Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Lead concentrations in extracted primary teeth among Clark County pediatric patients, Jennifer A. Berger
Practicing orthodontists' use and perceived efficacy of self-ligating brackets, John-David Beuhler
Consolidated study on query expansion, Abhishek Biruduraju
Microbial impacts on endocrine disrupting contaminants: Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead, Nevada, Susanna May Blunt
Using smoothing techniques to improve the performance of Hidden Markov’s Model, Sweatha Boodidhi
The Relationship of child maltreatment potential and mothers’ satisfaction with their neglected children, Kelsey M. Bradshaw
Summerview, Laura Breitenbeck
Playing with fire or arson? Identifying predictors of juvenile firesetting behavior, Mary Ellen Britt
The Effect of acute exercise-induced fatigue on pistol shooting performance in police officers, Melissa Jean Brown
The acute effects of static stretching of the gastrocnemius on limits of stability in young adults versus elderly adults, Matt Bugnet and Kirk Player
Ultrasound imaging of lumbar multifidus immediately following three physical therapy techniques in asymptomatic individuals, Victoria Byers, Steven Lim, and Kathryn Rice
Investigating the Effects of Addition with Regrouping Strategy Instruction Among Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities, Christi Miller Carmack
Hydroclimatic forecasting in the western United States using paleoclimate reconstructions and data-driven models, Christopher Allen Carrier
The Right to Privacy in Light of the Patriot Act and Social Contract Theory, Betsey Sue Casman
The acute effects of various types of stretching (static, dynamic, ballistic, and no stretch) of the iliopsoas on 40-yard sprint times in non-athletes, Scott David Christensen, Craig Perry, and Ryan Richard Resnik
Effect of a work site exercise program on selected fitness and psychological parameters, Kristen Ann Christiansen
The Effect of Low-cost Incentives on Active Transportation to School Rates among Elementary School Students, Sheila G.J. Clark
Fenestration studies on building energy using the facade evaluation facility, Wendell Cocina
Fertility symbols in rock art: Cupuls and incised grooves in the Lower Pecos, Texas, Cara D. Connolly
Examining activity levels and motor proficiency: A comparison of children who are overweight and at a healthy weight to their parents and peers, Aaron Copeland, Maresa Madsen, Riley Phelps, and Brandon Richards
Employment selections of resident and non-resident graduates of physical therapy programs in underserved Western states, Trever J. Cornia, Ryan B. Dutot, Jacob T. Parsons, and Kathryn D. Swart
ARIMA models for bank failures: Prediction and comparison, Fangjin Cui
Immersion Cooling of Photovoltaic Cells in Highly Concentrated Solar Beams, Ahmed Darwish
Implementation of hidden semi-Markov models, Nagendra Abhinav Dasu
Study of feature selection algorithms for text-categorization, Kandarp Dave
Retrospective evaluation of microbial presence in existing saliva repository: A PCR based molecular survey of oral microbial populations from existing saliva samples, Jay Ericksen Davis
Changing climatic conditions in the Colorado River Basin: Implications for water resources management in the Las Vegas Valley, Srijana Dawadi
Determining the validity of the Nintendo Wii balance board as an assessment tool for balance, Sabrina Mae Deans
Relationships of exotic plant invasions with biological soil crust, desert pavement, and soil carbon in the eastern Mojave Desert, Adria DeCorte
Computational study of Passive Neutron Albedo Reactivity (PNAR) measurement with fission chambers, Sandra De La Cruz
A brief content analysis of attachment and sexual relationships in sex therapy and research journals, Kathryn Zambrano Devis
Microstructural characterization of kinked germanate olivine grains, Alex Gregory Drue
Using graphs to represent physical phenomena in a fourth grade classroom, Mehmet Fatih Dulger
Development of a scale to assess avoidance behavior due to a fear of falling: The Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire (FFABQ), Cortney Durand and D. Shalom Powell
Agonist and Stabilizer Muscle Activity during a Push Up on Unstable Surfaces, Anthony J. Dyrek
From khaki to brown: Community formation, homeownership, and mobility in Santa Ana, California, 1950-2000, Stefani Jan Evans
Retrospective investigation of course content evaluation by students: A survey of domestic violence education and experience among current UNLV-SDM dental students, Rhonda J. Everett
Direct contact pyrolysis of hydrocarbons: A source of hydrogen and interesting carbon formations, Peter G. Faught
Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), soluble glycoprotein 130 (sgp130), and soluble interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6R) during orthodontic tooth movement, Mathue Gene Faulkner
Comparison of design-build and design-bid-build performance of public university projects, James David Fernane
Spectroscopic studies of melamine at high pressure, Martin Donald Galley
1983: The most dangerous year, Andrew R. Garland
Redefining security in sub-Saharan Africa, Winta Sintayehu Gebremariam
Patient factors and day of the week influencing physical therapy non-treatment events in the acute care setting, Daniel Goodrich and Curtis Doug Jensen
