Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Paraeducator training: An investigation of current practice and related needs, Brian D Saffle
Comparative phylogeography of pine -oak birds, Garth Michael Spellman
The impact of institutional ownership on firm performance in the hospitality industry, Ming-chih Tsai
Cognitive heterogeneity in murderers, Erin Warnick
Chaucer and the politics of penance, Karl G Wilcox
Location and resource management for quality of service provisioning in wireless/mobile networks, Jun Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
A policy analysis of Nevada's middle school retention legislation, Julie Ann Abeyta
Sibling relationships in remarried families, Monique C. Diderich Balsam
Virko Baley: An examination of his works that feature clarinet, Timothy Bonenfant
Examining the impact of human resources management: A performance based analytic model, Yoon Seonghee Cho
Secondary English Language Arts teachers' perceptions and implementation of change policy, Denise De Vito
Virtual learning community: A student exit survey and qualitative framework, David C DiRamio
Extraction of paleohydrology and paleoclimate proxies from vadose zones and paleolake records in the southwestern Great Basin, Weiquan Dong
Exploring relationships between configurations of laptop use and student off -task behavior, Loretta Donovan
The school experience from the students' perspective: A comparative case study analysis, John Goldhardt
Quilting between the revivals: The cultural context of quilting, 1945--1970, Colleen Rose Hall-Patton
A spectroscopic study of the star -forming properties of the center of Ngc 4194, Mark Hancock
Teacher exploration of instructional strategies to promote algebraic thinKing, Cynthia Ann Hernon
Critical analysis of university conduct codes as a mechanism for remedying student sexual misbehavior, Kimberly Hollingshead-Aitken
Stress Corrosion Cracking and Hydrogen Embrittlement of Martensitic Alloy EP-823, Mohammad K. Hossain
Stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement of martensitic Alloy Ep -823, Mohammad Kamal Hossain
A quantitative investigation of American history software on middle school student achievement scores, Karla V Kingsley
Predicting airline corporate bankruptcies using a modified Altman Z -score model, Carla Kroeze
Impacts of different types of volatile fatty acids on the bacterial selection in enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems, Jose Christiano Machado
The effect of specificity of relevance instructions on reading time and learning, Matthew Thomas McCrudden
Studies of ReCrete: A polyurethane foam, Robert B Mohan
Reverent self-construction in Herman Melville's "Clarel", John Carey Murphy
Sociological theories of career choice: A study of workers in the special events industry, Kathleen Beard Nelson
Rediscovering a forgotten voice: The percussion ensemble music of Johanna Magdalena Beyer, Thomas James Nevill
J R R Tolkien's lecture "On Fairy -Stories": The qualities of Tolkienian fantasy, Clyde Bryan Northrup
Crack propagation in CBN insert in hybrid machining of RBSN ceramic, George Petrescu
Vectors, polluters, and murderers: Hiv testing policies toward prostitutes in Nevada, Cheryl L Radeloff
Capitalism and violence: A test and critique of the alienation proposition, Roger Isaac Roots
Diversity frames: Toward a mid -range theory in supplier diversity management, Jocelina Santos
Bursting the bubble from the inside: Individual and environmental barriers to upward mobility among Mexican immigrants, Rachel Sheli Shinnar
Distance education: An exploration of alternative methods and types of instructional media in teacher education, Ashley Ann Skylar
Analysis of jurisprudence presented in Elk Grove Unified School District v Newdow (2004), David Thomas Smith
Post-modern cowboys: The transformation of sport in the twentieth century, David Kent Sproul
Ben Jonson's "Volpone": A Critical Variorum edition, Michael Wayne Stamps
Mary Shelly, Emily Bronte, and Christina Rossetti: The literature of disability, Georgia E Standish
Joke-making Jews /jokes making Jews: Essays on humor and identity in American Jewish fiction, Jason Paul Steed
Analysis of implementation and application of procedural due process required by Goss v Lopez, Timothy D Stephens
Millennium Scholarship Program Hispanic persisters and Hispanic non -Msp persisters, Arlie J Stops
Comparing preservice teachers' special education knowledge and attitudes toward the placement of students with disabilities, Ronald Tamura
A comparison of single and combined social interaction interventions to increase the social interaction of preschool children in inclusive settings, Judith Elizabeth Terpstra
X-ray metallicities and luminosity functions of galaxy clusters, Sandip Thanki
Atmospheric /oceanic climatic influences for improved water management, Glenn Alan Tootle
Thermohydraulic and nuclear modeling of natural fission reactors, Jason Charles Viggato
Cavities on the cob: Dental health and the agricultural transition in Sonora, Mexico, James Thomas Watson
Characterization of dissolved organic carbon in Lake Mead, Yixin Wei
