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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Google Speech Recognition using Embedded System, Anita Devi
The Design of an Articulating Five-Headed In-Water Grooming Tool to Maintain Ships Free of Fouling, Caglar Erdogan
Modeling and Analysis of a Novel Imbedded Organic Thermal Cycle, Joel Maker Faure
Dynamics and Control of Three-Dimensional Perching Maneuver under Dynamic Stall Influence, Mir Alikhan Bin Mohammad Feroskhan
Instructional Approach and Mathematics Achievement: An Investigation of Traditional, Online, and Flipped Classrooms in College Algebra, Dustin Daniel Files
Robotic Arm Tracing Curves Recognized by Camera, Timothy Karl Findling
Digital Quorum Sensing for Self-Organizing Malware, Mark E. Fioravanti II
Leader Emotion Management Behavior and Perceived Leader Effectiveness: The Moderating Roles of Gender and Culture, Julianna Fischer
Global Mindset: Examining the critical components for successful global leadership decision-making, Agnes Flett
Generalization across Modalities of Expressive and Receptive Language Acquisition through the Use of Multiple Exemplar Training and Errorless, Melinda Galbato
Reverberation Mapping of the Dusty Torus in Active Galactic Nuclei, Erich Franz Geisert
Surface Cooling Due to Precipitation in the Tropics, Camila Gomes Martins Ramos
The Effects of Elevated pCO₂ and Temperature on the Embryonic Development, Larval Survivorship, Condition, Calcification, Morphology, and Behavior of the Florida Stone Crab, Menippe Mercenaria, Philip Michael Gravinese
Psychological Well-Being and Heart Disease: The Utility of Mental Health and Management Plans, Jennifer Anne Heath
The Tolerance of Benthic Infauna to Fine-Grained Organic Rich Sediments in a Shallow Subtropical Estuary, Daniel Christopher Hope
Quantification of Frictional Drag due to Biofouling on In-Service Ships, John Travis Hunsucker
Discrete and Continuous Operational Calculus in Stochastic Games, Kenneth Ibe Iwezulu
How Shared Leadership Improves Team Performance: Exploring the Role of Team Knowledge and Team Learning, Hairong Jiang
Angle of Attack Visualization: A Proposal for a Tangible Interactive In-flight Loss of Control Recovery System, Nicholas Kasdaglis
Proactive Coping Style and Employee Well-being: Workplace Stressors and Recovery Experiences as Mediators, Erica Christine Keeton
Geological Conditions Required for the Fluvial Erosion of Titan’s Impact Craters, Rebeca M. Kinser
The Role of Biotic and Environmental Factors in Spatial and Temporal Variability of Indian River Lagoon Copepod Communities, Hannah G. Kolb
Multi-Axial Fiber Optic Reference Strain Sensor for Flexible Dynamics of Structures, Gabriel Lapilli
AES Encryption Algorithm using ARM TrustZone Technology, Chia-Che Lee
Depletion Today Keeps the Apple Away: Effects of Workplace Resource Processes on Daily Health Behavior and Recovery, Chelsea Alyce LeNoble
A Robot Platform for Intelligent Ground Vehicle Research, Jihang Li
Consumer Likelihood to Complain in the U.S. Commercial Airline Industry, Xinpei Lu
A Further Analysis of Commission Errors during Discrete Trial Training, Tavy Alisa Matthews
Indonesian Women’s Health Determinants, Victoria A. McGrady
Building Exposure Study in the State of Florida and Application to the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, Joshua Michalski
Multiscale Mechanics of Bone: Examining the Influence of Genetic Alterations, Brendyn James Miller
Maintenance and Improvement of the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, Nicholas Wayne Miller
Evaluation of User Perceived QoE in Mobile Systems Using Social Media Analytics, Ahmed Yaseen Mjhool
