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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Flight Testing Angle-of-Attack Warning Combinations on Part 23 Aircraft, Jennifer Grey Geehan
Model Based Systems Engineering High Level Design of a Sustainable Electric Vehicle Charging and Swapping Station using Discrete Event Simulation, Obinna Henry Ginigeme
Application-Driven Traffic Sensor System Acceptance Tests for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Thiago Goncalves Pereira Mendonca
Effects of Cultural Factors in Sports-Related Concussion Testing Performance of Collegiate Athletes, Gabriela Andrea González Torres
Exploring Effects of Organizational Culture upon Implementation of Information Security Awareness and Training Programs within the Defense Industry Located in the Tennessee Valley Region, Robert Luther Grant
Comparison of Reference Signal Received Power Measurements between Cell Phone and Scanning Receiver in LTE, Sahin Gullu
Effect of the Wake Structure on Drag Coefficient for a Thin Flexible Wire, Harika Gurram
Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, A Model For Quorum Sensing At The Interkingdom Interface, Timothy Charles Haire
Analysis, A Technique, and Incremental Learning of Wake-Up-Word Speech Recognition, Ahmad Zuhair S. Hasanain
The Psychological Health of Airline Pilots: A Flight Deck Crew’s Perceptions and Willingness to Fly, Jason Charles Herkimer
A Qualitative Study of Millennials in the Workplace: Gaining their Long-term Employment in News Media Firms in North Alabama, Harry L. Hobbs
Evaluating Ensemble Wind Downscaling Methodologies over a Coastal Estuary, Bryan Paul Holman
Symbol Salience Affects Change Detection Performance in General Aviation Weather Displays, Adam A. Hruszczyk
On the Classification of the Second Minimal Orbits of the Continuous Endomorphisms on the Real Line and Universality in Chaos, Naveed H. Iqbal
Correlating Strength and Stiffness Data of the PENCEL Pressuremeter and Triaxial Compression Tests in Florida Sands, Jacob William Jansen
The Knowledge and Beliefs of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) Professionals on the Use of Animal-Assisted Activities (AAA) and Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) in Forensic Interviews, Alyssa Mari Johnson
Thermal Response of Behavior and Gene Expression of Heat Shock Proteins in the Lined Seahorse, Hippocampus erectus, Cara Johnson
A Strategic Communication Plan for Dominica-America Scholarship and Culture, Inc., Joan Juliana Joseph
A Mixed-Reality Approach for Cyber-situation Awareness, Tapas Dipakkumar Joshi
Assessing the Effects of Sensitizing Tungsten Oxide with Zinc Telluride, Chengeto Kazuva
Assessing the Combined Effects of Resurgence and Renewal, Madeleine Keevy
Takeoff and Landing Distance Measurement: An Evaluation of Laser Altimetry for the Collection of Absolute Aircraft Altitude, Christopher John Kennedy
Repeatability of Reference Signal Received Power Measurements in LTE Networks, Hayder A Abdulrasool Khzaali
An Analysis of the Role of Reactivity in the Observer Effect, Allison Hughes King
Workplace Bullying: Proven Methodologies to Mitigate the Issue within the Government Contracting Workplace Environment, Wendy Jan Kirk
The Clinical Utility of Recaptured Baselines after Return-to-Play, Alicia Miran Kissinger-Knox
Hydrodynamic Resistance of a Surfboard: An Analytical, Empirical, and Statistical Analysis, Andrew Leonard Kledzik
Circadian Rhythms In The Retina Of The Atlantic Tarpon, Megalops Atlanticus, Kristin Leigh Kopperud
Concept of Operations and High Level Requirements Framework for the Development of a Computational Tool for Bridge Deterioration Analysis, Gabrielle Sue Leesman
Evaluation of Low Cost Controllers for Mobile Based Virtual Reality Headsets, Summer Lindsey
The Effects of Feedback Accuracy on Rumor and Performance during an Analogue Task, Joshua Lawrence Lipschultz
