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.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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The identification of functional, sequestered, symbiotic chloroplasts in Elysia clarki: A crucial step in the study of horizontally transferred, nuclear algal genes, Nicholas E. Curtis

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Resonance ultrasonic vibrations (RUV) for crack detection in silicon wafers for solar cells, William Dallas

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Parent involvement: Differences between African Americans and European Americans in one Florida school district, Michelle Darter-Lagos

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Investigation of Cretaceous Molluscan Shell Material for Isotopic Integrity: Examples and Implications from the Baculites compressus/cuneatus Biozones (Campanian) of the Western Interior Seaway, Ashley da Silva

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The Development of Leibniz’s Substance Ontology From 1666-1688, Justin Sean Davis

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The Characterization of Non-Ionic Surfactant Vesicles: A Release Rate Study for Drug Delivery, Kristina Ok-Hee Dearborn

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Reconstructing 20th century SST variability in the southwest pacific: A replication study using multiple coral Sr/Ca records from New Caledonia, Kristine L. DeLong

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The commodification of yoga in contemporary U.S. culture, Michelle E. Demeter

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Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in lung tissue using a fiber optic biosensor, Kimberly A. Denton

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The role of Src homology 2 domain containing 5' inositol phosphatase 1 (SHIP) in hematopoietic cells, Caroline Desponts

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Pain as a motivator of smoking: Effects of pain induction on smoking urge and behavior, Joseph W. Ditre

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Product design: A conceptual development of product remanufacturing index, Swapnil B. Dixit

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Chemical Investigation of two Antarctic Invertebrates, Synoicum adareanum (Chordata: Ascidiaceae; Enterogona; Polyclinidae) and Austrodoris kergulenensis (Molusca; Gastropoda; Nudibranchia; Dorididae), Thushara Kelum Kaviraj Diyabalanage

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A Determination of Phylogeny and Hybridization History Within Clematis L. (Ranunculaceae) Using Actin and Nitrate Reductase Intron Sequences, Kimberly Fearn Do

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Characterization of asbestos exposure among automotive mechanics servicing and handling asbestos-containing materials, Gary Scott Dotson

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The impacts of the handoffs on software development: A cost estimation model, Michael Jay Douglas

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Evalutaion of certain exponential sums of quadratic functions over a finite fields of odd characteristic, Sandra D. Draper

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Drug resistant patterns of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in the State of Florida in 2003, Michael T. Drennon

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Optical imaging of radiolabeled drugs in tissue sections using the microImager, Paul Dungel

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Improving long-term resettlement services for refugees, asylees, and asylum seekers: Perspectives from service providers, Kristina M. Dunman

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Vibration level characterization from a needle gun used on U.S. naval vessels, Scott E. Dunn

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Spatially resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy of quantum dots, Maciej Dybiec

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Monitoring and modeling water quality at the C.W. Young Regional Reservoir, Daniel Robert Dye

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An examination of the experiences of five African American male students with regard to school discipline practices, Simon Yohann Earle

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Evaluation of the long term effect of inorganic leachate on geosynthetic clay liners, Darwish El-Hajji

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Storm-influenced sediment transport gradients on a nourished beach, Nicole A. Elko

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An examination of the relationship between the presence of critical components of classroom positive behavior support and student behavior, Gregory S. Ern

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Teachers' literacy beliefs and their students' conceptions about reading and writing, Mildred Falcón-Huertas

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An analysis of the United Nations: Two peace operations in the Congo, Sofia Fargo

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Spelling Development in Young School Age Children, Kelly M. Fawcett

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Investigation into the hydrogen gas sensing mechanism of 3C-SiC resistive gas sensors, Timothy J. Fawcett

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Genetic algorithm based two-dimensional and three-dimensional floorplanning for VLSI ASICs, Pradeep R. Fernando

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Alcohol expectancy cognitions: Psychophysiological perspective, Inna Fishman

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Nurse exposure to waste anesthetic gases in a post anesthesia care unit, Larry A. Flack

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Functional topology and regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and associated caveolar components, Brenda R. Flam

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The karst of west-central Florida, Lee John Florea

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Powerful submission: Popular texts and the subjectivity of Christian right women, Ellen L. Flournoy

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Assessing the role of filler atoms in skutterudites and synthesis and characterization of new filled skutterudites, Grant E. Fowler

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Middle Woodland Mound Distribution and Ceremonialism in the Apalachicola Valley, Northwest Florida, Anya C. Frashuer

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Design and Implementation of a 200mm 3C-SiC CVD Reactor, Christopher L. Frewin

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Towards practical design of impulse radio ultrawideband systems: Parameter estimation and adaptation, interference mitigation, and performance analysis, İsmail Güvenç

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The Effect of Computer-Delivered Phonological Awareness Training on the Early Literacy Skills of Students Identified as At-Risk for Reading Failure, Deanne Gale

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Low-power flip-flop using internal clock gating and adaptive body bias, Jorge Alberto Galvis

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Fuzzy logic in process control: A new fuzzy logic controller and an improved fuzzy-internal model controller, Yohn E. García Z.

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A Modular Onboard Processing System for Small Unmanned Vehicles, Richard D. Garcia

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Analysis of conjugate heat transfer in tube-in-block heat exchangers for some engineering applications, Abdullatif Abdulhadi Gari

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Modeling the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Coral-Algal Symbiosis, Dana Joy Gaydos

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Comparison of the effects of training In expository text structure through annotation textmarking and training In vocabulary development on reading comprehension of students going Into fourth grade, Lily Janise Gentry

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Prototype and Testing of a MEMS Microcooler Based on Magnetocaloric Effect, Simone L. Ghirlanda

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Asymptotes and metaphors: Teaching feminist theory, Michael Eugene Gipson