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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
MINDFul: A Novel Virtual System Migration Decision-making Framework for Automated Cyber-Resiliency, Nicholas James Lowing
A Preliminary Examination of the Effects of Repeated Observation on Productivity as an Analog of Micromanagement, Christopher Lytle
Evaluation of Augmented Reality Glasses for Use in Flight Test Courses, Leonardo Macena Silveira
Distributed Coordination for Autonomous Guided Vehicles in Multi-agent Systems with Shared Resources, Atefeh Mahdavi
An Examination of the Degree of Self-Knowledge Across Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and Millennials, Jenna Marie Manelli
Control Development for Autonomous Landing of Quadcopter on Moving Platform, Rakhayai Mangsatabam
Effect of Film Cooling Hole Size on a Turbine Rotor Blade, Klint Martis
The Capacitated Transfer Point Covering Problem (TPCP): Expanding Delivery Network Coverage with Minimal Resources, Jeffrey Allen McDougall
On the Automation of Cyber Experimentation, Dhanish Mehta
Fluctuation Analysis in Stochastic System with Parallel Queues, Ahmed I. Merie
Quantitative Measurement Techniques for Vibration and Buffet, Edward Thomas Meyer
Development of a Small Diameter Rapid Pressuremeter Test for Unbound Pavement Layer Evaluations, Thaddeus Joseph Misilo III
An Empirical Path Loss Model for Wireless Sensor Network Deployment in a Library Environment, Thomas John Misilo
Cloud Based Wireless Sensor Monitoring, Pruthvi Devendrakumar Mistry
Job Search: From Setting the Goal to Obtaining the Job, Nicholas Aaron Moon
16PF Couple’s Counseling Report: Gender Differences in Marital Satisfaction, Personality Similarity, and Relationship Adjustment of Couples in Marital Therapy, Catherine Amelia Mullis
An Examination of Generational and Gender Differences Among Baby Boomers on the Scale of Accurate Personality Perception (SAPP), Nicole Lane Murray
Speech Emotion Recognition using Connectionist Models in a Tandem System, Mary Najafi
The Impact of EB-5 Ownership on Employee Job Satisfaction and Guest Satisfaction in the Hospitality Industry: A Case Study, Valentina Naumenko
A Recommender System for Improving Program Security Through Source Code Mining and Knowledge Extraction, Fitzroy Nembhard
A Comparison Study of Disease Spreading Models, Douglas Nogueira Oliveira
Parent Reported Executive Functioning Does Not Predict Memory Dysfunction in Pediatric Epilepsy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Nicole J. Norheim
Individual and Social Factors Related to Perceptions of Rape, Caitlin O'Brien-Masonis
First Steps in Retrofitting a Versatile Software Testing Infrastructure to Android, Carol Anne Oliver
Combatting Negative Stigma and Communication Obstacles for a University Community: Strategies and Recommendations for CAPS at Florida Institute of Technology, Kiayna Symone O'Neal
Employees Attitudes toward Safety Risk Management and Safety Performance at U.S. Airports, Umut Oztekin
A Novel Approach to Containerize Existing Applications, Vineet Haresh Palan
Exploratory Analysis of Accuracy Monitoring Techniques in Vehicle Detection Systems for Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications and Maintenance, Manasi Sanjay Palod
The Integrated Model of Self-Confidence: Defining and Operationalizing Self-Confidence in Organizational Settings, Kelsey Evelyn Perkins
Multimodal Fusion Detection System for Autonomous Vehicles, Michael Person
Cost Model Evaluation for Large Scale Additive Manufacturing, Andrea Piazza
A Comprehensive Data-Driven Characterization of Organ Transplantation, Diego Marconi Pinheiro Ferreira Silva
Effects of Verbal vs Graphical Weather Information on a Pilots Decision-making during Preflight, Warren Phillip Pittorie
Tornado and Hurricane Hazards: Reconnaissance, Structural Analysis and Vulnerability Modeling, Fernando Simon Plaz
Development, Testing, Analysis, and Efficiency of a Variable Area Dredge in Combination with a Mobile Ferrate-Based Treatment Facility, Leigh Ann Provost
Does Training Multiple Alternative Responses Mitigate Resurgence?, Kelsey Purcell
U.S. Government Acquisition Reform and its Influence on Defense Contracting, Innovation, Diversification, and Collaboration, Edgar Quiñones Jr.
