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Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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MINDFul: A Novel Virtual System Migration Decision-making Framework for Automated Cyber-Resiliency, Nicholas James Lowing

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A Preliminary Examination of the Effects of Repeated Observation on Productivity as an Analog of Micromanagement, Christopher Lytle

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Evaluation of Augmented Reality Glasses for Use in Flight Test Courses, Leonardo Macena Silveira

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Distributed Coordination for Autonomous Guided Vehicles in Multi-agent Systems with Shared Resources, Atefeh Mahdavi

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The Corrosion and Biofouling Characteristics of Sealed vs. Perforated Offshore Monopile Interiors: Experiment Design Comparing Corrosion and Environment Inside Steel Pipe, Monica M. Maher

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An Examination of the Degree of Self-Knowledge Across Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and Millennials, Jenna Marie Manelli

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Control Development for Autonomous Landing of Quadcopter on Moving Platform, Rakhayai Mangsatabam

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Effect of Film Cooling Hole Size on a Turbine Rotor Blade, Klint Martis

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The Capacitated Transfer Point Covering Problem (TPCP): Expanding Delivery Network Coverage with Minimal Resources, Jeffrey Allen McDougall

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A Comparison of Verbal and Standard Selection-Based Preferences Using the Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement Method for Children with Developmental Disabilities, Devon McMahon

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On the Automation of Cyber Experimentation, Dhanish Mehta

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Fluctuation Analysis in Stochastic System with Parallel Queues, Ahmed I. Merie

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Quantitative Measurement Techniques for Vibration and Buffet, Edward Thomas Meyer

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Development of a Small Diameter Rapid Pressuremeter Test for Unbound Pavement Layer Evaluations, Thaddeus Joseph Misilo III

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An Empirical Path Loss Model for Wireless Sensor Network Deployment in a Library Environment, Thomas John Misilo

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Cloud Based Wireless Sensor Monitoring, Pruthvi Devendrakumar Mistry

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A Qualitative Study of Florida Institute of Technology International Students’ Perceptions and Their Reactions to President Donald J. Trump’s Political Discourse on Immigration and to Florida Institute of Technology’s Response to President Trump’s Executive Orders, Elma G. Molina

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Job Search: From Setting the Goal to Obtaining the Job, Nicholas Aaron Moon

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16PF Couple’s Counseling Report: Gender Differences in Marital Satisfaction, Personality Similarity, and Relationship Adjustment of Couples in Marital Therapy, Catherine Amelia Mullis

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An Examination of Generational and Gender Differences Among Baby Boomers on the Scale of Accurate Personality Perception (SAPP), Nicole Lane Murray

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Speech Emotion Recognition using Connectionist Models in a Tandem System, Mary Najafi

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The Impact of EB-5 Ownership on Employee Job Satisfaction and Guest Satisfaction in the Hospitality Industry: A Case Study, Valentina Naumenko

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A Recommender System for Improving Program Security Through Source Code Mining and Knowledge Extraction, Fitzroy Nembhard

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A Comparison Study of Disease Spreading Models, Douglas Nogueira Oliveira

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Parent Reported Executive Functioning Does Not Predict Memory Dysfunction in Pediatric Epilepsy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Nicole J. Norheim

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Individual and Social Factors Related to Perceptions of Rape, Caitlin O'Brien-Masonis

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First Steps in Retrofitting a Versatile Software Testing Infrastructure to Android, Carol Anne Oliver

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Combatting Negative Stigma and Communication Obstacles for a University Community: Strategies and Recommendations for CAPS at Florida Institute of Technology, Kiayna Symone O'Neal

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Employees Attitudes toward Safety Risk Management and Safety Performance at U.S. Airports, Umut Oztekin

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A Novel Approach to Containerize Existing Applications, Vineet Haresh Palan

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Exploratory Analysis of Accuracy Monitoring Techniques in Vehicle Detection Systems for Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications and Maintenance, Manasi Sanjay Palod

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The Integrated Model of Self-Confidence: Defining and Operationalizing Self-Confidence in Organizational Settings, Kelsey Evelyn Perkins

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Multimodal Fusion Detection System for Autonomous Vehicles, Michael Person

