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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Effect of Simulated Mangrove Forest Width on Shoreline Stabilization at Multiple Tidal Water Levels, James Edward Austin
Cardiovascular Intelligence: Novel quantitative cardiology, deep learning and machine learning models to predict clinical outcomes, Vignesh Balasubramanian
Transcriptomic and proteomic identification of signaling molecules involved in egg activation in the sea star, Patiria miniata, Lauren Shea Bates
Crashworthiness of Metallic Tubes Under Off-Axial Loading, Victor Manuel Bautista Katsalukha
The Effects of a Process Analysis Diagnostic Tool on the Accuracy of Identifying Process Level Disconnects, Vincent Alexander Bello
The Potential of Indian River Lagoon Muck to act as a Reservoir for Emerging Organic Contaminants, Gregory David Belson
The Effects of a Flipped Classroom Compared to a Traditional Classroom on Students’ Mathematics Achievement and Critical Thinking Skills at Benghazi University, Tarik O. Hamed Beltaib
Sales Call Anxiety, Employee Burnout, and the Moderating Effect of Supervisor Support, Charles Blomstrom-Johnson
Effects of Instructive Feedback on Gustatory Relations, Natàlia Arasa Bonavila
Numerical Validation of a Cryogenic Thermo-Fluid Mixing Model, Sean William Bowman
Dynamic Modeling of a Three Degree of Freedom Reaction Sphere, Joshua Michael Byron
Ground Truth: Towards Labeling On-Demand IoT Traffic, Daniel Jordan Campos
Follow-on Student Pilot Performance Differences Based on Private Pilot Training in a Residential Collegiate Program or Non-Collegiate Program, Anton William Cihak II
Student Well-being in the Time of COVID: Survey of Online Students’ Coping, Ellen Catherine Coble
Design, Assembly, and Testing of a Small 3D-printed Thick-GEM, Jerry Lamar Collins II
Teacher Choice-Allocation of Delayed Treatment Outcomes Based on Severity of Student Problem Behavior, Natalia Victoria Colón
The Effects of Training on Parent-Implemented Multiple Stimulus Preference Assessments without Replacement, Marlene Hernandez Correa
Student Veterans: The Transition Process, Andrew Edwin Crane
Exploration of Simplified Vehicle Operations for Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Through a Garmin Autopilot on a Piper Warrior, William Stefan Dietrich
Experimental Study of Progressive Crushing Behaviour in Pultruded E-Glass Tubes Using Crown Triggers and A New Perforated Trigger, Chirag Mohan Dodani
Medication Assisted Treatment: Examining Enrollment and Demographic Factors of Treatment, Antwana Letoya Drayton
Design and Synthesis of Polymeric Metastable State Photoacid and Photo CO-Releasing Materials, Adnan Abdallah Muftah Elgattar
Over the Ocean RF Propagation Modeling and System Design for Wireless Broadband Systems, Rayan Enaya
Uplink Throughput Prediction and Device Geolocation in Cellular Communication System Using Machine Learning Methodology, Engin Eyceyurt
Flight Test Evaluation of Elevator Stick Force Gradients on General Aviation Aircraft, Isaac Lee Faust
Modeling and Energy Simulation of a Zero Energy Building: A Case Study for Florida, Mariana Migliori Favaretto
Embedding Reinforcement in Choice Making During Free Play in Children with ASD, Julianne Isabella Fernandez
Studies on How Grooming Can Improve the Performance of Fouling Control Coatings, Lauren Elizabeth Foy
Measuring the Relationship of Gender Misclassification and Automated Face Recognition Match Accuracy Relative to Skin Tone, Afi Edem-Edi Gbekevi
Development and Optimization of a Denitrification System to Promote Biological Nutrient Removal in a Subtropical Estuary, Abigail Gering
Evolutionary Algorithms for Function Model Synthesis, Amaninder Singh Gill
A Biological Assessment of Oyster Restoration Mats throughout the Indian River Lagoon: Changes in Community Composition and Filtration Capacity of Living Docks, Morgan Katherine Gilligan
Development of a Correction for Defensiveness in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Second Edition-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) Profiles of Adult Male Sex Offenders, Katie Marie Glauner
Divergent Regulatory Roles of NuRD Chromatin Remodeling Complex Subunits GATAD2 and CHD4 in Caenorhabditis elegans, Nicole Lynn Golden
Perceptions of Naloxone Training and Administration Among Law Enforcement Officers, Katelyn Rae Goodall
Vaping, Smoking, Dual Use, and Stealth Vaping/Smoking Among First Responders: Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and Paramedics/Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), Shifra Leah Gross
Performance on the Texas Functional Living Scale in a Memory Disorder Clinic, Kathryn Kim Grueninger
The Brezis-Nirenberg Problem for the Generalized Kirchhoff Equation, Erisa Hasani
An Investigation of Runway Risks Using a Systems Approach, Mehnaz Hassan
Scaling Laws for Fixed-Wing Single-Engine Electric Propulsion Systems, Fnu Hem Lata
Want more positive outcomes? Leader cultural intelligence and the facilitation of a quality feedback environment, Mara Lou Hesley
Flagellation Testing of Composite Finger Skirts for Surface Effect Ship (SES) Application, Natalie Marie Holliday
Helicopter Flight Energy Modeling and Scaling for Urban Air Mobility Applications, Nolan Gene Hopkins
On a class of critical N-Laplacian problems, Tsz Chung Ho
Assessing the Predictors of On-campus Student Wellbeing in the Time of COVID-19, Victoria Lynn Hrzich
Pre-existing Anxiety and Vestibular Symptoms: The Relationship to Coordination, Balance, and Reaction Time in College Athletes, Sydney Danielle Hurt
Endothelial Response in 2D and 3D to Doses of Photosensitive Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecules with Improved Activation, Nicholas Duc Huynh
