Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Which way does your beard point tonight? Ginsberg's quest to resurrect Whitman's America, James Altman
The Environmental and economic benefits of highway access management: A multivariate analysis using system dynamics, Dan Andersen
A Cfd model to predict pressure loss coefficient in circular ducts with a motorized damper, Pallavi Annabattula
Understanding the motivations of rock climbers: A social worlds study, Amy Miller Ansari
Comparison of confidence intervals for binomial proportions, Narain Armbya
Kinematics and timing of orogen-parallel flow, Grouse Creek Mountains, Utah, Tonia Gail Arriola
Synthesis and characterization of bulk and thin film antimony-selenium phase change alloys, Nirup Bandaru
Air void characteristics of air-entrained self-consolidating concrete, Mary Ellen Barfield
The "white-eyed" Eastern Towhee: A molecular assessment of the validity of Pipilo erythrophthalmus alleni, Jeremy Shawn Batten
Exploratory study of construction safety culture through systems thinKing, Charles J. Jr Benford
Adult autism policy: An analysis of current policy and legislation in the US, Maren A Bennett
Authenticity and love in "The Sun Also Rises" and "On the Road", Nate Botsis
Life history and population dynamics of Daphnia in seven ephemeral pools in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, Priscilla Kathleen Bowman
Modeling the unsaturated zone at the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site: Effects of climate change and vegetation on flow conditions, Amanda Marie Brandt
Knowledge of personal energy requirements in college students, Aurora Maria Buffington
Analyzing cost and schedule growth in public works projects, Leslie Ann Burns
Monitoring and modeling the performance of a solar powered hydrogen filling station, Mark R Campbell
Public advocacy by the Roman Catholic Church and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in the twenty-first century, Michele L Cannella
Temperature and silicon effects on tensile and corrosion behavior of chronium-molybdenum steel, Hanumantha Rao Chava
Numerical analysis of the solid particle solar receiver with the influence of an air-jet, Zhuoqi Chen
Evaluation of photodynamic therapy-induced edema in the rat brain using magnetic resonance imaging, David Chighvinadze
Effects of pavement macrotexture on Pm(10) emissions from paved roads, Swarup China
A study of California Community College student retention and persistence with Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (Eop&S), Leonard Marvin Crawford
The logic of movement: Consumption logistics on the Las Vegas Strip, Robert Dean
The logic of movement: Consumption logistics on the Las Vegas Strip, Robert Dean
An estimation of the performance limits and improvement of dry cooling on trough solar thermal plants, Huifang Deng
Aerodynamic optimization for low Reynolds number flight of a solar unmanned aerial vehicle, Louis Dube
Determining protein biomarkers for chemotherapeutic drug resistance in breast cancer, Shauna Durocher
Study of the interaction between hydrogen and carbon-based nanomaterials, Roberto Felix
Examination of the depression screening patterns of nurse practitioners, medical doctors, and physician assistants in primary care, Leslie Erin Feth
Sex and the agricultural transition: Dental health among early agricultural females, Misty Fields
The effects of different sport mouth guards on respiration rate and tidal volume at sub-maximal exercise level, Kevin Michael Finnegan
The athletic, academic, and social experiences of female intercollegiate team sport student-athletes, Jason Michael Frank
Colonization and invasion of a lake drawdown in the Mojave Desert, Stephanie Dianne Gayvert
The Three Saras, Peter Golub
Implementation of JPEG compression and motion estimation on FPGA hardware, Ramakrishna Gopalakrishnan
Poppe Culture, Jaq Greenspon
Learning in the context of math anxiety, Michelle Melissa Guillaume
Self-stabilizing protocol for anonymous oriented bi-directional rings under unfair distributed schedulers with a leader, Chitwan Kumar Gupta
Interleukin-10 inhibits cytokine-mediated synergistic release of interleukin-6 in astrocytoma cells, Liliya V Harizanova
Investigating shear capacity of RC beam-column joints using artificial intelligence techniques, Eslam Mohamed Alnaji Hassan Khalifa
Optimal foraging theory and early Archaic plant use at North Creek Shelter, Sara C Hill
Irony as a mode of political engagement, Daniel Ladislau Horvath
XML-based implementation of a bibliographic database and recursive queries, Kirankumar Jayakumar
Implementation of recursive queries for information systems, Jayalakshmi Jeyaraman
The determinants of financial structure: Evidence from Chinese listed hospitality companies, Hong Jiang
Implementation of BMA based motion estimation hardware accelerator in HDL, Nachiket Jugade
Titanium hydride up to 90 GPA: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction studies, Patricia E Kalita