Relationships Among Health Counseling Training Experiences and Time Engaged in Counseling, Percentage of Patients Counseled, Practitioner Confidence, and Perceived Importance, Stephen Edward Lupe
High Fidelity Adaptive Cyber Emulation, Samir Mammadov
Sturm-Liouville Equations with Singular Endpoints of Poincaré Rank Zero and One, Jeremy L. Mandelkern
An Examination of the 16PF Global Factors as Predictors of the Scale of Accurate Personality Prediction (SAPP), Maria Christina Mandina
Empirical Study of In-Plane Shrinkage and Bulging of Circular Cylinders Fabricated with the Fused Deposition Modeling Additive Manufacturing Method, Kirill Martusevich
The Effect of Safety Coaching on The Accuracy of Safety Observations and Feedback, Nicholas Matey
Modeling The Niche Space Of Coral Assemblages Along The Florida Reef Tract, Kelly Renee McCaffrey
A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF INTRAPRENERUSHIP AS A CULTURAL FORM OF INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE COMPETIVE ADVANTAGE, Timothy Charles McDowell
A Prediction Model of Airline Passenger Preference: Identifying factors that predict passenger preference between low cost and legacy carriers., Rian Mahiar Mehta
Managed Containers for Increased Cyber-Resilience, Xavier J. Merino Aguilera
Shared Leadership: Enactment, Perception, and the Role of Power Distance, Mina Milosevic
Design of a 3D Printable Mechanical Time Simulating Solar System Model for use in STEM Education, Mark Bedford Moffett
Using Discrimination Training to Establish Conditioned Reinforcers: A Replication and Test of Maintenance, Chelsea Iris Moore
Effects of Spatial Ability and Three-Dimensional Interactive Computer-Assisted Instruction on Functional Anatomy Learning, Kelly Michael Moore
Geometry Driven Probabilistic Models for Shape Matching, Classification and Retrieval, Mark Matthew Moyou
A Strategic Communication Plan for the Florida Tech Copy Center, Kathy Villegas Murillas
A Heuristic Method for the Determination of Assembly Network and Line Design for Discrete Manufacturing Processes, Ismael Hernan Naranjo Velez
Business Practices Which Have the Greatest Influence on Retention as it relates to Wired Boomers in the Aerospace Industry in Huntsville, Alabama, Karen L. Newsom
Planar Electromagnetic Band Gap for Broadband Switching Noise Mitigation in High-Speed PCB, Kevin H. Nguyen
Effect of Bioglass Incorporation into Electrochemically Aligned Collagen Threads on Mechanical Properties and Cell-Mediated Mineralization, Madhura Nijsure
Cultural Values and the Effectiveness of Trust Repair Strategies in Collaborative Relationships, Kyi Phyu Nyein
Performance Evaluation of Mission Critical Communications Services over LTE Networks, Kehinde Olumide Olasupo
Optimization Framework for Deployment of Wireless Sensor Networks, Tajudeen Olawale Olasupo
The Growth, Structure, and Dynamics of Crime in Cities, Marcos Oliveira
Novel Hyperspectral Imagery and Platforms for Shallow Water Environments, Taylor Scott Oney
Parametric and Non-Parametric Regression Models with Applications to Climate Change, Osita Eluemuno Onyejekwe
Information Densification of Social Constructs via Behavior Analysis of Social Media Users – A Study on Twitter, Diogo F. Pacheco
THE IMPACT OF A MILLENNIAL BUSINESS LEADER’S EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON TURNOVER IN THE MULTIGENERATIONAL SALES OCCUPATIONAL FIELD, William Michael Park
Consumers’ Level of Trust in Using an Automated Train, Aircraft, or Vehicle as a Transportation Means, Vivalda Alexandra Patin
The Effects of Laser Eye Protection on Color Recognition and Discrimination, Sherisse Melanie Pierre
An Integrated Model of Attitude Theory and Applicant Faking Behavior, Matthew Doyle Pita
Open Census for Addressing False Identity Attacks in Decentralized Social Networks, Song Qin