The Moderating Effect of Proactivity in Role Accumulation and Work-Family Enrichment, Sarah Jensen
The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Aircraft Crewmember Health, Erin Johnston
3D Printed Bioglass Incorporated Collagen Matrices for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering, Nilabh Sunil Kajave
Adaptability as a Moderator on the Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Courtney Marie Kalmanson
Feasibility Analysis and Performance Study of a Pulsed Solid Propellant Integrated Propulsion System for Small Satellites, Tahir Kanchwala
Near-Shore Sediment Transport Under Cnoidal Waves Using Particle Image Velocimetry, Jenna Rose Katrina
Sales Application Engineer Turnover Intentions: An Exploration of Education, Age and Job Tenure Through the Met-Expectations Perspective, William Kelley
Enhanced Solar Receiver Design: Using Modern Materials and Manufacturing Methods, Paul John Kepinski
Effects of Precessional Forcing in the Early Stages of the 100-k World, Molly Kingston
Characterizing the Demographic Effects Relative to Race, Gender, and Skin Tone on the Accuracy of Deep Convolutional Neural Network Based Face Recognition Systems, Krishnapriya Kottakkal Sugathan
A Machine Learning-Based Approach to Predict and Optimize the Performance of Zero Energy Building (ZEB): A Case Study for Florida, Benjamin Kubwimana
Better safe than sorry? Examining the effectiveness of defensive impression management and supplication techniques in attracting minority applicants to public safety careers, Temitayo Opeyemi Lawal
An Assessment of Image-Cloaking Techniques Against Automated Face Recognition for Biometric Privacy, Brandon Scott Ledford
Evaluating Matrix Training to Teach Children With Autism to Tact Private Events, Abbi Dell Lee
Development and Validation of the ITF scale: An investigation of Airline Passengers’ Intention to Fly During a Global Disruption, Guangda Liang
The Effects of Noise on Parametrically Excited Systems with Nonlinear Damping, Donghao Li
Coupling a Parametric Wave Model into Hydrodynamic Ocean Circulation Forecasts to Improve Efficiency of Nested Estuarine Storm Surge Predictions, Caleb Tye Lodge
Beyond Resource Depletion: An Examination of Sleepiness, Self-Regulation, and Goal Progress, Kauyer Lor
Autonomous Feature Detection for Capture Path Planning for Rendezvous and Docking with Non-Cooperative Spacecraft, Trupti Mahendrakar
The Impact of a Transformational Leader on Employees Displaying Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Two Medium-Sized Customer Support Organizations, Jameen Heleena Mathews
Design and Analysis of a Pipe and Pump System Constructed to Connect Port Canaveral to the Banana River, Nicole Ann McClain
Experimental and Computational Investigations of Type III Deep Eutectic Solvents for BTX Removal from Light Naphtha, Kyle McGaughy
Impact of Antecedent Wetness and Rainfall Spatial Variability on Design Floods, Rachael Nicole McMahon
Shared Leadership Emergence: The Role of Leader Identity and Leadership Structure Schema, Erica Medrano
Cathodically Protected Steel Mesh as an Environmentally Friendly Material for Oyster Reef Restoration, Afanasy Melnikov
Teaching Rule-Governed Behavior to Children with Autism, Alicia Mingione
Charged Particle Environment Testing of a Deep Space Radiation Shield with Associated Fabrication and Calibration of Pulsed Power Systems, Mark Bedford Moffett
Pattern Based Classification of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, Melissa Megan Moreno Cole
Effects of Graphical In-Flight Weather Information and Graphical Depictions of Airspace Restrictions on Pilots’ Decisions to Continue VFR Flight into IMC, Andrew James Nakushian
Scaling Flight Test Data Between a Scaled Aircraft and a Cessna 172 for Use in Trajectory Energy Model Validation, Cody William Nettleton
Variations in Otolith-Zinc Concentrations of Brown Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) Between Marine Protected Areas and Fished Reefs, Matthew Austin Nichols
Reduced Sample Minimum Strength Estimates for Novel Material Systems: Effects on Confidence and Structural Risk, Andrew Carl Ollikainen
Analysis and Uncertainty Reduction through Data Augmentation in Hurricane Risk Modeling in the State of Florida, Daphne Raquel Otarola Farah
Intermittency Scaling Laws in Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence: Theory, Simulations and Observations, Juan Carlos Palacios Caicedo
A Comparative Study to Assess the Osteogenic Potential of Competing Bioceramics for Bone Tissue Engineering, Nashaita Patrawalla
Validation of Arterial Distensibility Neural Network Model with Clinical Data, Cassondra Michelle Petersen
Increasing Transgender-Inclusive Behaviors Via Self-Monitoring, Abigail Kaylyn Petronelli
Distinct Spatiotemporal Regulation of the Cytoprotective Heat Shock Response in Caenorhabditis elegans, Rosemary Nadine Plagens
The Effects of Reinforcer Absence and Availability of Alternative Activity on Delay of Gratification in Children with Autism, Hailey Rose Prechtel
Organizational Effectiveness in Women-Owned Small Businesses Within the Defense Sector of Northern Alabama: A Case Study Approach, Kerry Shurron Prowell
Utilizing the RADSM Process: Developing an Unobtrusive Measure of Cohesion, Zachary Lee Rahner
Teaching Individuals to Tact the Intensity of Sensations, Sandhya Rajagopal
The Role of the Top Management Team in Orchestrating Big Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage, Sujatha Rayburn
Development of Axial-Chiral Lewis Base Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis, Carlyn Louise Reep
ARION 33: A Prospective Mission to Near-Earth Asteroids, Alita Regi
Algorithms for Algorithms: Teaching Problem-Solving in Computer Science, James Riswick-Estelle