Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Understanding psychopathy and violence: The role of motivation, Jacqueline Patricia Camp
The Burn: A novel, Kevin Michael Capp
Exploration of caregiver satisfaction in child maltreatment, Alisha Marie Carpenter
Racial disparities in the federal sentencing of drug offenders, Jorge Adrian Castrejon
Shock reduction methods for electronic components in a projectile, Vinod K Chakka
Evaluation of an intraoperative iodine-125 brachytherapy implant technique, Tserenpagma Chaoui
Application of computational fluid dynamics on smart wing design, Parthasarathy Chinnasamy
Essential management competencies in the timeshare industry, Yun-Kyung Choi
The determinants of price tolerance in the casino hotel industry, Jangwon Cho
Applications of sensors for in-home elder support, Kofi Baffour Asare Cobbinah
International fixed-income investing 1985 to 1999, Brad W Davies
Criminogenic needs and treatment considerations for inmates with dual diagnoses, Jennee Evans Dickens
The effect of movement velocity and eccentric contractions on the bilateral deficit, D. Clark Dickin
Hydrostratigraphy and allostratigraphy of the Cenozoic alluvium in the northwestern part of Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, David Joseph Donovan
Experimental and finite element studies of shock transmission through jointed hat sections, Karthik Doppala
Changes in the stress tolerance of two Mojave Desert perennial shrubs after eight years of growth in elevated carbon dioxide, Allison Louise Ebbets
Estimating the effects of September 11 on Las Vegas Strip gaming volume, David Eisendrath
The effects of L1 literacy and education on point-gain in an adult Esl course, Heidi Ekstrom ElHalta
Novel cisplating analogs: Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxicity in breast cells, Kyler Elizabeth Elwell
Paleoseismology of the Black Hills Fault, southern Nevada, and implications for regional tectonics, Eric Fossett
Interaction between palladium and silicon carbide: A study for Triso nuclear fuel, Goverdhan Reddy Gajjala
Analyzing association rules produced by applying the apriori algorithm to structured data, Darshana Gala
Optimization of polymer/ruthenium complex optical oxygen sensor, Sujanie V. S. V Gamage
Streamlining the National Environmental Policy Act reporting requirements: A hard look at the healthy forests initiative, Jeffrey Alan Geller
Study of Secondary Electron Emission from Niobium at Cryogenic Temperatures, Anoop George
Enhancing collaborative argumentation in an online environment, Jennifer Dawn Golanics
Cracking of Zircaloy-4 in acidic solution under controlled potentials, Elumalai Govindaraj
Rangi above/Papa below, Tangaroa ascendant, water all around us: Austronesian creation myths, Amy M Green
A modified bootstrap method for handling non detects in environmental data, Michelle Melissa Guillaume
The role and relevancy of the black church in today's society, Anthony Fitzgerald Harris
Understanding the role of predicted outcome value in the negotiation of condom use, Shawna Gwynne Harris
An investigation of the Kaplan-Meier Upper Confidence Limit for the population mean from environmental samples with nondetects, Violeta Graciela Hennessey
An empirical examination of the presence of minority coaches in minor league baseball, Braden E Holcomb
Nested calderas of the northern Kawich Range, central Nevada, Denise Kelly Honn
The dynamics of nonviolence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Michael Doc Howard
A problem-definition approach to stakeholder interests: A case study of the Zion Lodge landscape, Zion National Park, Utah, Susan Bahnick Jones
Characterization of structural materials for applications in Hi(x) decomposition, Ancila V Kaiparambil
Training professionals' impressions and opinions about their role in hospitality, Valentini Kalargyrou
Saving lives: Assessing knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer among women in low income families in Clark County, Nevada, Salome Kidele Kapella
An examination of the efficacy of problem solving skills training for adolescent substance abuse: Results of a pilot study, Jennifer Dawn Karmely
Examining the basis for change in Clark County non-conforming zone change process: Was it needed?, Maria Kaseko
Examining the basis for change in Clark County non-conforming zone change process, was it needed?, Maria D. Kaseko
Bayesian estimation of the normal mean in the presence of non-detects, Ahmed Khago
Process analysis and simulation of solar thermochemical hydrogen generation, Mohammad Arif Khan
A label based routing protocol for wireless sensor networks, Naoto Kimura
