approach, Ryan Enger

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Chemistry and Structure of Ru/SiO2 and Ru/Al2O3 Interfaces, Sameer Ezzat

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The Causes, Dynamics, and Implications of Child Soldiering, Christopher Faulkner

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How Political Violence Helps Explain Organized Crime: A Case Study of Mexico's "War on Drugs", Alanna Fulk

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National Security and Political Polarization, Joseph Funderburke

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Government Respect for Human Rights and their Relation to Shadow Economic Activity, Christopher Gahagan

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Mathematical Investigation of the Spatial Spread of an Infectious Disease in a Heterogeneous Environment, Arielle Gaudiello

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Domestic Violence in Rural & Non-Rural Areas: A Study on the Influence of Population Density on Arrest Rates in the State of Florida, Kiara Gonzalez Cruz

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Neurological Reactivity to Personalized Odors and Sounds in Combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Michael Gramlich

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Estimation of Weaning Patterns in the Elite Meroitic Population (8-B-5.A) from Sai Island, Sudan Using Stable Nitrogen and Carbon Isotopes, Rachel Gregoire

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The Wonder Women: Understanding Feminism in Cosplay Performance, Amber Grissom

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Solution of Linear Ill-posed Problems Using Overcomplete Dictionaries, Pawan Gupta

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Seascape Genetics and Rehabilitation Efficiency in the Florida Manatee, Madison Hall

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Trouble in Paradise: Impacts of Theme Park Tourism on the Mental Health of Employees in Orlando, Florida, Lea Harvey

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The Role of Resilience on Second-Victim Outcomes: Examining Individual and External Factors of Medical Professionals, Claudia Hernandez