Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Lower limb bone shape and structure among populations of differing lifestyles: Effects of biomechanical stress and inferences of activity, Michele Marcela Bleuze
Belief in a just world among undergraduates, graduate students, and law students, Joseph F Boetcher
Determining capable guardians in rape incidents, Alicia A Boots
Local newspapers and the restoration of order: Littleton after Columbine, Michelle Laura Bouwkamp
Vietnam and the More Flags campaign, 1964--1965: The search for American allies in the Commonwealth, Becky L Bruce
The relationship between time on the job and compassion/satisfaction fatigue in firefighters, Juanita M Buck
A case study of culture and change in a small architecture firm, Valerie L Bugni
Gender parity in political coverage: A content analysis of major Kenyan newspapers, Kulamo C Bullo
Effects of gender and seating arrangement on perceptions of leadership, Danielle Jackson Cervantes
The myth of arrival, Zachary Jean Chartkoff
Defining soil type and habitat characteristics of the Arctomecon Californica, Philip S. Childers
The Effects of off-road vehicle use in Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) habitats, Brent D. Clark
Breaking down the wall: Hope and the dialectical nature of education, Ginger Clayton-Lee
The impact of dynamic changes in talker amplitude on recognition memory for words, Kimberly M Cramer
Cultivation of fear of Blacks in Las Vegas television news media, Mark Leigh Curry
Metricizing' non-metric craniofacial traits: Application of three dimensional geometric morphometric analysis to ancestral identification, Summer Joy Decker
Three-dimensional CFD simulations of natural and forced convection solar domestic water heating systems, Sachin Sudhakar Deshmukh
The effects of an elevated pre-test heart rate on a cardiovascular test, Jeffrey Allen Dolgan
GIS analysis of the pre and post-diversion water balances in Owens Valley, California, Anna Corinne Draa
Residual stress measurements and analysis by destructive and non-destructive techniques, Satish Babu Dronavalli
Characterization and extent of expansive soils in the Las Vegas Valley, Lorraine Linnert Dunford
Culture clash: Making the case for a new paradigm in police cultural training, Hal S Edwards
Camera calibration for the NASA Virtual GloveBox project, Ramzi Wasef El-Khater
Arabic stemmers and their effectiveness on the information retrieval system, Rania Fawzi Elkhoury
Survival of enterococcal and streptococcal species in natural waters, Kameron L Entrekin
Discerning academic preparation and responsibilities of Division I and Division Iii athletic administrators, Carl Seth Evans
Evaluating the effectiveness of simulation-based instruction about water resources in Las Vegas, Stephanie Fincher
Congress's failed potential: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the War Powers Act, Jason Andrew Frayer
Habitat preferences of four species of lizards found at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Scott Garncarz
The Effects of environmentally relevant doses of Perchlorate (ClO4-) on Rana Pipiens metamorphosis and development, Andrea N. Golli
Martyred Cars, Andrea Rose Gregovich
Cooling due to collisions between hydrogen molecules and helium atoms, Lisa Ann Grew
Evaluation of the perceptual magnet effect and categorical perception for musical timbre, Melissa Kay Griffith
Pathological gambling and substance abuse in the Las Vegas arrestee population, Jeffrey Michael Groebner
Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Martensitic Stainless Steels for Transmutation Applications, Phani P. Gudipati
Suppression of limit cycle oscillations in an aeroelastic system using robust and adaptive control, Sushma Gujjula
Simulation of concentrated photovoltaic cooling system, Christopher K Halford
Pyrite geochemistry across the Betze-Post deposit, northern Carlin Trend, Nevada, Christine Ann Henkelman
Vegetation characteristics associated with small mammal populations in the Las Vegas Wash, Christine Therese Herndon
Modeling consumer choices between domestic and foreign automobiles, Cagla Hirschman
The effects of gestational perchlorate exposure on development and behavior in rats, Sally Ann Hopper
Hydrocarbon occurrences within the La Popa Basin: Potential source rocks, thermal maturation, and hydrocarbon migration along the La Popa salt weld, La Popa Basin, Ne Mexico, Samuel Mark Hudson
Polymer-supported reagents for disinfection of water, Sylvester Ojo Ifalade
Roaring Orchards, Dan Ionascu
Optical character recognition for checkbox detection, John Michael Istle
A study of pre and post Cold War presidential international crisis rhetoric, Flora Anne Jackson
