Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Preserving the past and planning the future in Pasadena, Riverside and San Bernardino, Charles Conway Palmer
An Analysis of the equity of Utah’s public school funding system, Garrick Peterson
Exploring preservice teachers' views of intelligence, Anne Marie Poliquin
Application of a judgment model toward measurement of clinical judgment in senior nursing students, Tiwaporn Pongmarutai
Chemical and Electronic Structure of Surfaces and Interfaces in Compound Semiconductors, Sujitra Pookpanratana
The Interaction of rock and water during shock decompression: A hybrid model for fluidized ejecta formation, Audrey Hughes Rager
Neuropsychological and emotion processing abnormalities in bipolar disorder I and II, Carol Randall
Reflective practice: The teacher in the mirror, Celes Raenee Rayford
Phyllosilicate mineralogy, 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, and genesis of petrocalcic soils in the Southwest U.S.A., Colin R. Robins
Gesture as an act of meaning-making: An eco-social perspective of a sheltered-English second grade classroom, Alessandro A. Rosborough
Pre-service elementary science teaching self-efficacy and teaching practices: A mixed-methods, dual-phase, embedded case study, Cheryl Ramirez Sangueza
The Multiple-choice concept map (MCCM): An interactive computer-based assessment method, Ioan C. Sas
Narrative comprehension for functional survival spatial relations, Paul James Schroeder III
Genes involved in mushroom body development and behavior in Drosophila, Christine Nicole Serway
Investigation of potential pathways and multi-cycle bioregeneration of ion-exchange resin laden with perchlorate, Mohamadali Sharbatmaleki
Second language inner voice and identity, Brandon Kenji Shigematsu
Self-efficacy and the predictors for NCLEX-RN® success for baccalaureate nursing students, Linda Anne Silvestri
The Efficacy of emotional and instructional support (EIS) training and consultation on Head Start teacher-child interactions, Rory Brown Sipp
Speciation and spectroscopy of the uranyl and tetravalent plutonium nitrate systems: Fundamental studies and applications to used fuel reprocessing, Nicholas A. Smith
Comparison of body composition between physically active and inactive wheelchair users, Masaru Teramoto
Evaluating point-of-sale buying decisions: Understanding why consumers purchase timeshares, Lisa Y. Thomas
An Analysis of supervisor’s gender and subordinate employees’ job satisfaction within the casino-entertainment industry, Nicholas J. Thomas
Mediating and moderating variables between discretionary purchases and happiness, Rebecca L. Thomas
Optimal design of vehicle with internal space frame structure subjected to high impact load, Jagadeep Thota
Emergent literacy skills of young children with autism: A Comparison of teacher-led and computer-assisted instruction, Jason Christopher Travers
Physiological implications of natural versus induced arousal from torpor, Jenifer C. Utz
Selling knowledge: A sociological analysis of attorney advertisement in Las Vegas, Giselle Velasquez
Atomic governance: Militarism, secrecy, and science in post-war America, 1945-1958, Mary D. Wammack
Environmental Influence on Brain, Behavior, and Gene Expression in Drosophila, Xia Wang
Negotiating the integration of new literacies in math and science content: The lived experience of classroom teachers, Jennifer Joy Wimmer
Evaluation of safety impact of access management in urban areas, Xuecai Xu
An Investigation of exemplary teaching practices of teachers of Native American students, William M. Young
Rare earth element transport in the Yucca Mountain region, Liqiong Zhang
Processor allocator for chip multiprocessors, Dawid Maksymilian Zydek
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The role of larval fat cells in starvation resistance and reproduction in adult Drosophila melanogaster, Jerell Roland Aguila
The Olympic Singer: Integrating Pilates Training Into the Voice Studio, Veera Khare Asher
An Examination of Sport Identity Amongst Youth Soccer Participants and the Implications for MLS Marketing, Emmanuel Ayim
Midlife career change and women: A phenomenological examination of the process of change, Terry Ann Bahr
The Influence of Carbon Source Types and Nitrate on the Performance of the Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Systems, Shamim Ara Begum
Neurocognitive deficits and functional outcome in bipolar disorder, Danielle T. Bello
Descriptive experience sampling interactive multimedia training tool, Arva Bensaheb
Exploring erotic plasticity as an individual difference variable: Theory and measurement, Lorraine Benuto
Flowing Toward Sustainability: Two Stream Adjudications Analyzed Under the IAD Framework, Nancye Lou Bethurem
Analysis and design of low power CMOS ultra wideband receiver, Abdul Bhuiyan
Teacher and student perceptions of self-determination, Jennifer L. Black
Race stereotypic crimes and juror decision making: Hispanic, black, and white defendants, Joseph Francis Boetcher
Ralph Vaughan William's the Pilgrim's Progress: Problems and Solutions for Future Performances, Richard Brandon Brunson
Passage and initial implementation of the supplemental educational services element of the No Child Left Behind Act: An historical inquiry study, Brad D. Christensen