Non-Invasive Real Time, Accurate and Affordable Monitoring of Hemoglobin and Vital Parameters for ICU Patients, Harsh S. Modi
Real-Time Monitoring of Sand and Dust Storm Winds Using Wireless Sensor Technology, Hana Mohammed Mujlid
Design of a Rotating Brush Underwater Grooming Device with a Focus on Brush Optimization, Motor Control and Design for Reliability, Mark Harrison Nanney
Influence of NDBC Buoy Design on Sea Surface Temperature Trends in the Coastal United States, Alexander Keith Nickerson
Evaluating Soil Properties and Cyclic Loading Effects of Florida’s Clayey Silty Fine Sand Soils Associated with High Pile Rebound, Ali Fadil M. Omar
Analysis of the FM Radio Spectrum for Secondary Licensing of Low-Power Short-Range Cognitive Internet-of-Things Devices via Cognitive Radio, Derek Thomas Otermat
An Examination of How Ratings of Airlines are Effected by Different Types of Information: A Mediation Analysis, Abdullah Selim Ozyurek
Cross-Spectral Biometric Performance Analysis on High-Resolution Face Images, Praveen Kumar Pandian Shanmuganathan
Real Time Implementation of an Inertial Measurement Unit based on Fiber-Bragg Sensor Array using Legendre Polynomial, Taher Saifee Parekh
Use of the MMPI-2 Masculine-Feminine Pathology Scale in determining Gender-related Symptom Expressions among Outpatients, Priyanka M. Parikh
Design and Development of a Physiological Stress Monitoring/Alert System Using a Wristband, Ritesh Varma Pathapati Thyagaraju
Contributions of Fatigue, Pain, and Functional Limitation to Future Depression in Cancer Survivors, Thomas Santo Recine
Flight Test Evaluation and Analysis of the WingBug: A Miniature Air Data Computer and Inertial Measurement Unit, Matthew Knight Rhoney
On Phase Change Material Heat Exchangers: A Computational and Experimental Investigation, Christian Omar Rodriguez Dieppa
Consumer perceptions about pilot training: An emotional response., Timothy G. Rosser
Simulating Bottom Reflectance Retrievals Using an Analytical Solution for the Two-Flow Irradiance Models, Tyler A. Rotkiske
An Improved Fuel Spray Breakup Model for Advanced Internal Combustion Engine Configurations, Chitra Sadanandan
Value Based Methodology to Evaluate Sensors for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring Systems, Jefferson Santos de Oliveira
An Examination of the 16PF Validity Scales as Predictors of the Scale of Accurate Personality Prediction (SAPP), Katherine E. Schmieder
Evaluation of Unbound Pavement Layers Moduli Using the Miniaturized Pressuremeter Test, Alaa Mohammed Shaban
A Method to Enhance the Heat Transfer Mechanism in Metal Particle Porous Beds with Applicability to Paramagnetic Materials for Hydrogen Storage, Shahin Shafiee
Feature Based Object Tracking: A Probabilistic Approach, Kaleb Smith
Experimental, Numerical, and Analytical Slosh Dynamics of Water and Liquid Nitrogen in a Spherical Tank, Jedediah Morse Storey
A Study To Develop An Electronics Chassis Compound Cylinder Pressure Vessel Using Finite Element Modeling, Gordon Randall Straley
Evaluating Computerized Math Performance Using Progressive Ratio Schedules in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Lauren Stroker
Cooling Performance of Reciprocating Aircraft Engines: A Quantitative Analysis of 14 CFR Part 23 Certification Requirements, Kevin Andrew Stuth
Specialized Distributed Hardware Design for Real-Time Atmospheric Turbulence Mitigation Error Correction Calculation, Subhadra Subramanian
Exploring the Role of Biofilms in the Transport and Establishment of Invasive Marine Macrofoulers, Lynn Holly Sweat
An Analysis of Capital Cost Estimation Techniques for Chemical Processing, Omar Joel Symister
High-level Multi-objective Model for Microgrid Design, Siamak Talebi
