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Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Soteria: A Persuasive eSecurity Assistant, Punica Bhardwaj

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Robust Structured Tracking, Ivan Bogun

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An Analysis of the Moisture and Moist Static Energy Budgets in AMIP Simulations, Kristine Adelaide Boykin

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Supervision of Primary Care Behavioral Health Trainees: A Survey of Current Practices, Karly Anna Branch

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Phycotoxin Loads in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon Estuary System and Coastal Altlantic Waters, Florida: 2002-2011, Jeremy Alan Browning

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A Robust Speaker Identification Algorithm Based On Atomic Decomposition and Sparse Redundant Dictionary Learning, Thomas James Bryan Jr.

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Rapid Generation of 3D Microchannels Using a Multiphoton Laser System in Blended Hydrogels to Serve as Templates for Microvascular Generation, Stephanie Renée Burtch

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Modeling Reef-Coral Response to Climate Change, Christopher William Cacciapaglia

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Studies with Dynamic Nuclear Imaging Image Reconstruction Algorithm, Haoran Chang

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Behavioral Economic Analyses of Reinforcement in the Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior, James Allen Chastain

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A Maximum Entropy Approach to Identifying Important Statistical Moments to Best-Represent Spray Distribution Data, Cheng Chen

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The Kinematics and X-ray Emission Mechanism of the Large-Scale Jet of 3C 111, Devon Clautice

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A Self-Organized Approach for Detecting Communities in Networks, Ben Collingsworth

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Trust in Automation: A Study of Helicopter Pilot Perception on Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS), Nicholas Colby Currie

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Google Speech Recognition using Embedded System, Anita Devi

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The Design of an Articulating Five-Headed In-Water Grooming Tool to Maintain Ships Free of Fouling, Caglar Erdogan

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Modeling and Analysis of a Novel Imbedded Organic Thermal Cycle, Joel Maker Faure

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Dynamics and Control of Three-Dimensional Perching Maneuver under Dynamic Stall Influence, Mir Alikhan Bin Mohammad Feroskhan

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Instructional Approach and Mathematics Achievement: An Investigation of Traditional, Online, and Flipped Classrooms in College Algebra, Dustin Daniel Files

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Robotic Arm Tracing Curves Recognized by Camera, Timothy Karl Findling

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Digital Quorum Sensing for Self-Organizing Malware, Mark E. Fioravanti II

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Leader Emotion Management Behavior and Perceived Leader Effectiveness: The Moderating Roles of Gender and Culture, Julianna Fischer

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Global Mindset: Examining the critical components for successful global leadership decision-making, Agnes Flett

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Generalization across Modalities of Expressive and Receptive Language Acquisition through the Use of Multiple Exemplar Training and Errorless, Melinda Galbato

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Reverberation Mapping of the Dusty Torus in Active Galactic Nuclei, Erich Franz Geisert

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Surface Cooling Due to Precipitation in the Tropics, Camila Gomes Martins Ramos

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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

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Psychological Well-Being and Heart Disease: The Utility of Mental Health and Management Plans, Jennifer Anne Heath

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The Tolerance of Benthic Infauna to Fine-Grained Organic Rich Sediments in a Shallow Subtropical Estuary, Daniel Christopher Hope

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Quantification of Frictional Drag due to Biofouling on In-Service Ships, John Travis Hunsucker

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Discrete and Continuous Operational Calculus in Stochastic Games, Kenneth Ibe Iwezulu

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How Shared Leadership Improves Team Performance: Exploring the Role of Team Knowledge and Team Learning, Hairong Jiang

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Angle of Attack Visualization: A Proposal for a Tangible Interactive In-flight Loss of Control Recovery System, Nicholas Kasdaglis

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Proactive Coping Style and Employee Well-being: Workplace Stressors and Recovery Experiences as Mediators, Erica Christine Keeton

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Geological Conditions Required for the Fluvial Erosion of Titan’s Impact Craters, Rebeca M. Kinser

