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USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations is a collection of completed and approved graduate works. These works are collected through the Office of Graduate Studies submission process and are approved by the Faculty, Student, and University of South Florida. You can search the entire collection below or you may browse by College here.

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

From Real to Reel: Performances of Influential Literacies in the Creative Collaborative Processes and Products of Digital Video Composition, Deborah Kozdras

Visionary of Control: The Efficiency, Expertise, and Exclusion of Alexander James Inglis, Heidi Tilney Kramer

Accurate Localization Given Uncertain Sensors, Jeffrey A. Kramer

System for Identifying Plankton from the SIPPER Instrument Platform, Kurt A. Kramer

An Analysis of the Influence of Sampling Methods on Estimation of Drug Use Prevalence and Patterns Among Arrestees in the United States: Implications for Research and Policy, Janine Kremling

News Media Representations of Women in the U.S. Military Post September 11, 2001, Colleen Krepstekies

Detecting Group Turns of Speaker Groups in Meeting Room Conversations Using Audio-Video Change Scale-Space, Ravikiran Krishnan

Florida's Adolescent Literacy Policy: An Alternative Reading and Response, Diane Kroeger

Immune Redistribution to Skin in Wild and Domesticated Songbirds, Joshua Ryan Kuhlman

An Evaluation of the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) Model in a Community Preschool Setting, Laura L. Kulikowski

A Retrospective Analysis of the Potential Environmental Stressors Responsible for the Decline of the Natural Populations of the Florida Apple Snail (Pomacea paludosa) in the A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Shannon Ladd

Interface Modifications with Atomic Monolayer, Jayeeta Lahiri

A Comparative Study of Knowledge of Pain Management in Certified and Non-Certified Oncology Nurses, Sherrie A. LaLande

Antecedents and Consequences of Channel Alienation: An Empirical Investigation within Franchised Channels of Distribution, Ivan Lapuka

Parallel Genetic Algorithm Engine on an FPGA, Mark La Spina

Carbon Dioxide Capture From Fossil Fuel Power Plants Using Dolomite, Drupatie Latchman

Evaluating Knowledge and Attitudes of Undergraduate Nursing Students Regarding Pain Management, Jessica Latchman

Enclosure, Transformation, Emergence: Space And The Construction Of Gender Roles In The Novels Of Charlotte Brontë, Michelle Dawn Lattanzio

Corrosion of Epoxy-Coated Reinforcement in Marine Bridges with Locally Deficient Concrete, Kingsley Lau

Religion and Resistance: The Role of Islamic Doctrine in Hamas and Hezbollah, Matthew Lawson

Constructed Wetland/Filter Basin System as a Prospective Pre-Treatment Option for Aquifer Storage and Recovery and a Potential Remedy for Elevated Arsenic, Olesya Lazareva

Antarctic Tunicates and Endophytic Fungi: Chemical Investigation and Synthesis, Matthew D. Lebar

African American Athletes and the Negotiation of Public Spaces: An Examination of Athletic Capital and African American Perceptions of Success, Keona Lewis

Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for Single Trial Electroencephalography Signal Classification for Brain Computer Interface Applications, Kun Li

Probabilistic Error Analysis Models for Nano-Domain VLSI Circuits, Karthikeyan Lingasubramanian

Novel Roles for 185delAG Mutant BRCA1 in Ovarian Cancer Pathology, Rebecca J. Linger

Passive Acoustic Studies of Estuarine Fish Populations of Southwest Florida, James Vincent Locascio

Prospects for Nuclear Non-Proliferation: An Actor-Oriented Case Study of Iran’s Future, James Martin Lockwood

OCBs Gone Bad: The Moderating Roles of Burnout and Role Overload, Kevin Loo

Serum Antibodies to Human Papillomavirus Type 6, 11, 16 and 18 and Their Role in the Natural History of HPV Infection in Men, Beibei Lu

The Green and Ampt Infiltration Model Accounting for Air Compression and Air Counterflow in the Shallow Water Table Environment: Laboratory Experiments, Yuliya Lukyanets

Evaluation of the Flicker Effect as a Generative Strategy in Enhancing ComputerBased Instruction (CBI) of Visual Recognition and Classification, Ping Luo

Continuous Electrowetting Actuation Utilizing Current Rectification Properties of Valve Metal Films, Corey M. Lynch

Toward an Applied Anthropology of GIS: Spatial Analysis of Adolescent Childbearing in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, Florida, Kathleen I. Maes

The Economically Important Nitrogen Pathways of Southwest Florida, Elon M. Malkin

Relationships Between Substance Use, Mental Health Problems, and Involvement in School-Based Extracurricular Activities Among High School Students, Kristelle Malval

Statistical Learning and Behrens-Fisher Distribution Methods for Heteroscedastic Data in Microarray Analysis, Nabin K. Manandhr-Shrestha

Utilizing Facebook Application for Disaster Relief: Social Network Analysis of American Red Cross Cause Joiners, Jennie Wan Man Lai

Evolution of the Hammerhead Cephalofoil: Shape Change, Space Utilization, and Feeding Biomechanics in Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrnidae), Kyle Reid Mara

Evaluation of Immunogene Therapy Using a Plasmid Encoding IL-15 Delivered by Electroporation in a 3D Tumor Model and a Mouse Melanoma Model, Bernadette Marrero

The Monitoring and Evaluation of Geothermal Systems, Whitney E. Maynard

Workplace Nutrition and Exercise Climate: Scale Development and Preliminary Model, Joseph J. Mazzola

Local Environmental Perceptions and Cognitive and Affective Learning in a Rural, Andean Community in Mollepata, Peru, Luisella Mazzone De Angelis

Evaluation of Oncology Nurses' Knowledge, Practice Behaviors, and Confidence Specific to Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Rebecca Denise McAllister

Consumer Responses to Stereotypical vs. Non-Stereotypical Depictions of Women in Travel Advertising, Jessica Eran McDonald

Teaching Social Skills to Children with Asperger’s and High Functioning Autism: An Evaluation of Video Self-Modeling and Behavior Skills Training, Krystal M. McFee

Microbial Influences on Karst Dissolution: The Geochemical Perspective, with a Chapter on Assessment of the Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum Project, Dorien Kymberly McGee

Predicting Fear of Recurrence and Protective Health Behaviors Using Protection Motivation Theory, Heather L. McGinty

Predicting Fear of Recurrence and Protective Health Behaviors Using Protection Motivation Theory, Heather L. McGinty

Finite Element Analysis of Thermoelectric Systems with Applications in Self Assembly and Haptics, Patrick T. McKnight