Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Assessment of bivariate normality, Pejmon Sadri
Perillyl alcohol and perillic acid enhanced the sensitivity of head and neck cancer cells to radiation treatment in vitro, Daniel Samaila
Embrittlement and Localized Corrosion in Alloy HT-9, Sudheer Sama
Environment Assisted Cracking of Target Structural Materials Under Different Loading Conditions, Venkataramakrishnan Selvaraj
Three-dimensional modeling and simulation of manufacturing processes for transmuter fuel fabrication, Richard Arthur Silva
Fabrication of nonlithographic semiconductor quantum wire infrared photodetector, Pavan Kumar Singaraju Venkata Sai
Ideology and interaction in Internet action video games, Marshall David Smith
Children with disabilities in the juvenile justice system, Renetta M Stevens
The volcanology and petrogenesis of the Northern Lunar Crater Volcanic Field, Nye County, Nevada, Elizabeth Kay Stickney
Consideration of race/ethnicity in adolescent substance abuse treatment outcome studies, Marilyn J Strada
Attention and memory bias for positive emotional words, Gregory P Strauss
Modeling, Optimization, and Flow Visualization of Chemical Etching Process in Niobium Cavities, Sathish K. Subramanian
Calibration and application of a B-dot sensor to study the initiation of vacuum surface flashover, Vijay Anand Subramanian
A model of presidential power adjustment during wartime: "How curious George went to Washington and has been detained ever since", Joseph Szewczyk
Kytoon observations of the Lake Mead boundary layer, Daron J Tanko
Design and Simulation of an Induction Skull Melting System, Taide Tan
Colin Powell's 2000 keynote address: Compassionate conservatism in an age of cynicism, Kehrin Kercher Thomas
Organizational ethics and maintaining an ethical environment through employee involvement, Julie Ann Tousa
Self-stabilizing inter-domain policy routing, Venkatakrishnan Trichy Ramasubramanian
A legal and philosophical inquiry into affirmative action, Shauna Allyn Donahue Van Buren
Power aware broadcast trees for sensor networks, Sridhar Veeravalli
Handwritten character recognition using a gradient based feature extraction, Ravi Kiran Reddy Veligati
Comparative analyses of residual stresses in target sub-system materials, Anand Venkatesh
Power quality issues related to variable-frequency drives, Mahesh M Venkateswaran
Flux profile modeling using Monte Carlo simulation, Ramprasad Vijayagopal
Evaluating the airline selection behavior of United States domestic travelers: An empirical study, Zhuo Wang
Zero energy house for the southern Nevada area, Elena Nikolaevna Wilkinson
The faith community response to the Bush administrations faith-based initiatives, Thomas Clark Wilson
Investigation of issues related to the revision of ISO 10819, Erik Wolf
Tropi Can Can: Race and performance in '50s Las Vegas, Malcolm Womack
Analysis of factors related to pedestrian high-crash locations, Natachai Wongchavalidkul
Instrumentation of YSZ oxygen sensor calibration in lead-bismuth eutectic, Xiaolong Wu
Existential predictors of psychological well-being, Alejandro Patricio Yanez
Elevated temperature mechanical properties and corrosion characteristics evaluation of alloy Ht-9, Bhagath Yarlagadda
A comparison of video and illustrated audio as an instructional tool, Christopher E Zakrzewski
The randomized server problem, Qin Zhang
Stratigraphic evolution of Las Vegas Bay, Lake Mead, Nevada: 1935--2002, Jonathan George Zybala
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Numerical modeling of multiphase fluid flow through the electrolytic cell, Roald Rifkatovich Akberov
Fish population dynamics during the establishment phase of a constructed wetland, Danielle Alegre
Cracking of zirconium alloys at constant load with and without applied potentials, Heidi T Aquino
Vocabulary acquisition and the generation effect, Barbara Anne Badgett
Spectral analysis of hybrid bermudagrass placed under various combinations of nitrogen and water availability, Malika Baghzouz
Travel time study at the Wetlands Park National Preserve, Brandon Bair
Criticality and thermal analyses of separated actinides in transmutation, Elizabeth A Bakker
The effects of a personal accountability and personal responsibility model on urban elementary student positive social and off-task behaviors, Daniel Wesley Balderson
Risk of radiation exposure from the Transportation of high-level nuclear waste, Lawrence Banks
The design, implementation, and effectiveness of a Farsi word stemmer, Russell Beckley
Adaptive, suboptimal and nonlinear control of an aeroelastic system, Nilesh G Bhoir
A study of the effects of lithium perchlorate on poly(ethylene oxide), (Peo) melt dynamic behavior using Fabry-Perot interferometry, Radoslav Boykov Bogoslovov
Growth, reproductive phenology, and population structure in Syntrichia caninervis, Mary Lynn Bonine
Effects of a heat acclimation program on physiologic and psychological responses to work and heat while wearing fire ensemble, Dale Anthony Branks