Trace element geochemistry of groundwater flow systems in southern Nevada and eastern California, Xiaoping Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Evolutionary and biogeographic histories in a North American rodent family (Heteromyidae), Lois Fay Alexander
Cleopatra: Three visions of her infinite variety, Katherine Lankford Baker
An analysis of the equity of Nevada's public school funding system, Robert Alan Bennett
Geographies of power in Willa Cather, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Dorothy AlliSon, Suzanne Angela Bergfalk
Modeling of the reciprocating, pneumatic impact hammer, William Allan Bloxsom
The songs of Madeleine Dring: Organizing a posthumous legacy, Wanda Brister
Thermal method for measuring perfusion in transplanted organs, Fredericka Delores Brown
Student and parent satisfaction with online education at the elementary and secondary levels, Craig Warner Butz
"Some of us are learning Spanish and some of us are learning English": A comparison of second language programs in Texas, Lore Carrera-Carrillo
An investigation of significant factors affecting consumer trust in e -commerce, Changfeng Chen
Biology, culture, and environment: The struggle for hegemony in Arizona, Sondra Kae Cosgrove
The use of problem-based learning in graduate programs of higher education, Lisa Ann Edler
Examining the effect of teaching method and learning style on student course achievement for hospitality students, Mehmet Erdem
Estimation of evapotranspiration at different scales using traditional and remote sensing techniques, Lynn F Fenstermaker
Disadvantaged gifted and talented students who make it to college and those who don't: Implications for school leaders, Patricia Ann Green
"The German Arizonians": Ethnic identity and society formation on a Southwestern frontier, 1853--World War I, Gerhard Grytz
Development of computer science online and preliminary validation of its efficacy as an instructional environment, Gregory Paul Halopoff
Decapitation and disgorgement: The female body's text in early modern English literature, Melanie Ann Hanson
Language in Las Vegas: ESL training programs in Las Vegas casino hotels, Craig Hamilton Hermann
Community college human resource officers' perceptions of false sexual harassment accusation processing, Carlton Ransom Insley
A survey of artists and literature employing extended multiple mallets in keyboard percussion: Its evolution, resulting techniques and pedagogical guide, Timothy Andrew Jones
Effects of basalt intrusion on the multi-phase evolution of the Jemez volcanic field, New Mexico, Leigh Justet
Teachers' perceptions of societal factors in teacher education during the 1980s, Suzanne Michele Katz
Linking transition best practices to student outcomes for students with mental retardation, Deborah Joy Kennedy
Alternative Route to Licensure in special education: A program evaluation, Karen Y Kennedy
An examination of the effect of ethical climate on ethical optimism and organizational commitment, Clark S Kincaid
Using the concrete-representational-abstract teaching sequence to increase algebra problem-solving skills, Kyle B Konold
The impact of full-day and half-day kindergarten on the language arts achievement scores of first-grade students, Stefanie M Kujaczynski
Three dimensional pattern recognition using feature-based indexing and rule-based search, Jae-Kyu Lee
Geographic variation and behavorial plasticity: Vigilance in desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) populations, Kathleen Mary Longshore
The college choice phenomenon: An exploration of parental perceptions, Sandra Jean Lord Thomas
The effect of video instruction on social interactions of children in the inclusive preschool, Catherine Doyle Lyons
Recontextualization and identity assessment of unprovenienced mummified human remains, Gwyn Dee Madden
Comparing Web-based instruction to traditional instruction for teaching special education content to general education preservice teachers, Kelly Elizabeth O'Neal
A study of post-tenure review *policies among Nevada community colleges and the peer institutions of Ccsn, Thomas M Peacock
A comparative analysis of the likely impact of an accreditation process between professional fire fighters and city /county managers, Mark A Rivero
Distributed importance-based fuzzy logic controllers for flexible link manipulators, Zhixia Shi
Forecasting in the lodging industry: Emphasizing regional economic factors, Emmett D Steed
Where sin abounds: A religious history of Las Vegas, Stanley Allen Steward
Identifying the barriers to access to higher education for African -American students: Opinions of successful African -American educators, William Lewis Taylor
The influence of school climate and leadership style on teacher transiency in urban middle schools, Jenefer J Tirella
Dialogical inquiry in critical literacy: A staff development intervention study, Michelle McClellan Truman
Graphic organizers, activity, and the positioning of language and learners: An ethnographic case study, John Allan Unger
Late Quaternary glacial and periglacial environments, Snake Range, Nevada, John G Van Hoesen
The relationship of job satisfaction to role ambiguity and role conflict among school counselors, Lisa Marie Violanti
Scheduling and partitioning Vlsi circuit operating at multiple supply voltages, Ling Wang