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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Modeling Settlement and Filtration of the Indian River Lagoon Benthic Community, with an Emphasis on Living Dock Restoration Mats, Sandra Lisette Rech
Franchising: A Microfoundational View of Personality Relationships Towards Franchisee Financial Performance, Christopher Heath Rehkop
Diving Deeper: Employee’s perceptions of diversity, leader behaviors, and inclusion, Phylicia Fanetta Davlyn Richardson
Face in Teams: The Impact of Political Skill on Shared Leadership Density in Face Culture Teams, Valerie Taryn Robbins-Roth
Numerical Study of the Effects of Injector Geometry on the Performance of Rotating Detonation Engines, Xavier Roy
Detailing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Anchorage for Shear Strengthening, Paul Joseph Ryan
The Impacts of Holocene Climate and Pre-Columbian Humans on Neotropical Andean Forests, Rachel Kathleen Sales
Knowledge Integration, Complex Adaptive Systems, and the Choice of Foreign Entry Mode: Internationalization From a Knowledge-Based Perspective, Thomas Michael Santomauro III
Extreme-Contrast Ratio Imaging of Bright Star Fields using Charge-Injection Devices, Sailee Mangesh Sawant
Health Risk Perceptions Regarding Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Among Individuals with Respiratory Illnes, Sarah Ann Sebban
Helpful or Harmful: The Impact of Shame and Guilt on Concealment in Adulthood Following Childhood Trauma, Xiomara Vanessa Senior
Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Effectiveness of a Layered System Consisting of a Carbon Nano-Reinforced Polymer Composite Coated with Metal Oxide and Graphite, Veronica Montserrat Serrato
The Effects of Neuroticism and Treatment Delivery Modality on Therapeutic Outcomes in a Community Mental Health Training Clinic, Michelle Elizabeth Sibol
Examining the Integrative Impacts of Trust and Distrust Sub-Dimensions on Employee Discretionary Behavior, Alexandra Silverman
Metabolic Signatures of Kin Recognition in the Model Angiosperm Arabidopsis thaliana, Thiara Siqueira Bento
Design of Ethical Autonomous Agents for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Fuzzy Logic, Gavin Giovanni Smith
The Relationship Between Hallucinations and Visuospatial Impairment Among Individuals with Dementia, Ruta Sohoni
Infrared Search for N-Butane and Trans-2-Butene in Titan’s Atmosphere, Brendan Steffens
Understanding the Role of Chief Financial Officers in the Strategic Planning and Decision-Making Process of Defense Contractors in the Washington, D.C. Region, Carolynn Eileen Stiffler
Piper PA-28-181 Archer III Tail #931EC Flight Test Stability, Control and Performance, Steven Allan Sutton
Assessment and Improvement of Women’s Soccer Performance using Precision Teaching and Frequency Building, Emily Anne Swope
Examining Executive Dysfunction in Dementia: Vascular Etiology as a Contributor to Greater Impairment, Julianne Szemko
Assessing the Analytic Competency Gap for HR Professionals: Providing HR a Roadmap to Data-Driven Decision-Making, Chandra Kay Marie Talerico
The effect of pain tolerance on healthcare utilization among patients with chronic pain, Callie Rose Teufert
Design and Optimization of High-Power Density Permanent Magnet Motor with Integrated Cooling for Aircraft Propulsion, Aravindakshan Thirumalai Ananthanpillai
A Machine Learning Approach to Forecasting SEP Intensity and Times based on CME and other Solar Activities, Peter John Thomas
A Machine Learning Approach to Forecasting SEP Intensity and Times based on CME and other Solar Activities, Peter John Thomas
Health Risk-Related Outcomes Associated with Academic Burnout and Engagement, Madeline Blair Trahan
Advancing Human-Agent Teamwork, Vijayanth Tummala
Cellular Migration as a Function of Magnetic Field Intervention, Amy Marie Vecheck
Cross-Gender and 1-to-N Face Recognition Error Analysis of Gender Misclassified Images, Paloma Vela Achu
Flight Test Evaluation Of Piper Seminole, Brian-Emmanuel Hopeton Walters
Understanding Ecological Relationships to Improve Biofouling Management Practices in the Marine Environment, Ann Catherine Wassick
The Language of Recruitment: How Minority Status, Racial Minority Centrality, & Linguistic Cues Impact Applicant Perceptions, Clark Waters
Water Quality Correlations with Phytoplankton Community Composition in a Polluted Shallow Subtropical Estuary, Connor Joseph Wong
Computer Vision and Machine Learning Applications in Cellular Images and Clinical Data, Guochang Ye
How Well Do Your Family Members Know You? The Relationship Between Informant Report and Cognitive Performance of Older Adults, Mairy Yousif
A Foraminiferal Perspective on Holocene Environments of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, Maria Angelica Zamora-Duran
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Building Resilient Teams: Compositional and Compilational Approaches, Regina Agassian
Explainable Transfer-Learning and Knowledge Distillation for Fast and Accurate Head-Pose Estimation, Nima Aghli
Stability Results for Special Solutions of Scalar-Field Equations with Variable Coeffcients, Mashael Ibrahiem Alammari
Stability and Control Flight Testing of the Dassault Falcon 10/100, Andres Mauricio Alarcon Vega
Smart Glasses Assisting Visually-Impaired People, Ali Delham Algarni
Metastable State Photoacids and Ultrasound Responsive Carbon Monoxide Releasing Polymer Micelle, Osamah Zaid Saleh Alghazwat
Synthesis, Isolation and Structural Elucidation of Cage-Shaped Aluminum and Gallium Phosphorous Aryloxide Complexes as Highly Reactive Lewis Acids and Carboxyboranes as Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecules (CORMs), Hussam Wannas Shinawa Alhamza
An Evolutionary Inspired Framework for Grasp Planning Automation on Sheet-Metal Parts with Multi-type Grippers, Jicmat Andres Ali Tribaldos
A Comparative Study on the Application of Intelligent Algorithms as the Solution of Inverse Heat Conduction Problems, Dominic Allard
The impact of increasing flood frequency on flood inundation: a case study of the Little River in Florida, Maj Amanda Catharina Allen
Role of HSP70 and the TLR4-MD2 Complex in the Vasculature: From Function to Dysfunction in Diabetes, Amanda Almeida de Oliveira
Additive Noise Subtraction for Environmental Noise in Speech Recognition, Noof Nour Alrouqi
Multi-degree of Freedom Position and Attitude Control of RINGS Dipoles Using Electromagnetic Forces and Torques, David Andres Alvarez
Dynamic Route Optimization for Waste Collection in Smart City, Abdullah Suliman Alwabli
A Computational Model of Arterial Thrombus Mechanics in Stenotic Channels, Elise Kole Aspray
Unveiling Migration Patterns Using Data and Network Science, Firas Aswad
Belief Networks as Approximated Models for Testing the Design in Production, Timothy James Atkinson
Stress Analysis Based on ECG and EEG, Eyad Talal Attar
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