The distribution of phosphorus in the nature preserve at the Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Nevada, Rosangela Gomes Brazao
The Distribution of phoshorus in the nature preserve at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Rosangela Gomez Brazao
An Analysis of materials suitable for use as a pitfall trap in a desert environment, R. Renee Brown
Improving service quality in small communities: The Bahamas as a model, Kera Lonise Carey
Woodrow Wilson's principled preaching on United States foreign policy, 1913--1917, Roger E Carey
Qualitative scoring procedures for the detection of malingering using the Wechsler Memory Scale - Third Edition, Joshua E Caron
An exploration of attributional style using the Descriptive Experience Sampling method, Nicole A Cavenagh
Poly(pyridinium salt)s exhibiting liquid-crystalline and light-emitting properties, James Joseph Cebe
Evaluating relative productivity and efficiency of hospitality properties using data envelopment analysis, Elena Igorevna Champaner
Form processing with the Hough transform, De Chen
Determinants of CEO compensation in the hospitality industry, Yoonhwa Choi
Thesaurus-aided learning for rule-based categorization of Ocr texts, Jeffrey Scott Coombs
Efficient design and implementation of image processing algorithms on reconfigurable hardware using Handel-C, Venkateshwar Rao Daggu
Chemical Kinetics and Thermal Hydraulics of Lead Bismuth Flow Loops, Kanthi Kiran Dasika
Investigation of phosphines as potential host materials in blue dye-doped organic light emitting devices, Murukkuwadura Aruni DeSilva
Overcrowding and its effects on inmate violent behavior in priSon, John C DeVaney
Object identification for robotic applications using expert systems, Sureshkumar Devarajan
Evaluation of mental preparation strategies for the 200 meter run: A controlled outcome study, Yani L Dickens
Assessment of potential environmental impacts of nature-based tours originating within Clark County, Nevada, Beth Domowicz
High-resolution spectroscopy of very active solar-type stars, Nora Rae Drager
Effects of blood vessel permeability on mechanical properties of bone under micro-gravity conditions, Robert L Drollinger
Power, legitimation, and drawing distinctions: Rendering of 'public' and 'private' in United States domestic violence policymaKing, Christina R Drum
The age, stratigraphy, and tectonic provenance of clastic deposits in the western Bikou terrane, southwestern Qinling Mountains, China, Peter Alexander Druschke
Identification of dynamic properties of materials for the spent nuclear fuel package at elevated temperatures, Sirisha Dusi
An Analysis of apartment complex recycling in Clark County, Nevada, Noriko Eguchi
I-magic labelings of cubic trees and n-caterpillars, John Thomas Ethier
Consumptive water use at the Mirage Hotel and the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Johann A. Feller
What's swimming in my glass? The debate over the Southern Nevada Water Authority's use of the return flow credit policy, Patrick L Ferguson
Exploring Nevada's past and present: Archaeology education and Nevada public schools, Victoria L Fisher
Differences of year-round and traditional-calendar elementary art programs, Ashley J Forgey
Trail conditions and preferences from a mountain bike users perspective in Cottonwood Valley, Jeff Frampton
Converging behaviorist and constructivist theories in classroom settings, Lisa M Freitas
A comparison of thermal storage models with a solar electric generation system using Trnsys, Jade Gaal
Cytotoxic effects of electron carriers are inhibited by Hsp27 in breast cancer cell lines, Yvonne Carina Giraud
The effects of environmentally relevant doses of perchlorate (ClO(4)(-)) on Rana pipiens metamorphosis and development, Andrea N Golli
A cultural assessment of employee motivation in the Brazilian hotel industry: A comparison between the northeast and the southeast, Ana Claudia Quadros Gomes
Native plants as sentinels of tritium contamination, Colleen A Grant
A model to understand population decline of the Devil's Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) and support habitat management decisions, Yuri V Graves
Cayley maps for certain cyclic groups with odd generators, Daniel Griswold
Development of an instrument for accessing quality of a Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site, Myounghee Ha
Emerging identities: New subjects within gay adoption, Megan O Hartzell
Predictive modeling of soluble sulfate ion concentration in the Las Vegas Valley, Werner K Hellmer
Names Project Aids Memorial Quilt: A rhetorical study of the transformation of an epidemic through social movement, Daniel C Hinkley
The design and performance of an x-ray emission spectrometer using the polarized Kalpha spectra of chlorine and potassium, Amanda C Hudson
Sampling inner experience in individuals with anxiety, Lessel Lyle Hutchins
Temperature and mold size effects on density gradients and mechanical properties in a polyurethane foam system, Dacia J Jackovich