The impact of leadership and culture on student achievement: A case study of a successful rural school district, Donald Jay Clark
Investigation of plant water use in the Great Basin, NV, Benjamin Conrad
Increasing skill performances of problem-solving in students with intellectual disabilities, Debra Lynn Cote
Integrated responses of crustaceans inhabiting estuaries to the challenges of feeding and digestion in low salinity, Daniel Luke Curtis
So tell me, what's different but the skin I'm in? Seven adolescent black girls making sense of their experiences in an online school book club featuring African American young adult literature, Benita Rutonya Dillard
The Sheep Pass Formation, a record of late Cretaceous and paleogene extension within the Sevier hinterland, East-Central Nevada, Peter Alexander Druschke
Effects of explicit subtraction instruction on fifth grade students with learning disabilities, Danielle Ferreira
Exploring the effects of online instruction on reading comprehension achievement of students with learning disabilities, Nancy Shuman Fitzgerald
Stigma Cities: Dystopian Urban Identities In The United States West And South In The Twentieth Century, Jonathan Lavon Foster
Sensory imagery and aesthetic affect in the poetry of Keats, Hopkins, and Eliot, Clare Louis Gerlach
Parental abduction from the perspective of the victims: Implications for counselors, Mary Jo L. Gibbs
From school to practice: The meaning of nurses' holistic comfort, Michal Goodwin
Evaluation of extraction chromatography resins for rapid actinide analysis, Julie Marisa Gostic
"The Varied carols I hear": The music of the New Deal in the West, Peter L. Gough
"Divine William" and the master: The influence of Shakespeare on the novels of Henry James, Amy M. Green
Statistical inferences for functions of parameters of several pareto and exponential populations with application in data traffic, Sumith Gunasekera
Effects of mechanical and metallurgical variables on creep, fracture toughness and crack growth behavior of Alloy 617, Muhammad Hasibul Hasan
Relationships and dropping out: The voice of at-risk youth, Robert Thomas Henry
Predisposition factors of career and technical education transfer students: A hermeneutic phenomenology study, Warren Glen Hioki
Spectroscopic investigation of palladium-copper bimetallic systems for PEM fuel cell catalysts, Timo Hofmann
Zirconia-magnesia inert matrix fuel and waste form: Synthesis, characterization and chemical performance in an advanced fuel cycle, Kiel Steven Holliday
Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the genus Richardsonius, Derek Dee Houston
Quality assurance policies in the European Higher Education Area: A comparative case study, Joanna Maria Jezierska
Descriptive Experience Sampling of Individuals with Bulimia Nervosa, Sharon Jones-Forrester
African American parental beliefs about resiliency: A Delphi study, Vita L. Jones
Leadership Skills and Challenges in Hospitality Management Education, Valentini Kalargyrou
The synthesis and systematic evaluation of modified polymeric foams and electrically conductive polyimide/carbon/metal films, John Macharia Kinyanjui
Factors affecting student loan default: Nevada System of Higher Education, Christopher Anthony Kypuros
Implications for nursing practice: Delivering the folic acid message, Kimberly Townsend Little
Architecture and nostalgia in the British modern novel, Heather Lynn Lusty
Experimental evaluation and modeling of engine driven heat pump, Isaac Y. Mahderekal
The sociology of scenes, the Sacramento poetry scene, Dana Nell Maher
Examining compressed speech listening measure with college students who are visually impaired or blind, William J. Marks
The Underrepresentation of women in interscholastic sport leadership: A qualitative study on the effects of role incongruity, Dana Massengale
High pressure phase transistions in the lanthanide sesquioxides, Jason Patrick McClure
Quest for Quotidian: A National Survey of Non-Heterosexual Attitudes Toward Marriage, Troy A. McGinnis
A Choice model approach to business and leisure traveler's preferences for green hotel attributes, Michelle Millar
The Effects of gaming on residential real estate prices and sales: A case study of Las Vegas: 1990--2008, Christopher Alan Miller
Principals' and teachers' perceptions of teacher supervision, Rebecca Margaret Minnear-Peplinski
A Naturalistic inquiry of the restructuring of a middle school: An NCLB mandate, Susan Ann Moulden
Agent and subject of discipline: How the novice teacher experiences the techniques of power, Lynn Anne Murray-Chandler
The Effectiveness and adoption of market-based state health care expansion programs, Nathan Gregory Myers
Tensile strength and failure criterion of analog lithophysal rock, James A. Nott
Desert varnish as an indicator of modern-day air pollution in southern Nevada, Piotr Nowinski
Processes of disposition development in K--5 teachers, Deborah A. Obara
Self-actualization in the lives of medieval female mystics: An ethnohistorical approach, Cherel Jane Ellsworth Olive
Fracture toughness, crack-growth-rate and creep studies of alloy 276, Joydepp Pal
Biofeedback assisted relaxation training program to decrease test anxiety in nursing students, Catherine Andrea Prato
Technology integration in a Title I elementary school: An exploratory case study, Barbara Louise Radecki