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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 2008 2008

Application of an Improved Transition Probability Matrix Based Crack Rating Prediction Methodology in Florida’s Highway Network, Sahand Nasseri

Representation and Learning for Sign Language Recognition, Sunita Nayak

Benthic Microalgae and Nutrient Flux in Florida Bay, USA, Merrie Beth Neely

(Re)defining Relationships in a Mediated Context: Graduate Student Use of Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication, Michael P. Nicholas

A Modified Obesity Proneness Model in the Prediction of Weight Status Among High School Students, Joyce E. Nickelson

Immunomodulation As A Potential Therapeutic Approach For Alzheimer’s Disease, William Veljko Nikolic

Access to Health Care Services: A Case Study in Hillsborough County, Florida, Jaime Nodarse

An Address, Not a Room Number: An Assisted Living Community within a Community, Gregory J. Novotnak

A Stressor-Strain Model of Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Counterproductive Work Behavior, Kimberly E. O'Brien

BRCA1 185delAG Mutant Protein, BRAt, Amplifies Caspase-Mediated Apoptosis and Maspin Expression in Ovarian Cells, Joshua D. O'Donnell

The Influence of Anxiety and Depression on Cognitive Functioning in Parkinson’s Disease, Lynn E. Oelke

U.S. Based Business Needs for Technical/Occupational Employees with International Skills: Considerations for Community College and Sub-Baccalaureate Programs in the Tampa Bay Economic Zone., Ronald L. Olney

Movement and Distribution of Juvenile Bull Sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, in Response to Water Quality and Quantity Modifications in a Florida Nursery, Lori A. Ortega

Investigation of visual fields and visually-mediated behavior in the bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo), Amy L. Osmon

Impact of West Nile Virus on the Natural History of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in Florida, Christy L. Ottendorfer

The Development and Validation of the Perceived Workplace Civility Climate Scale, Raymond Charles Ottinot

Laser Remote Sensing of Trace Chemical Species Using 10.6 μm CO₂ Laser Enhanced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Differential Absorption Lidar., Avishekh Pal

Assignment of Estimated Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes on All Roads in Florida, Tao Pan

Supervision in School Psychology: Assessing the Relationship with Professional Practices, Vicki Dumois Papaemaneul

Counting or Discounting Television Information: An Examination of Viewer Perceptions About Old-Age From a Cognitive Processing Perspective of Cultivation Effects, Lynda Pasteur

Prey-size selectivity in the bivalve Chione in the Florida Pliocene-Pleistocene: A reevaluation, Shubhabrata Paul

Factors Affecting Message Intelligibility of Cued Speech Transliterators, Katherine Pelley

Environmental Effects on Nano-Wear of Gold and KBr Single Crystal, Megan Pendergast

Analytical Perspectives of Thematic Unity: Applications of Reductive Analysis to Selected Fugues by J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel, Adam C. Perciballi

Detecting Financial Statement Fraud: Three Essays on Fraud Predictors, Multi-Classifier Combination and Fraud Detection Using Data Mining, Johan L. Perols

Ecological Coexistence: A Nature Retreat and Education Center on Rattlesnake Key, Terra Ceia, Florida, Richard F. Peterika

Psycho-Socio-Cultural Risk Factors for Breech Presentation, Caroline Peterson

Correlates of Mathematics Achievement in Developed and Developing Countries: An HLM Analysis of TIMSS 2003 Eighth-Grade Mathematics Scores, Ha T. Phan

Population Densities of the Cuban Treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis and Three Native Species of Hyla (Hylidae), in Urban and Natural Habitats of Southwest Florida, Teresa Piacenza

The Class of ’65: Boomers at Sixty Recall Turning Points That Shaped Their Lives A Narrative Approach, Mary C. Poole

Quantifying Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) in Wetlands Impacted by Groundwater Withdrawals in West-Central Florida, Katherine Moore Powell

A Survey of NCAA Division 1 Strength and Conditioning Coaches- Characteristics and Opinions, Jeremy Powers

Pensar en La Habana: literatura, memoria y ciudad en el discurso de tres escritores cubanos, Axel Presas

Microwave Frequency Doubler Integrated with Miniaturized Planar Antennas, Suzette Marie Presas

Biogeochemical Cycling of Arsenic in the Marine Shallow-water Hydrothermal System of Tutum Bay, Ambitle Island, Papua New Guinea, Roy E. Price

Electromagnetic Modes in Cylindrical Structures, Jakub Pritz

Statistical Profile Generation of Real-time UAV-based Traffic Data, Anuj Puri

Corona Ion Deposition: A Novel Non-Contact Method for Drug and Gene Delivery to Living Systems, Niraj Ramachandran

Analysis of Capillary Forces in Electrowetting and Precision Self Assembly, Vivek Ramadoss

Patch Reefs in Biscayne National Park, FL: Sediments, Foraminiferal Distributions, and a Comparison of Three Biotic Indicators of Reef Health, Alexa Ramirez

Spray Deposition Of Biomolecular Thin Films, Mihir K. Rayan

Evaluating the Efficacy of the Developing Algebraic Literacy Model: Preparing Special Educators to Implement Effective Mathematics Practices, Sharon N. E. Ray

Hemingway’s Development of the Female Characters Catherine from A Farewell to Arms to The Garden of Eden, Amy K. Recla

Performance and Perception: An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Continuous Reporting and Continuous Assurance on Individual Investors, Anita Reed

Gardens at Home, Gardens at School: Diet and Food Crop Diversity in Two Q'eqchi' Communities in Southern Belize, Douglas Carl Reeser

Evolution and Field Application of a Plankton Imaging System, Andrew Walker Remsen

Modeling and Growth of the 3C-SiC Heteroepitaxial System via Chloride Chemistry, Meralys Reyes-Natal

Flavonoids as Modulators of Amyloid Precursor Protein Metabolism and Alzheimer Disease Pathology, Kavon Rezai-Zadeh

Active and Passive Microwave Radiometry for Transcutaneous Measurements of Temperature and Oxygen Saturation, Thomas A. Ricard

Attractions and Negotiations of Film Noir in American Cinema and Culture, James Ricci