Solution of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow problems using meshless Radial Basis Function method, Nagamani Devi Kalla
Analysis and evaluation of the impact of the length of left-turn lane on signalized intersection delays, Nitin Kalsi
Test suite prioritization techniques applied to Web-based applications, Vani Kandimalla
The effect of 5-aminolevulinic acid based photodynamic therapy and photochemical internalization of bleomycin on the F98 rat glioma cell line, Khishigzaya Kharkhuu
Reactions of iodine and iodate with sphagnum peat: An examination of kinetics and pH dependence, Ginger Marie Kimble
The effect of math anxiety on learning a novel math task, Jeremy Adam Krause
Numerical modeling of high temperature shell and tube heat exchanger and chemical decomposer for hydrogen production, Gayatri Kuchi
Simulation of optical properties of quantum dots, Anupam Kumar
Development of a GIS-based safety analysis system, Vidhya Kumaresan
The upscaling of Las Vegas: An examination of increased gaming revenue, Dominik Kuna
The impact of user-generated contents in the hotel industry, Jun Mo Kwon
Microbial-mediated removal of acrylamide from canal systems, Stephanie Kay Labahn
Increasing the recycling rate in Clark County, Nevada, Emerald Laija
Neutron cross-section sensitivity studies in higher actinides for criticality safety in reprocessing, Lawrence J Lakeotes
The impact of conference food function performance on attendee satisfaction and behavior, Yoon-young Lee
Evaluate the effectiveness of the speed monitoring display for work zones in Las Vegas, Xin Li
Opihi Tales, Melissa L Llanes Brownlee
True reflections? An assessment of the correlation between self-reported racial identities and craniometric patterning, Rebecca V Lockwood
Asian massage parlors in Clark County, Angela Meiwen Lok
The lost promise of heaven: An examination of gender in children's literature, 1790--1830, Ea Nicole Madrigal
An alternative study of Chinese history: Two Daoist temples, Joan Lorraine Mann
When news breaks, "The Daily Show" fixes it: Exposing social values through satire, Daniel Brandon McCue
Synthesis and characterization of novel asymmetrically substituted bisphenazines and their self assembling properties, Kelly Kathleen McGrath
Geology of the southern Reveille Range, Nye County, Nevada, Matthew Alan McKelvey
A relationship analysis of restaurant inspection violations, employee behaviors, and inspection grades, Edward G McKeown
Energetics of insect metamorphosis, Allison Brighton Merkey
Diversity, biogeography, and geochemical habitat of Korarchaeota in continental hot springs, Robin Lea Miller
Synthesis and characterization of electrochemical polyaniline/palladium composites, Nicole Martha Millick
Direct democracy and state legislatures: Does professionalism matter?, Donald D Mirjanian
Subcube embeddability and fault tolerance of augmented hypercubes, Sithy Shameema Mohamed Yasim
Passive integrated transponders in Gila elegans: Location, retention, stress, and mortality, Andrea Dee Montony
Selling civil defense: The politics and commerce of preparedness, 1950--1963, Angela Christine Moor
Chemical synthesis and characterization of aniline based palladium composites and complexes, Jade Lorrayne Morgan
Caught in an undertow of corruption: Stalled democratization in Bosnia-Hercegovina, William Joseph Murray
Numerical study of high temperature bayonet heat exchanger and decomposer for hydrogen production, Vijaisri Nagarajan
Dying as an individual: A call for a patient-centered approach to hospice care research, Sarah Nicole Nebel
Uniaxial compression and creep behavior of a porous state change material, Stacy Michelle Nelson
An examination of the issues of non-string teachers teaching strings, Melissa May Newbrey
The evolution of dramatic storylines in the packaging, selling and legitimizing of Ultimate Fighting Championship, Brian Scott O'Hara
Characterizing the chipped stone from Kritou Marottou Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus: Investigations into the Cypro-Ppnb, Kasey Erin O'Horo
Design and control of a vibration isolator using a biased magnetorheological elastomer, Saul Opie
An implementation of active objects in Java, George Oprean
Attrition of ESL foreign-born Hispanic students at CSN, Luis B Ortega
Prehistoric settlement and land use: A predictive model of the Shivwits Plateau, northwest Arizona, Glendee Ane Osborne
Boulevards in the forest: Progressive urban planning, environment and labor in Longview, Washington, Abraham Ott
A study of Monge matrices with applications to scheduling, Revanth Pamballa
The relationship between employee tone of voice and customer attitudes, Jae Kyung Park
The male homoerotics of Shakespearean drama: A study of "The Merchant of Venice," "Twelfth Night," and "Othello", Anthony Guy Patricia
The effects of cryotherapy on eccentric peak torque recovery after an intense eccentric exercise, Michelle Nicole Peluaga
Comparison of various methods of measuring body composition to underwater weighing in adult men and women, Mariana Krasteva Pencheva