Correlates of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) Scores for Asian Indian College Students, Saloni Taneja
Numerical Modeling of Soy Biodiesel to Maximize Engine Power and Efficiency While Minimizing Pollutant Emissions, Ehsan Tootoonchi
Chemical Forms of Nitrogen in Runoff from Diverse Florida Watersheds, Jessica Emily Voelker
Effects of Intelligent Computer-Generated Interactive Mathematics Programs on Students’ Achievement and Affective Domain, Holly Marie Wendel
Time Series Classification using Covariance Descriptors, Oluwaseun Winsala
The Strategic Global Climate and the Construction of the Strategic Global Climate Scale, Leah Rose Wolfeld
GBANN-V: Genetically Based Artificial Neural Network With Validation for Optimal Feature Selection and Data Mining, Eric W. Worden
Developing the Three Dimensional Tumor Model for Melanoma Drug Screening, Guochang Ye
Benthic Foraminiferal Distributions in a Shallow Subtropical Estuary and the Influence of Environmental Factors, Maria Angelica Zamora-Durán
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Review of Aviation Research: A Content Analysis of Articles Published in the Collegiate Aviation Review, 2007–2012, Safak Aktemur
Framework for Open-Source Software Update Mechanism: Resistance to Stacking the Deck Attack, Khalid Alhamed
The Impact of Relational Training of Preferred Food and Non-Preferred Food to Arbitrary Symbols on Implicit Relational Tasks, Janelle Antoinette Allison
A Methodology for Evaluating the Strength of Cued-recall Graphical Passwords, Mohammad N. Alshehri
Modeling Force Main Systems for Surge Analysis and Studying Dynamic Response due to Water Hammer, Wissam Al-Taliby
Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of the Electromagnetic Fields and Energetic Particles Associated with Thunderstorms and Lightning, Shahab Arabshahi
Resistance Prediction for Asymmetrical Configurations of High-Speed Catamaran Hull Forms, Srikanth Asapana
Effectively Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: A Case Study, Razaz Banoun
Self-Organization of Protein Fibers in Weightlessness, Dylan Bell
Impact of Collagen-Incorporation within Electrospun Vascular Conduits on the Inflammatory Response and Conduit Mechanics, Karamveer Birthare
On the Inverse Multiphase Stefan Problem, Bruno Giuseppe Poggi Cevallos
Relativistic Runaway Electron Avalanches Inside the High Field Regions of Thunderclouds, Eric Scott Cramer
Engineering Properties of Pile Rebound Soils Based on Cone Penetration Testing, Hadeel Dekhn
A Multi-Level Analysis of Collaborations in Computer Science, Pramod Divakarmurthy
Characterization of Cataclysmic Variables and White Dwarfs in the Kepler Field, Trisha Doyle
Testing a Model of the Relationship of Demographic, Affective, and Fitness Variables to Academic Achievement among Non-Science Majors at an Independent University, Andrew Martin Dutra
Decreasing Bouts of Prolonged Sitting Among Office Workers, Nicholas Green
Towards a Usable-Security Engineering Framework for Enhancing Software Development, Yasser M. Hausawi
Using a Personalized Machine Learning Approach to Detect Stolen Phones, Huizhong Hu
Analysis of Angular Momentum in Planetary Systems and Host Stars, Stacy Ann Irwin
Sprite Streamer Formation and Propagation: Theory and Observations, Burcu Kosar
Effects of Peer Instruction on State College Student Achievement in an Introductory Biology Unit in Genetics, Holly Nicole McKnight
System Wide Trust Contagion Effect, Rian M. Mehta
Identifying Student Behavior for Improving Online Course Performance with Machine Learning, Makoto Mori
A Search for Planets and Brown Dwarfs around Post Main Sequence Stars, Tomomi Otani
Consumers’ Trust in Pilots Based on Pilot’s Preference for use of Breathalyzer in the Cockpit, Katie Marie Reid