OPTIMIZING THE PACKING BEHAVIOR OF LAYERED PERMUTATION PATTERNS By DANIEL E. WARREN A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

PATTERNS IN PERMUTATIONS AND INVOLUTIONS, A STRUCTURAL AND ENUMERATIVE APPROACH By CHEYNE HOMBERGER A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

of Dissertation Presented to the Graduate School of the University of Florida in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy PATTERNS IN PERMUTATIONS AND INVOLUTIONS, A STRUCTURAL AND ENUMERATIVE APPROACH By Cheyne Homberger May 2014 Chair: Miklós Bóna Major: Mathematics This dissertation presents a multifaceted look into the structural decomposition of permut...

A MULTIRESOLUTION RESTORATION METHOD FOR CARDIAC SPECT By JUAN M. FRANQUIZ A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

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ATTENTION AND SELF-CONCEPT IN ADOLESCENTS WITH SPINA BIFIDA By ANDREW S. PRESTON A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

PSYCHOPHYSICAL EVALUATION OF SWEET TASTE PERCEPTION IN MICE By CEDRICK DOTSON A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

MODELING CATHODIC PROTECTION FOR PIPELINE NETWORKS By DOUGLAS P. RIEMER A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

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