A Study of Cloud Haskell With Applications to MapReduce, Shreyas Ramnath
Identification Of Elements Essential For Replication Origin Activity In Escherichia coli, Prassanna Rao
The Relationship between Social Anxiety and Leadership Emergence: A Resource Perspective, Katherine Naomi Rau
Numerical and Analytical Modelling for Droplet Evaporation Resulting in Convective Flow Cooling Verified by Experimentation, Adwaith Ravichandran
A Framework for Characterizing the Security Posture of Cyber Systems, Matthew Ridley
Divestment of Strategic Resources in a Hypercompetitive, Capital Intensive, Knowledge Based Industry, Steven Robert Rivet
An Experiment to Study the Gaseous Emissions of a Gas Turbine Operated with Biodiesel as Fuel, David Lee Rochelle
Extraversion and Person-Environment Fit: Towards Consideration of Jungian Theory in Organizational Psychology, Nicholas Rosemarino
Identifying The Most Relevant Arguments From User Meta-Data, Roussi Roussev
Unexpected Effects: The Dual Effects of Prevalent Work Characteristics on Goal Accomplishment and the Moderating Role of Proactivity, Anna Saelinger
Analysis and Classification of 3-D Printed Collagen-Bioglass Matrices for Cellular Growth Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks, Trevor Schmitt
Optimizing Dynamic Range for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Resonators, Douglas John Schoeller
Standardizing the Requirements Specification of Multi-Agent Systems, Khaled Ali M Slhoub
Automatic Anuran Species Recognition via Vocalization, Katrina Smart
Barriers to Mentoring Women of Color for Corporate Leadership: Implications For Organizations, Donna Marie Smith
Spirituality as a Human Resource Attribute to Facilitate Employee Engagement and Retention, Wesley Dale Sumner
Effect of Cavitation Regimes on Stepped Diesel Injectors, David Michael Sykes
Pilots’ Likelihood to Quit Flying in Part 121 Commercial Aviation, Gajapriya Tamilselvan
Privus: Take Back Your Privacy The Effect of a User-Centered Approach on Privacy Management, Aral Tasher
Creating Self-Concordance through Activation of the Goal Hierarchy, Michelle Thackray
Using Dispersive Raman Spectroscopy to Assess Remodeling in Vascular Constructs used in Tissue Engineering, Andrea S. Theus
Development and Evaluation of the HAVUC (Hostility, Ambiguity, Volatility, Uncertainty, & Complexity) Environment Fitness Scale (HEFS), Phillip Thomas
Free Response and Trim Force Requirements for Aircraft Configuration Changes, Marvin Toepfer
The Role of Human Capital and Innovative Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries, José Rolando Torrech Jr.
Ya Gotta Wanna: Shifting Motivational Priorities in the Self-Control Process, Keemia Vaghef
CFD Analysis of Resistance for Stepless and Stepped Planing Hulls, Bhanu Prakash Valtheru
Transfer Learning with Convolutional Neural Networks Applied to Periocular Biometrics, Kushal Vangara
Profile Patterns of Sex Offenders Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- Second Edition- Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF), Renee VanSlyke
Increasing Employee-Guest Interactions using a Guest-Delivered Token Economy at a Zoological Facility, Cassie Maureen Vergason
Two Channel SDM Communication System Simultaneously Operating at 10Gb/s Using C-band Transceivers, Han Wang
Modeling and Control of a 6-DOF Multi-rotorcraft: Air-Ball, Jerry Ja Wang
Understanding Department of Defense Employee Perceptions of Performance Appraisals: Making a Connection Between Performance Appraisals and Motivation, Kenneth Dewayne Welch
Morphology Of The Olfactory Apparatus In Leptocephalus Larvae, Molly Ann Wightman
Development of Recyclability Index: A Design for Assembly and Disassembly Approach, Darshan Yadav
Phonon Polariton Enhanced Infrared Waveguides, Yuchen Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Metastable-State NH Photoacids and Organic Photo Carbon Monoxide Releasing Materials, Aluthwatte Rallage Nawodi Madhusanka Abeyrathna
Interaction between Fragments of Tau Protein Investigated by Force Spectroscopy Using AFM, Anad Mohamed Afhaima
A Reinforcement Learning Approach to Autonomous Speed Control in Robotic Systems, Nima Aghli
The Impact of Different Propagation Environments on the Performance of Wireless Sensor Networks, Abdallah Mubark Aldosary
On Logconcavity of Multivariate Discrete Distributions, Majed Ghazi Alharbi
A Comparison of Airline Passengers' Perception and Attention Toward Onboard Safety Briefing Video Presentations, Yousef Aba Alkhail
Female Saudi Arabian Students’ Attitudes, Willingness and Preferences of Communication in Online Educational Settings, Sahar Abdulaziz Almasoud
Decision Support for Shared Responsibility of Cloud Security Metrics, Moteeb Aieed Al Moteri
A Human-centered Design Approach to Enhance Children’s Collaboration and Facilitate Learning Using Tangible User Interface, Wafa Sulaiman Almukadi
Single Waypoint ZEM/ZEV Based Closed-Loop Controller Design for Rendezvous with a Rotating Target, Armando Alvarez Rolins
Low Complexity Transmission Schemes for Future Wireless Communication Systems, Geamel Alyami
Assessing the Hydrodynamic and Economic Impacts of Biofouling on the Hull of Surface Vessels Using Numerical Methods, Letchi Evrard Quentin Anoman
Dynamics Of Asymmetrical Configurations Of Catamaran Hull Forms, Vaibhav Aribenchi
CFD Analysis of Resistance Characteristics of High-Speed Displacement Hull Forms fitted with Hull Vane®, Venkata Karthik Avala
Vulnerability Model of Residential Structures Subject to Hurricane Induced Wind, Surge and Inundation, Mohammad Baradaranshoraka
An Examination of the 16PF Demographic Variables as Predictors of The Scale For Accurate Personality Prediction (SAPP), Jack Dorian Bartel
Interpolation Methods for Coverage Area in Cellular Systems, Abdlmagid Mohamed Basere
Initial{Boundary and Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems for Higher Order Nonlinear Hyperbolic Equations with Two Independent Variables, Raja Ben-Rabha
Estimation of Groundwater Loads into a Coastal Estuary Using SEAWAT, Antonio S. Berber Jr.
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