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Cost Model Evaluation for Large Scale Additive Manufacturing, Andrea Piazza

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A Comprehensive Data-Driven Characterization of Organ Transplantation, Diego Marconi Pinheiro Ferreira Silva

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Effects of Verbal vs Graphical Weather Information on a Pilots Decision-making during Preflight, Warren Phillip Pittorie

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Tornado and Hurricane Hazards: Reconnaissance, Structural Analysis and Vulnerability Modeling, Fernando Simon Plaz

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Development, Testing, Analysis, and Efficiency of a Variable Area Dredge in Combination with a Mobile Ferrate-Based Treatment Facility, Leigh Ann Provost

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Does Training Multiple Alternative Responses Mitigate Resurgence?, Kelsey Purcell

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U.S. Government Acquisition Reform and its Influence on Defense Contracting, Innovation, Diversification, and Collaboration, Edgar Quiñones Jr.

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A Study of Cloud Haskell With Applications to MapReduce, Shreyas Ramnath

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Identification Of Elements Essential For Replication Origin Activity In Escherichia coli, Prassanna Rao

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The Relationship between Social Anxiety and Leadership Emergence: A Resource Perspective, Katherine Naomi Rau

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Numerical and Analytical Modelling for Droplet Evaporation Resulting in Convective Flow Cooling Verified by Experimentation, Adwaith Ravichandran

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A Framework for Characterizing the Security Posture of Cyber Systems, Matthew Ridley

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Divestment of Strategic Resources in a Hypercompetitive, Capital Intensive, Knowledge Based Industry, Steven Robert Rivet

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An Experiment to Study the Gaseous Emissions of a Gas Turbine Operated with Biodiesel as Fuel, David Lee Rochelle

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Extraversion and Person-Environment Fit: Towards Consideration of Jungian Theory in Organizational Psychology, Nicholas Rosemarino

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Identifying The Most Relevant Arguments From User Meta-Data, Roussi Roussev

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Measurement of the cross section of top quark pairs in association with a photon in lepton+jets events at √s =13 TeV, Titas Roy

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Unexpected Effects: The Dual Effects of Prevalent Work Characteristics on Goal Accomplishment and the Moderating Role of Proactivity, Anna Saelinger

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Analysis and Classification of 3-D Printed Collagen-Bioglass Matrices for Cellular Growth Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks, Trevor Schmitt

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Optimizing Dynamic Range for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Resonators, Douglas John Schoeller

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Standardizing the Requirements Specification of Multi-Agent Systems, Khaled Ali M Slhoub

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Automatic Anuran Species Recognition via Vocalization, Katrina Smart

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Barriers to Mentoring Women of Color for Corporate Leadership: Implications For Organizations, Donna Marie Smith

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Spirituality as a Human Resource Attribute to Facilitate Employee Engagement and Retention, Wesley Dale Sumner

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Effect of Cavitation Regimes on Stepped Diesel Injectors, David Michael Sykes

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Pilots’ Likelihood to Quit Flying in Part 121 Commercial Aviation, Gajapriya Tamilselvan

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Privus: Take Back Your Privacy The Effect of a User-Centered Approach on Privacy Management, Aral Tasher

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Creating Self-Concordance through Activation of the Goal Hierarchy, Michelle Thackray

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Using Dispersive Raman Spectroscopy to Assess Remodeling in Vascular Constructs used in Tissue Engineering, Andrea S. Theus

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Development and Evaluation of the HAVUC (Hostility, Ambiguity, Volatility, Uncertainty, & Complexity) Environment Fitness Scale (HEFS), Phillip Thomas

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Free Response and Trim Force Requirements for Aircraft Configuration Changes, Marvin Toepfer

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The Role of Human Capital and Innovative Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries, José Rolando Torrech Jr.