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The Role of Biotic and Environmental Factors in Spatial and Temporal Variability of Indian River Lagoon Copepod Communities, Hannah G. Kolb

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Multi-Axial Fiber Optic Reference Strain Sensor for Flexible Dynamics of Structures, Gabriel Lapilli

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AES Encryption Algorithm using ARM TrustZone Technology, Chia-Che Lee

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Depletion Today Keeps the Apple Away: Effects of Workplace Resource Processes on Daily Health Behavior and Recovery, Chelsea Alyce LeNoble

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A Robot Platform for Intelligent Ground Vehicle Research, Jihang Li

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Consumer Likelihood to Complain in the U.S. Commercial Airline Industry, Xinpei Lu

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A Further Analysis of Commission Errors during Discrete Trial Training, Tavy Alisa Matthews

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Indonesian Women’s Health Determinants, Victoria A. McGrady

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Building Exposure Study in the State of Florida and Application to the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, Joshua Michalski

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Multiscale Mechanics of Bone: Examining the Influence of Genetic Alterations, Brendyn James Miller

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Maintenance and Improvement of the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, Nicholas Wayne Miller

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Evaluation of User Perceived QoE in Mobile Systems Using Social Media Analytics, Ahmed Yaseen Mjhool

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Non-Invasive Real Time, Accurate and Affordable Monitoring of Hemoglobin and Vital Parameters for ICU Patients, Harsh S. Modi

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Real-Time Monitoring of Sand and Dust Storm Winds Using Wireless Sensor Technology, Hana Mohammed Mujlid

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Design of a Rotating Brush Underwater Grooming Device with a Focus on Brush Optimization, Motor Control and Design for Reliability, Mark Harrison Nanney

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Influence of NDBC Buoy Design on Sea Surface Temperature Trends in the Coastal United States, Alexander Keith Nickerson

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Evaluating Soil Properties and Cyclic Loading Effects of Florida’s Clayey Silty Fine Sand Soils Associated with High Pile Rebound, Ali Fadil M. Omar

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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

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An Examination of How Ratings of Airlines are Effected by Different Types of Information: A Mediation Analysis, Abdullah Selim Ozyurek

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Cross-Spectral Biometric Performance Analysis on High-Resolution Face Images, Praveen Kumar Pandian Shanmuganathan

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Real Time Implementation of an Inertial Measurement Unit based on Fiber-Bragg Sensor Array using Legendre Polynomial, Taher Saifee Parekh

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Use of the MMPI-2 Masculine-Feminine Pathology Scale in determining Gender-related Symptom Expressions among Outpatients, Priyanka M. Parikh

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Design and Development of a Physiological Stress Monitoring/Alert System Using a Wristband, Ritesh Varma Pathapati Thyagaraju

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Contributions of Fatigue, Pain, and Functional Limitation to Future Depression in Cancer Survivors, Thomas Santo Recine

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Flight Test Evaluation and Analysis of the WingBug: A Miniature Air Data Computer and Inertial Measurement Unit, Matthew Knight Rhoney

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On Phase Change Material Heat Exchangers: A Computational and Experimental Investigation, Christian Omar Rodriguez Dieppa

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Consumer perceptions about pilot training: An emotional response., Timothy G. Rosser

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Simulating Bottom Reflectance Retrievals Using an Analytical Solution for the Two-Flow Irradiance Models, Tyler A. Rotkiske

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An Improved Fuel Spray Breakup Model for Advanced Internal Combustion Engine Configurations, Chitra Sadanandan

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Value Based Methodology to Evaluate Sensors for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring Systems, Jefferson Santos de Oliveira

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An Examination of the 16PF Validity Scales as Predictors of the Scale of Accurate Personality Prediction (SAPP), Katherine E. Schmieder

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Evaluation of Unbound Pavement Layers Moduli Using the Miniaturized Pressuremeter Test, Alaa Mohammed Shaban