An empirical investigation of gaming destination images, Erin Kneesel
Total suspended solids in Las Vegas Wash, Mika Koponen
Characterization of alloy C-276 as a structural material for high-temperature heat exchangers, Narendra V Kothapalli
Metallurgical and corrosion characterization of a martensitic stainless steel as a function of silicon content, Harish Krishnamurthy
Design and implementation of a fast Fourier transform architecture using twiddle factor based decomposition algorithm, Bhaarath Kumar
The changing dynamics of coattails in senate elections, Sheila Dubron Lambert
On using block principal component analysis for reducing gene-expression data dimensions, Sang Hee Lee
Identifying low-carb dieter's characteristics and their diet practices during business travels, So Jung Lee
Ethnic differences among maltreated youths with respect to posttraumatic stress disorder and related symptoms, Amie Marie Lemos-Miller
Las Vegas community design center, Kenneth Thayne Levesque
Fallow, Chad Michael Lietz
Analyzing the effects of various sign types used by the Bureau of Land Management for desert cleanup and restoration projects, Christopher Linehan
Residence choices of Hispanic neighborhoods in Nevada, Qiong Li
Radiation transport and finite element modeling of a detector shield for Sandia National Laboratory, Daniel Robert Lowe
Evaluation of building energy simulation software using residential homes, Robert Michael Madeja
Semi-active control techniques for shock isolation, Ganesh B Maganti
Estimation of pedestrian trip generation rates in urban areas, Pankaj Maheshwari
Synthesizing a piccolo using physical modeling techniques, Pamela Pnina Mandelbaum
Adaptive and variable structure control of a smart projectile fin by piezoelectric actuation, Smitha Mani
Evaluation of pedestrian countdown signals in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Kondala Rao Mantri
Performance evaluation of fuel cell-battery hybrid electric vehicle, Ryan Mauldin
Disjoint paths in geometric graphs, Daniel Mazzella
The buildings at the center: Latter-Day Saint tabernacles in the Mormon Culture Region, Aaron James McArthur
Using a systems dynamics approach to determine what can be done to minimize ozone production, Jusdi McDonald
A seismological study of the Las Vegas basin, Nevada: Investigating basin depth and shear velocity structure, Darlene J McEwan
Penny stinkards and proper gentlemen: The demographics of London's theatre audiences, 1567--1642, Brook Adelaide McGinnis
Determinacy and multiplayer games, Christine Lee McKenna
Gravel ghosts: Selected poems, Megan Ann Merchant
Vissim model development of a mid-block pedestrian crossing between signalized intersections, John Christopher Merrill
Gothic analogues in Kay Boyle's Death of a Man: Modernist perspective and political reality, Cara A Minardi
An analysis of factors affecting net-migration to Clark County, Scott Charles Mitchell
Generating quality dominating set, Khursheed Mohammed
Non-lithographic fabrication of nickel based antidot system for potential Gmr device applications, Saurabh Amitabha Mookerjea
"You've got mail": Email use in post-dissolutional relationships, Michelle P Mosbacher
Justifying the plaintiff's receipt of punitive damages, Marlisa Moschella
Attitudinal and behavioral assessments of Generations X and Y at the Palms Casino Resort, Ch-a Mosley
History of Islam: Is it compatible with democracy?, Kristopher Jay Motschenbacher
Urvashi: A novel, Dave Anish Mukundbhai
Policy analysis: Evaluating theories of the hermeneutic critique, Cecilea Mun
Conjugacy numbers for cyclic groups of even order, Tanya Jessica Murray
Handwritten number recognition, Meenakshisundaram Murugan
The punctuated equilibrium model of policy evolution: An explanation for United States federal fire policy change, Tricia Mynster
Finite element analysis of a projectile during gun launch, Kumarswamy Karpanan Nakalswamy
Joint design for shock mitigation, Gopi Nallani
Joint design for shock mitigation in vehicles, Jagannadha Rao Naraparaju
Dorsal and pectoral fin control of a biorobotic autonomous underwater vehicle, Mukund Narasimhan
A GIS based tool to determine optimal routes, Rajeev Naroor
Petrogenesis of extracaldera rhyolites at Yellowstone volcanic field: Evidence for an evolving silicic magma system north of Yellowstone Caldera, Nicole Marie Nastanski
Achieving compliance: Cultural resources management at Red Rock Canyon Nca, Linda Lee Nations
The last quiet place: Pipe Spring and the Latter-day Saints, 1870--1923, Stephen E Nepa
Homeland security emergency response wind field plume flow, Lynn Bryant Nielson