Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Secular Resonances during Main-Sequence and Post-Main-Sequence Planetary System Dynamics, Jeremy L. Smallwood
Launching Conservative Resistance: A Rhetorical Criticism of the Young Americans for Freedom, Tyler John Snelling
The Effects of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Hunger Hormones in Individuals at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, Sydney Spoon
Association of Genetic Factors with Chronic Kidney Disease in US Young Adults, Sabra Stanford
Cooling Down Crime Hot Spots: Impact of Saturation Patrol on Crime Hot Spots in Las Vegas, Nevada, Rachel Ware Stephensen
Attitudes, Attachment Styles, and Gender: Implications on Perceptions of Infidelity, Christian M. Stewart
Average Cayley Genus for Groups with Two Generators of Order Greater Than Two, Dawn Sturgeon
Lock-free Self-adjusting Binary Search Tree, Sachiko Sueki
Characterization of Dust on Solar Devices in Southern Nevada, Jason Sylva
High Utility Itemsets Identification in Big Data, Ashish Tamrakar
Prediction of Cardiorespiratory Fitness from Maximal Anaerobic Capacity, Elizabeth Ann Tanner
"The Destruction of a Legacy": Agenda Setting and the Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Allegations, Larissa Teran
Implementation and Analysis of Communication Protocols in Internet of Things, Priyanka Thota
Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Capacitive Sensor Using Delta-Sigma Modulation, Charikleia Tsagkari
President Barack Obama Responds to Gun Violence: A Rhetoric of Transformation., Gabriela Tscholl
Strange Wedding, Ariana Nicole Turiansky
International Responses to Human Trafficking: A Comparative Secondary Data Analysis of National Characteristics, Olivia Germaine Tuttle
Associations among Benevolent Sexism, Relationship-Contingent Self-Esteem, and Relationship Maintenance Strategies in Heterosexual Women, Carrie Underwood
An Elemental Highway: Investigation of a High Nickel Anomaly in Olivine from the Island of Niihau, Hawaii, Alexander James Valentine
Emerging Infectious Disease and the Imperiled Relict Leopard Frog, Anthony Wayne Waddle
Analog and Mixed Signal Verification using Satisfiability Solver on Discretized Models, Nikita Ramesh Wanjale
Dietary Intake and Energy Expenditure of Pararescuemen During Routine Training, Andrea Woita
Improved Partial Charge Models in Siliceous Zeolites for the Simulation of Adsorption and Identification of Catalytic Sites, Jarod J. Wolffis
Broadcast News Directors' Perceptions of Race: A Survey of Psychological and Sociological Measures, Amaya Nichele Worthem
Neural Processes Underlying Auditory Context Effects, Breanne Yerkes
"Less than a Relationship:" Transitions into an Impactful Romantic Relationship, Yuliya Yurashevich
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Hands, and Numbers, and Dots Oh My! Examining the Effect of Nearby-hands on Counting and Subitizing, Gabriel Allred
High-Pressure Properties of Several Narrow Bandgap Semiconductors from First-Principles Calculations, Andrew Michael Alvarado
Vulnerability Analysis and Security Framework for Zigbee Communication in IOT, Charbel Azzi
Sulfate Resistance of Nanosilica Contained Portland Cement Mortars, Iani Batilov Batilov
The National Diabetes Prevention Program an intervention for Diabetes Risk Reduction, Kavita Batra
Judicial Differences in Protective Orders Issuance Rates: An Examination of Courtroom Actors, Case Aspects, and Individual Characteristics, Elena Alexandra Bejinariu
The Radionuclide Concentration In Dust Collected At The Nellis Dunes Recreational Area, Mathew John Bensen
Seers In Greensand, Michael Lawrence Berger
Characterizing the Earliest Stages of Partial Melting: A Study of the Pyrometamorphic Aureole of Miocene Mt. Perkins Pluton, Northwest Arizona, Mathew Beshears
Homeland, Homestead, and Haven: The Changing Perspectives of Zion National Park, 1700-1930, Sara Black
Removal of High and Low Levels of Ammonium from Industrial Wastewaters, Gregory Bock
On the Scattering of an Acoustic Plane Wave by a Soft Prolate Spheroid, Joseph Michael Borromeo
Water Harvesting Methods and the Built Environment: The Role of Architecture in Providing Water Security, Adam Joseph Bradshaw
Intra-Ethnic Diversity in Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality among Hispanics in the United States, Karen Elizabeth Callahan
Commingled Tombs and ArcGIS: Analyzing the Mortuary Context and Taphonomy at Bronze Age Tell Abraq, Maryann Calleja
The "World's Greatest Deliberative Body" and the Decision to Invade: The Rhetoric of Senatorial Debate on S.J.Res. 46, Henry Russell Castillo
Nanomaterials for Solar Distillation Technology, Jack Warren Stoddard Cheney
Implementation and Performance Evaluation of Acoustic Denoising Algorithms for UAV, Ahmed Sony Kamal Chowdhury
The Development of Sexual Attitudes in the Family of Origin and Sexual Satisfaction Later in Life, Bryant Christlieb
'The Only Thing That Matters': A Critique of the Editorial Practices in The Garden of Eden, Jesse Lee Cook