Public interest standard characteristics in hybrid digital multicasts of noncommercial educational radio, Michele Ann Gothard
Pleistocene climate in Alaska from stable isotopes in an ice wedge, Corinne Y. Griffing
Climate and vegetation change in the Newberry mountains, Southern Clark County, Nevada, Ross Joseph Guida
Roaming region for Delaunay triangulation, Romas James Hada
A comparison of spatio-temporal prediction methods of cancer incidence in the U.S, Michelle Hamlyn
Zero-sum magic graphs and their null sets, Samuel M. Hansen
Optimizing heart dose reduction for deep inspiration left breast radiotherapy, Ronald James Harder
School refusal behavior: The relationship between functions and symptom sets, Marisa Charlene Hendron
The Effect of early environmental manipulation on locomotor sensitivity and methamphetamine condition place preference reward, Emily Hensleigh
A comparative study of indicator bacteria present in ice and soda from Las Vegas food establishments, Kimberly Jo Hertin
Modeling of a novel solar down beam test facility utilizing Newtonian optics, Ryan J. Hoffmann
Beyond the demographic transition: The case of Japan, Mary Beth Horiai
Automating construction and selection of a neural network using stochastic optimization, Jason Lee Hurt
Methodological quality of quantitative nursing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender research from 2000 to 2010, Michael Johnson
Newe country: Environmental degradation, resource war, irrigation and the transformation of culture on Idaho's Snake River plain, 1805--1927, Sterling Ross Johnson
Fall prevention training and its impact to southern Nevada construction workers, Vedaspati Joshi
Improved algorithms for ear-clipping triangulation, Bartosz Kajak
The influence of ethnic identity and family support on posttraumatic symptoms in maltreated youth, Harpreet Kaur
Effect of AquaStretch on Range of Motion at Knee Joint in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients, Raja Devinder Kochar
Raise the Still Rabbit, Michael Kroesche
To receive my services you must be dying and alone, Kathryn Kruse
For the benefit of others: Harriet Martineau: feminist, abolitionist and travel writer, Laura J. Labovitz
Traffic safety: Modeling, analysis and visualization, Puneet Lakhanpal
Imagined interactions as a link to political talk, Megan Lambertz
After the fall: The post-apocalyptic frontier in The Road and 28 Days Later, Jeffrey J. Lavigne
Synthesis of a chemical probe for identification of Ger receptor proteins of Bacillus anthracis, Hyelee Lee
Identifying effort estimation factors for corrective maintenance in object-oriented systems, Michael J. Lee
Parallel machines scheduling with applications to Internet ad-slot placement, Shaista Lubna
Evaluation of the pilot program, Pediatric Early Warning Sentinel Surveillance Program (PEWSS), and its efficacy in monitoring pediatric illness in Clark County, Nevada, Michelle Lee Lutman
Impact of design cost on project performance of design bid build projects, Nirajan Mani
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in urban India, Heidi A. Manlove
Thrust joint manipulation education: Student perceptions of learning and practical experiences in spinal manipulation within entry-level physical therapist education programs, Joshua Thomas Marks and Lisa Basl
Taming the waters that taketh from the devil’s playground: A history of flood control in Clark County, Nevada, 1955-2010, Jarvis Marlow
The information battlefield: Al-Qaeda's use of advanced media technologies for framed messaging, Jessica Marie Martin
The impact of World War II on women's fashion in the United States and Britain, Meghann Mason
Statistical Analysis of Fatalities Due to Vehicle Accidents in Las Vegas, NV, Annabelle Marie Mathis
Personality, presence, and the virtual self: A five-factor model approach to behavioral analysis within a virtual environment, Michael Patrick McCreery
The Self: Your own worst enemy? A test of the self-invoking trigger hypothesis, Bradley J. McKay
A polymerase chain reaction method for the detection of Selenomonas noxia, Arthuro Mehretu
Effects of environment on children's motor scores, eligibility status, and administration times, Derrick Mittelstadt, Abigail Parker, Kirsten Pickett, and Heather Temkin
The effect of endpoint knowledge on dot enumeration, Alex Michael Moore
A diffusion tensor imaging software comparison and between control subjects and subjects with known anatomical diagnosis, Michael C. Moore
Calcium supplemental usage and potential health issues sssociated with the rate of usage in Las Vegas, NV, Tanesha Nicole Moss
Complex VS profiles to 100 m depth from Rayleigh waves and 3-D VS model for Las Vegas Valley, Helena Murvosh
What is mission critical in the hotel guest room: Examining in-room guest empowerment technologies, Pelin Nasoz
Strike Out Across the Shoreless Ocean, Julia Claire Paajanen
Korean mask-dance and Aristotle's poetics, Teayong Pakr
International study program for indoor environmental research, Stoil Pamoukov
Environmental impact of the Three Kids Mine tailings, Henderson, NV, Ji Hye Park
Jackpot! A legal history of Indian gaming in California, Aaron Peardon
Accurate circuit model for predicting the performance of lead-acid AGM batteries, Wenxin Peng