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A Method to Enhance the Heat Transfer Mechanism in Metal Particle Porous Beds with Applicability to Paramagnetic Materials for Hydrogen Storage, Shahin Shafiee

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Feature Based Object Tracking: A Probabilistic Approach, Kaleb Smith

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The Use of the Performance Diagnostic Checklist-Human Services to Assess and Improve the Job Performance of Individuals with Disabilities, Madison Smith

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Experimental, Numerical, and Analytical Slosh Dynamics of Water and Liquid Nitrogen in a Spherical Tank, Jedediah Morse Storey

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A Study To Develop An Electronics Chassis Compound Cylinder Pressure Vessel Using Finite Element Modeling, Gordon Randall Straley

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Evaluating Computerized Math Performance Using Progressive Ratio Schedules in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Lauren Stroker

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Cooling Performance of Reciprocating Aircraft Engines: A Quantitative Analysis of 14 CFR Part 23 Certification Requirements, Kevin Andrew Stuth

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Specialized Distributed Hardware Design for Real-Time Atmospheric Turbulence Mitigation Error Correction Calculation, Subhadra Subramanian

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Exploring the Role of Biofilms in the Transport and Establishment of Invasive Marine Macrofoulers, Lynn Holly Sweat

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An Analysis of Capital Cost Estimation Techniques for Chemical Processing, Omar Joel Symister

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High-level Multi-objective Model for Microgrid Design, Siamak Talebi

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Correlates of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) Scores for Asian Indian College Students, Saloni Taneja

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Numerical Modeling of Soy Biodiesel to Maximize Engine Power and Efficiency While Minimizing Pollutant Emissions, Ehsan Tootoonchi

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Chemical Forms of Nitrogen in Runoff from Diverse Florida Watersheds, Jessica Emily Voelker

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Effects of Intelligent Computer-Generated Interactive Mathematics Programs on Students’ Achievement and Affective Domain, Holly Marie Wendel

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Time Series Classification using Covariance Descriptors, Oluwaseun Winsala

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The Strategic Global Climate and the Construction of the Strategic Global Climate Scale, Leah Rose Wolfeld

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GBANN-V: Genetically Based Artificial Neural Network With Validation for Optimal Feature Selection and Data Mining, Eric W. Worden

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Developing the Three Dimensional Tumor Model for Melanoma Drug Screening, Guochang Ye

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Assessment of the Correlation between Memory Span Test Result and Attention using a Wireless EEG System, Yu Yu

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Benthic Foraminiferal Distributions in a Shallow Subtropical Estuary and the Influence of Environmental Factors, Maria Angelica Zamora-Durán

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Review of Aviation Research: A Content Analysis of Articles Published in the Collegiate Aviation Review, 2007–2012, Safak Aktemur

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Framework for Open-Source Software Update Mechanism: Resistance to Stacking the Deck Attack, Khalid Alhamed

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The Impact of Relational Training of Preferred Food and Non-Preferred Food to Arbitrary Symbols on Implicit Relational Tasks, Janelle Antoinette Allison

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A Methodology for Evaluating the Strength of Cued-recall Graphical Passwords, Mohammad N. Alshehri

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Modeling Force Main Systems for Surge Analysis and Studying Dynamic Response due to Water Hammer, Wissam Al-Taliby

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Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of the Electromagnetic Fields and Energetic Particles Associated with Thunderstorms and Lightning, Shahab Arabshahi

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Resistance Prediction for Asymmetrical Configurations of High-Speed Catamaran Hull Forms, Srikanth Asapana

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Effectively Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: A Case Study, Razaz Banoun

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Self-Organization of Protein Fibers in Weightlessness, Dylan Bell

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Impact of Collagen-Incorporation within Electrospun Vascular Conduits on the Inflammatory Response and Conduit Mechanics, Karamveer Birthare

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On the Inverse Multiphase Stefan Problem, Bruno Giuseppe Poggi Cevallos

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Relativistic Runaway Electron Avalanches Inside the High Field Regions of Thunderclouds, Eric Scott Cramer