Communication in the classroom: An interpretive analysis of empowerment and choice theory, Judith Angela Jason
Abuse histories among female inmates, Magann Jordan
Traditional Indian architecture and its adaptability to Mumbai city, Saloni H Kadakia
Asynchronous neighborhood task synchronization, Supriya Kamaraju
Model for porous alumina template formation, Raghunath Kanakala
A Study of invasive species cover near roads in a Red Rock Canyon Blackbrush Community, Christopher Keough
Identifying training needs of tradeshow exhibitors, YongHee Kim
Geochemical interpretation on groundwater flow in the Southern Great Basin, Jeremy Edward Koonce
Pulse shaping techniques for mega ampere current on Atlas pulsed power machine, Pradeep Kumar Koppula
Corrosion and high-temperature deformation characteristics of a target structural material for transmutation applications, Srinivasa Rao Kukatla
Energy-absorbing sandwich structures under blast loaDing, Dong Kwan Lee
Applicability of different emotional constructs in the hospitality industry, Suna Lee
Angle constrained paths in sensor networks, Xiaojun Liang
Study and analysis of value stream for Yesco production, Tsung-Han Lin
From the shtetl to the screen: The development of Yiddish theatre in performance, Adam Stuart Littman
Eye-tracking in sex research: Comparing genders on processing of erotic stimuLi, Amy D Lykins
Non-linear optimized cash flow model, Martin J Mack
Thermal analysis of a concentrating photovoltaic receiver, Isaac Mahderekal
Ellis Island: The public and personal representations of the immigrant experience, Tara Maras
Self-stabilizing wormhole routing in hypercubes, Isai Arasu Marichamy
Metallurgical characterization and residual stress measurements of target structural materials, Vikram Marthandam
The other side of the curtain: The power and the potential of performance in public spaces, Nancy Dieckmann Matheny
Computational simulation of internal blast loading on containment vessels, Kiran Kumar Matta
The reconstitutive power of Wovoka's prophetic discourse: A rhetorical history of the 1890 Ghost Dance Prophet, Alexander David May
Revolutionary idealists to revolutionary statesmen: Bolshevik foreign policy, 1914 to 1922, Benjamin Carlos Montoya
Should human resources managers utilize affirmative action to give diversity programs legitimacy?, Janet Lynn Morrison
Characteristics of the mechanical impedance of the hand-arm system, Ahmed Moustafa
Nevada's odd response to the "Yellow Peril": Asians and the Western ineligible alien land laws, Lance David Muckey
The World Bank and development: Measuring the effectiveness of lending programs in Sub-Saharan Africa, Tina F Mueller
Finite element modeling of energy-absorbing materials in blast-loaded structures, Michael Jason Mullin
Measurement of lignin and organic carbon in Lake Mead sediment, Ekhlas Lisa Nemr
Ten Percent to Light a Desert Sky, James Cory Ness
Effects of throwing on rotator cuff strength and proprioception, Joe Robert Nocera
Language, conflict and identity: The Hispanic experience, Jan Henry Oller
Specialization in the criminal careers of sex offenders, Jodi K Olson
Determination of reliability indices for congestion on urban arterial streets, Venu Parimi
Inadequacy, the psychopathological component of perfectionism: Validation of the Inadequacy Scale, Brandon S Park
Spray characterization of water truck nozzles and proposed nozzle modifications to improve spray uniformity, Shibi Paul
Flux profile modelling using numerical methods, Bharat Reddy Pemmireddy
Numerical modeling of unsteady compressible gas flow around a projectile, Valery Ivanovich Ponyavin
Effect of heat treatment on deformation and corrosion behavior of Type 422 stainless steel, Venkata Nagarjuna Potluri
Environment-Induced Degradations in a Target Structural Material for Transmutation Applications, Ramprashad Prabhakaran
Current video compression algorithms: Comparisons, optimizations, and improvements, Douglas Scott Price
An examination of interactions between computer support staff and end users, Kim Mia Price
Identification of risk factors for crashes involving older drivers, Nagasujana M Pulugurtha
Finite element analysis of failure of high voltage current joints, Kiran Kumar Pusthay
Assessing the nutritional quality of Boy Scouts of America Camp menus, Gregory Scott Ramin
Balanced biosocial theory for the social sciences, Michael A Restivo
Engaging young people in democracy, Hilarie Hicks Robison
Client perceptions of Child Protective Services, Jerry L Rohleder
The microbiology of the Las Vegas Wash, Angela L Rosenblatt
Positively identifying children as citizens: A call for parallel due process rights, Margot Elizabeth Rudy