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Ya Gotta Wanna: Shifting Motivational Priorities in the Self-Control Process, Keemia Vaghef

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CFD Analysis of Resistance for Stepless and Stepped Planing Hulls, Bhanu Prakash Valtheru

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Transfer Learning with Convolutional Neural Networks Applied to Periocular Biometrics, Kushal Vangara

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Profile Patterns of Sex Offenders Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- Second Edition- Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF), Renee VanSlyke

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Increasing Employee-Guest Interactions using a Guest-Delivered Token Economy at a Zoological Facility, Cassie Maureen Vergason

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Two Channel SDM Communication System Simultaneously Operating at 10Gb/s Using C-band Transceivers, Han Wang

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Modeling and Control of a 6-DOF Multi-rotorcraft: Air-Ball, Jerry Ja Wang

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Understanding Department of Defense Employee Perceptions of Performance Appraisals: Making a Connection Between Performance Appraisals and Motivation, Kenneth Dewayne Welch

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Morphology Of The Olfactory Apparatus In Leptocephalus Larvae, Molly Ann Wightman

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Development of Recyclability Index: A Design for Assembly and Disassembly Approach, Darshan Yadav

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A New Approach to Explain Applicant Faking Behaviors: A Model Based on Trait Contract Classification Theory, Yadi Yang

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Phonon Polariton Enhanced Infrared Waveguides, Yuchen Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Metastable-State NH Photoacids and Organic Photo Carbon Monoxide Releasing Materials, Aluthwatte Rallage Nawodi Madhusanka Abeyrathna

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Interaction between Fragments of Tau Protein Investigated by Force Spectroscopy Using AFM, Anad Mohamed Afhaima

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A Reinforcement Learning Approach to Autonomous Speed Control in Robotic Systems, Nima Aghli

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Mathematical model and experimental verification of spatially multiplexed system using ray theory and modified Laguerre Gaussian beams, Saud Alanzi

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The Impact of Different Propagation Environments on the Performance of Wireless Sensor Networks, Abdallah Mubark Aldosary

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On Logconcavity of Multivariate Discrete Distributions, Majed Ghazi Alharbi

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A Comparison of Airline Passengers' Perception and Attention Toward Onboard Safety Briefing Video Presentations, Yousef Aba Alkhail

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Female Saudi Arabian Students’ Attitudes, Willingness and Preferences of Communication in Online Educational Settings, Sahar Abdulaziz Almasoud

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Decision Support for Shared Responsibility of Cloud Security Metrics, Moteeb Aieed Al Moteri

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A Human-centered Design Approach to Enhance Children’s Collaboration and Facilitate Learning Using Tangible User Interface, Wafa Sulaiman Almukadi

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The Effects of Teaching Middle School Students Math Using the Gifted Supplementary Curriculum “Mawhiba” on Students’ Academic Achievement and Attitude Toward Math in Public Schools in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed M. Alreshidi

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Single Waypoint ZEM/ZEV Based Closed-Loop Controller Design for Rendezvous with a Rotating Target, Armando Alvarez Rolins

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Low Complexity Transmission Schemes for Future Wireless Communication Systems, Geamel Alyami

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Assessing the Hydrodynamic and Economic Impacts of Biofouling on the Hull of Surface Vessels Using Numerical Methods, Letchi Evrard Quentin Anoman

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Dynamics Of Asymmetrical Configurations Of Catamaran Hull Forms, Vaibhav Aribenchi

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CFD Analysis of Resistance Characteristics of High-Speed Displacement Hull Forms fitted with Hull Vane®, Venkata Karthik Avala

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Vulnerability Model of Residential Structures Subject to Hurricane Induced Wind, Surge and Inundation, Mohammad Baradaranshoraka

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Personal Health Behaviors and Health Counseling Practices of Professional Psychologists and Trainees Across Setting and Population Types, Alexa Barnett

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An Examination of the 16PF Demographic Variables as Predictors of The Scale For Accurate Personality Prediction (SAPP), Jack Dorian Bartel

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Interpolation Methods for Coverage Area in Cellular Systems, Abdlmagid Mohamed Basere

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Initial{Boundary and Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems for Higher Order Nonlinear Hyperbolic Equations with Two Independent Variables, Raja Ben-Rabha

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Estimation of Groundwater Loads into a Coastal Estuary Using SEAWAT, Antonio S. Berber Jr.

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Development of Large-Area GEM Detectors for the Forward Muon Endcap Upgrade of the CMS Experiment and Search for SM Higgs Boson Decay in the H → τ+τ− → μ+μ−¯νμνμ¯ντντ Channel at √ s = 13 TeV, Vallary Shashikant Bhopatkar