Determining the Effects of the Think Risk Initiative as Implemented by the Southern Nevada Health District, Karalin Nichole Cronkhite
Sexual Determination from Frontal Sinus Analysis in a Subadult Population Using Archival Radiographic Records, Erica Crosta
Teachers + School Librarians = Student Achievement: When Will We Believe It?, Gaetana D'agata
Empirical Study of Concurrent Programming Paradigms, Patrick M. Daleiden
Structuring A Risk-Based Bioassay Program For Uranium Usage In University Laboratories, Johnne' Talia Dawson
Post-Concussion Symptom Reporting: Is Gender a Factor in the Adolescent Population? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Jessica Dunne
An EMG-based patient monitoring system using Zynq SoC device, Farhad Fallahlalehzari
Estimation and Comparison of Thermoelectric and PV Solar Water Usage in the Colorado River Basin States, Yuzhen Feng
The Validation and Verification of LES Modeling Using KIVA, David Fyda
Security Threats from UAS and Its Mitigation Through Detection and Tracking, Sai Ram Ganti
Patterns of Synorogenic Sedimentation Associated with the Unroofing of the Willard-Paris-Meade Thrust Sheets, Sevier Fold-Thrust Belt, Amanda Gentry
Consumer Perspectives: Corporate Social Responsibility Through Advertisement and Publicity, Margaret George
Differences in Perceived Importance of Preventative Services and Healthcare Provider Trust Among Hispanics, Jonathan James Gore
Improvement of Security in UAS Communication and Navigation using ADS-B, Vedadatta Gouripeddi
Theater Education: Thinking Outside of the Black Box, Raheve Gray
Collaborative Writing for Commercial Musical Theatre, Alexandra Grill-Childers
Complex Traffic Network Modeling & Area-wide Hierarchical Control, Saumya Gupta
A Simulator Application for Distributed Leader Election Algorithms, Sugeeswara Gurudeniya
Top-K Nodes Identification in Big Networks Based on Topology and Activity Analysis, Sweta Gurung
Ab Initio Structure Determination and Property Characterization of High-Pressure Ca-O Compounds and Li2(OH)Br Crystals, Christopher Higgins
The San1 Ubiquitin Ligase Functions Preferentially with Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Ubc1 During Protein Quality Control, Rebeca Lea Ibarra
Seismic Response of an Older Bridge in Nevada under Maximum Considered Earthquake, Ryan Thomas Isaac
Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Motor Skill Acquisition in a Throwing Task, Austuny Jackson
The Skinny House, Leo August Jilk
Muscle Activity and Power Output Between Stationary and Outdoor Cycling, Jared Joerger
Oral Microbial Burden of Periodontal Pathogens among Orthodontic Patients, David Jolley
The Effects of Orthodontic Appliance Base Plate Material, PMMA, Infused with Silver and a Novel Antibacterial Compound On Biofilm Formation, Ryan D. Jolley
Investigation of Sequential Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Effect on Run Performance, Max Evan Jones
Characterizing Crystal Populations for the Petrogenesis of the Post-Collapse Rhyolites in The Long Valley Caldera, California, William Joseph
Pansori, Bomi Kang
Explaining the Dynamics of Civil War: Exposure, Violence, and Consolidation against Civil War, Karim Kardous
Inner Experience and Self-Ratings of Inner Speaking, Jason Michael Kelsey
Development of the K-state (Competence) and Mutagenesis in Stressed Bacillus subtillis Cells, Amanda Kidman
The Acute Effects of Different Foam Rolling Timing Durations on Hamstring Flexibility, Chloe Marie Kipnis
Algorithms for Monotone Paths with Visibility Properties, Bikash Lama Bamjan
Investigating Inner Experience While Reading an Erotic Short Story, Leiszle Rae Lapping-Carr
Food Processing and Cooking Technology of the Mimbres Mogollon (Early Pithouse Period through the Mimbres Classic A.D. 200-1130), Ashley Morgan Lauzon
Water, Prestige, and Christianity: An Ecocritical Look at Medieval Literature, Cortney Nicole Lechmann
Mouthy Bones, Shaun Leonard
Effect of Thermal Treatment on High Temperature Deformation of Alloy EP-~823, Martin Milburn Lewis
Acoustic Detection, Source Separation, and Classification Algorithms for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Wildlife Monitoring and Poaching, Carlo Lopez-Tello
Solar Energy Storage in Molten Salt Shell Structures, Nathan David Tyrrell Loyd
Differential CBCT Analysis of Collum Angles in Maxillary and Mandibular Anterior Teeth in Patients with Different Malocclusions, Erin Shane Wan Ma
A Content Analysis of Gender-Specific Media Coverage of Sport: NCAA Athletic Department Home Webpages, Margo R. Malik
Assessing the Impact of the SunWise Program on Youth Sun Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Clark County, Nevada, Sabina Malik
Efficient Algorithms for Clustering Polygonal Obstacles, Sabbir Kumar Manandhar
Mr. Universe Wants To Live Forever, Oksana Marafioti
Characterization of Impact Properties of Forged, Layered, and Additive Manufactured Titanium Alloy, Melissa Kathryn Matthes