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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Arts in new directions: The development and application of a construct that uses the arts to promote transformation and self-actualization in health care and education/therapy, Alexxis Avalon

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Design and synthesis of core structural intermediates for novel HIV-1 protease inhibitors & synthesis, biological activity and molecular modeling of novel 20S proteasome inhibitors, Kiran Kumar Venkata Raja Avancha

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Implications of sleep disorders symptoms on school behavior, academics, and quality of life, Erin Elizabeth Ax

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Comparing the effects of the exotic cactus-feeding moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and a native cactus-feeding moth, Melitara prodenialis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on two species of Florida Opuntia, Amanda J. Baker

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Mocking Mohammad: Mark Twain’s Depiction of Arabs and Muslims in The Innocents Abroad, Nancy Bakht

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Understanding activity engagement and time use patterns in a developing country context, Amlan Banerjee

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Community of practice as community of learners: How foreign language teachers understand professional and language identities, Ruth Ban

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Teaching philosophy and practices among chemistry faculty attending the MID project workshops: Implications for reform in chemistry, Beverly Dee Barker

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The Influence of Habitat Features on Selection and Use of a Winter Refuge by Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Charlotte Harbor, Florida, Sheri L. Barton

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Evolutionary genetics of the family Placobranchidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Sacoglossa), Anna Lee Bass

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Bel-Imperia: The (Early) Modern Woman in Thomas Kyd’s Spanish Tragedy, Ann McCauley Basso

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Mathematical model of arsenic adsorption in a modified zeolite / Microfiltration System, Miles B. Beamguard

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Development of ganglioside-based assays for the identification of botulinum and cholera toxins utilizing an evanescent wave biosensor, Crystal M. Bedenbaugh

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Synthesis and Characterization of Type II Silicon and Germanium Clathrates, Matthew K. Beekman

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Gene expression profiles and clinical parameters for survival prediction in stage II and III colorectal cancer, Mubeena Begum

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Lean manufacturers transcendence to green manufacturing: Correlating the diffusion of lean and green manufacturing systems, Gary G. Bergmiller

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Chemo-Enzymatic Route to Synthesis of Biodegradable Polymers and Glycolipid Analogs, Surbhi Bhatt

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Are Respiratory Behaviors Affected in Individuals With Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia?, Katie Biedess

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Breaking Down the Wall: An Examination of Mental Health Service Utilization in African American and Caucasian Parents, Idia O. Binitie

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Crystal engineering of organic compounds including pharmaceuticals, Joanna A. Bis

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Regulation of transcription and analysis of drug targets in lymphoma and myeloma cells, Sophia C. E Bolick

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Modeling the 100-Year Flood Using GIS: A Flood Analysis in the Avon Park Watershed, Alan Stephen Booker

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The role of mental health problems in explaining violent behaviors in children and adolescents over the lifecourse: An exploratory study, Denise Paquette Boots

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B-Raf is an essential component of the mitotic machinery critical for activation of MAPK signaling during mitosis in Xenopus egg extracts, Sergiy I. Borysov

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Community structure, faunal distribution, and environmental forcing of the extinction of marine molluscs in the Pliocene San Joaquin Basin, Central California, John Richard Bowersox

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Use of BOX-PCR Subtyping of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. to Determine the Source of Microbial Contamination at a Florida Beach, Miriam J. Brownell

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A case study of a school implementing a constructivist philosophy, Joseph C. Brown

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Simulations for thermodynamic analyses of transcritical carbon dioxide refrigeration cycle and reheat dehumidification air conditioning cycle, Mark Brown

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Teaching strategies of successful college trombone professors for undergradute students, Matthew T. Buckmaster

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Micronektonic community composition and trophic structure within the bathypelagic zone in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, Scott E. Burghart

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RSVP: An investigation of the effects of Remote Shared Visual Presence on team process and team performance in urban search and rescue teams, Jennifer L. Burke

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An Evaluation of the Along Track Reef Imaging System (ATRIS) for Efficient Reef Monitoring and Rapid Groundtruthing of EAARL Lidar, Nicole O. Caesar

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School principals' knowledge and understanding of educator sexual misconduct against students, Sylvia Sonja Cairns

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Estimation of the particle and gas scavenging contributions to wet deposition of organic and inorganic nitrogen, Silvia Margarita Calderón

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Certificate of need regulation in the nursing home industry: Has it outlived its usefulness?, Barbara J. Caldwell

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Statistical modeling and assessment of software reliability, Louis Richard Camara

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Enzyme linked spectroscopic assays for Glyoxylate: The use of Peptidylglycine alpha-Amidating Monoxygenase for the discovery of Novel alpha-Amidated hormones, Sarah Elizabeth Carpenter

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Stabilization of marginal soils using recycled materials, Delfin G. Carreon

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Cloning and analysis of putative collegenases of the U32 family in Stretococcus mutans and Stretococcus agalactiae (Group B Stretococcus), Valerie Carson

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Cue reactivity and the role of social alcohol expectancies in the college-aged drinking population, Ashlee C. Carter

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The hearing abilities of elasmobranch fishes, Brandon M. Casper

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Body Image, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Past Behavior and Future Intention to Perform Breast and Skin Self-Examinations, Sari R. Chait

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Nanoindentation of Layered Materials with a Nonhomogeneous Interface, Praveen K. Chalasani

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Folk Wiki: The shared traditions of folk music and the Wiki way, Phillip Mark Chamberlin

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How U.S. Audiences View Korean Films: A Case Study of Oldboy, Sung Taik Cha

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Ranking-Based Methods for Gene Selection in Microarray Data, Li Chen

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Performance based design of degrading structures, Mouchir Chenouda

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The effects of multimedia annotations on L2 vocabulary immediate recall and reading comprehension: A comparative study of text-picture and audio-picture annotations under incidental and intentional learning conditions, Zhaohui Chen

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Monitoring water quality in Tampa Bay: Coupling in situ and remote sensing, Zhiqiang Chen

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Traumatic loss and transformative life experiences: The lived experience of Green Cross traumatologists deployed to the New York City World Trade Center disaster, Carron C. Cherrie