Timing and Consequences of Pleistocene Megafaunal Population Collapse in South America, Marco Felipe Raczka
Effects of Rich and Lean Treatment Contexts on Renewal, Sandhya Rajagopal
A Real-Time Solution Strategy for Estimation of Aerothermal Heating for Reentry Vehicles, Bhuvaneswari Rajendra
Effects of Virtualization in Database Benchmarking, Jigarkumar Jayantibhai Rathod
Hybrid Phonon Polaritons Mimic TE Surface Wave Enhanced Supercoupling, Delroy Dominic Rebello
Exploring Usability in Web-Based Aviation Weather: An Assessment of the Aviation Weather Center Website, Benjamin Remy
Age And Growth Of Bonefish, Albula Species Among Cuban Habitats, Jacob Joseph Rennert
Efficiency Analysis and Optimization of Light Trapping in Amorphous Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell with Lumerical FDTD/DEVICE, Muhammad Riaz
Male Student Veterans: A Survey of Current Transition Challenges and Issues from Active Duty to Collegiate Life, Mara Alyce Rowcliffe
Language Relations on Twitter: A Network Science Approach, Priya Saha
The Effects of Thunderstorm Static and Quasi-Static Electric Fields on the Lower Ionosphere, Mohammad Ahmad Salem
Late Holocene Climate and Vegetation Change in Central Michigan, Rachel Kathleen Sales
Improving Crash Safety of Jet Dragsters Through Modeling and Analysis, Paige Leigh Sanchez
Towards Green Building: Energy Efficient Roof System for Buildings, Dhruv Sangal
Measurement Comparison of RF Receivers in UMTS 1900MHz, Mohammed Najat Mohammed Sayan
Factors Contributing to Millennial Turnover Rates in Department of Defense (DOD) Organizations, Christine Danielle Schaefer
Consumers’ Willingness to Fly in Augmented Cognition Equipped Aircraft, Eric Schanafelt
Impact of Electrospun Conduit Composition and Peritoneal Pre-conditioning on Patency and Remodeling of Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts, Mozhgan Shojaee
Biological, Cognitive and Psychosocial Variables Associated with Female Students’ Pursuit of STEM or non-STEM Major in College, Anna Brenner Shuman
Using Auditory Extinction Cues to Mitigate Resurgence, Samuel Shvarts
Feedback and Effort: A Translational Study, Andressa Arana Sleiman
Synthesis and Characterization of 3-D Tissue Engineered Tumor Models for Melanoma Study and Extracellular Matrix Investigation, Joseph L. Spano
Population Genetics of the Florida Scrub-Jay at Kennedy Space Center, Cory James Spern
Predatory Capacity of King Crabs in Antarctica, Brittan V. Steffel
A Physical and Computational Comparison of Floating Breakwater Design Efficiencies for Habitat Restoration in the Indian River Lagoon, Abigail Lynn Stehno
Two-Week Test-Retest Reliability of the Scale of Accurate Personality Prediction, Lisa Dawn Stewart
Substance Abuse and Other Factors That Influence Recidivism for Mental Health Court Graduates, Justine Maria Swanson
Surface Modification of Core-Shell Silver-Titania Nanocomposites with Copper Bipyridine–Phosphonates and Studies on Ag@TiO₂ Mediated Degradation of Organophosphates, Somayeh Talebzadeh Farooji
Mapping Tools for Measuring Gross Motor Function in Conductive Education, Jara’ Nicole Templet
Design of a Compact Helical Counterflow Heat Exchanger, Aravindakshan Thirumalai Ananthanpillai
Effective Parental Cooperation and Communication as Protective Factors for Adult Offspring of Divorce, Damla Til Ogut
Mining Location and User Information from Users’ Trajectories, Marcello Tomasini
Corporate Social Responsibility Motivations: How Audiences Respond to a Company’s Motivations Post-Crisis, Sara Torabi
Give and Take: Validity, Personality Profiling, and Individual Success, Sara Katarina Trané
Examining the Safety Climate of U.S. Based Aviation Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Organizations, Kole Osaretin Uhuegho
Effect of CPAP Compliance on a Cognitive Screening Test in a Memory Clinic Population with Sleep Apnea, Tatiana Marie Vallejo-Luces