Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Gender differences in predictors of Filipino out-marriage, Bryan Jonathan James
A motivational analysis of Chinese tourists to the United States: Push and pull motivations of travel to Las Vegas, Fanghong Jiao
A Waste assessment of the UNLV dormitories, Colin Kaneda
The psychological impact of carrier status in hereditary disorders, Jane Elizabeth Karwoski
Measuring the environmental attitudes of children in grade 4: A study in Clark County, Amir Khawaja
Cost management preferences of small restaurant firms, Hessun (Amy) Kim
The change in systematic risk after the 9/11 events: An analysis of restaurant industry, Kihun Kim
Synthesis and characterization of novel polyaniline/metal composites, John Macharia Kinyanjui
Crit, Andrew Kiraly
Structural characterization of polyurethane foam and implications of aging, Gayani Chandima Kodippili
Selling the drama: A content-analysis of prescribed storylines in Abc's "Monday Night Football", Frederick William Krauss
Development of an automated GIS tool to identify and rank high pedestrian crash zones, Vanjeeswaran Krishna Kumar Kannimangalam
Intra-domain mobility management, Kapilkumar Narayanan Kulakkunnath
Evaluation of building energy conservation options, Arpakorn Kumpanon
A controlled evaluation of a comprehensive mental skills program for Ncaa and youth club swimmers, Kevin Matthew Lancer
The role of hotel image and image congruence and their effects on repeat intention in the hotel industry, Grace S Lee
Hamstring/quadriceps strength ratios: An analysis and a strength training study, Heather Jessica Lee
Brand associations in the tradeshow industry: An application of the service brand preference model, Hwabong Lee
Meeting planners' intention of using the Internet and desired lodging Web site content attributes, Woojin Lee
Being bullied in adolescence: A phenomenologic study, Linda Louise Lesperance
Improving resolution of stiff layers in soil profiles through multi-step inversion of Sasw data, Haiyan Liu
Identification of headers and footers in noisy documents, Qin Liu
Welfare reform: Politics, policy and the courts, Paul Marion Loomis
Silicification across the Betze-Post Carlin-type gold deposit: Clues to ore fluid properties and sources, Northern Carlin Trend, Nevada, Jared D Lubben
Recognition and identification of form document layouts, Kai Luo
Nonpoint source pollution during dry and wet weather flows in an urbanized watershed, Uma Malik
A relational post-processing approach for forms recognition, Zhenxing Mao
The role of ontology in information management, Renato de Freitas Marteleto
"In that New World which is the Old": New World/Old World inversion in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World", Oliver Quimby Melton
The Sweet River: A collection of short stories, Keith Harold Menter
Qualitative measurements of occupant comfort in five U.S. schools, Anthony Miller
Estimation of the population mean using two extremes in order statistics, Vladimir Emil Minev
Political silence, the feminine style, and Aids: The role of surrogate speakers at the 1992 presidential nominating conventions, Rebecca Ruth Moldenhauer
Homelessness: A qualitative genogram analysis of trauma and addictions, Lorraine K Moss
Second law analysis of the transient behavior of solid media thermal storage utilizing finite difference computational modeling, Jason Scott Mulvey
Effects of elevated carbon dioxide on Bromus rubens and nutritional consequences for the desert tortoise, Kristen Marie Murphy
Study of subthreshold behavior of FinFet, Balasubramanian Murugan
The relationship of cell morphology, density, and mechanical properties in a rigid polyurethane foam, Michelle Cameron Nelson
The creation of a national information policy combating cyber terrorism, Daniel A Nick
Design-build method viewed by public agencies in southern Nevada compared to Arizona and Utah, Jose W Oliveira
The desire for socio-cultural similarity in a mate, Nelse M Ostlund
A graphical approach for goodness-of-fit of Poisson model, Davin P Padilla
United States civil-military relations: Finding equilibrium in the changing national security environment, Sean W Pascoli
The zone of proximal development in an online Esl composition course, Jennifer Ann Paver
Thermoregulatory behavior of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii in a burrow environment, Aaron Lawrence Payette
Violent teeth: The validity and scientific basis for bite mark evidence, Kapka Dimitrova Pchelarova
The relationship between internal service components and organizational commitment in fine-dining restaurants, Taryn M Perry
A benefit-cost analysis of an interstate seawater desalination plant shared between California and Nevada, McClain L Peterson
Strategic training in the use of causal diagrams: Facilitation of superior mental models, Anne Seyer Poliquin
Evaluation of cracking and localized corrosion behavior of cladding materials, Subhas Pothana
An analysis of changes in labor market discrimination by gender, 1984--2000, Andrew Lee Powell
Multiple voltage scheme with frequency variation for power minimization of pipelined circuits at high-level synthesis, Bharath Radhakrishnan
(What You Want Hummed Here), Lara Victoria Ramsey
Investigation of different light delivery schemes in photodynamic therapy of human glioma spheroids, Robin Marie Rodenbush
Factors associated with the bioaccumulation of mercury in human hair following consumption of fish from the Great Lakes region, Anne M Rothweiler
In an expert's hands: Issues of self and personality as reflected in hair choices, Sheree Christine Royer
Finite element analysis of pin positioning in Lapidus procedure for treating Hallux Valgus, Haritha Royyuru
Labor violations and discrimination in the Clark County outcall entertainment industry, Candice Michelle Seppa Arroyo
Genetic algorithms for the traveling salesman problem using edge assembly crossovers, Dwain Alan Seppala
Dose coefficients for radionuclides produced in a spallation neutron source, John Patrick Shanahan
Trajectory planning in the presence of risk regions, Michael Allan Sherwood
Fecundity of Larrea tridentata and Ambrosia dumosa across a spatially heterogeneous Mojave Desert landscape, Nicole Sikula
Hydrologic impacts due to application of dust suppressants, Vivek Singh
Calibration of YSZ sensor for the measurement of oxygen concentration in Lbe, Ramkumar B Sivaraman
Evaluation of performance of non-parametric confidence intervals on skewed data, Monica Solis
Theoretical study of segregation kinetics of indium in indium gallium nitride and magnesium in magnesium-gallium nitride grown by molecular beam epitaxy, Irena Vidhya Mabel Stanley
Centralized prevention of denial of service attacks, Michael R Sthultz
The economic impact of the Writers-in-the-Schools program at UNLV: 2003, Jennifer Stikich
Development of a Systems Engineering Model for Chemical Separation Process, Lijian Sun
Acute effect on vertical jump performance after two types of heavy squat exercises, Masai Takahashi
Ridgelets: A promising new wavelet-like transform to represent objects with linear singularities, Maria Beatriz Teruel
The uses and gratifications of the World Wide Web at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Peter P Testa
Characterization of a missle flyout simulation, Russell Louis Tinsley
Lucrative Blue, Jennifer Clare Toups
X-ray emission spectroscopic study of chloride solid compounds using synchrotron radiation, Ich Cong Tran
Rapid screening approach for cavity detection using surface-based seismic measurements, Gennady Tsarev
Shock attenuation during heel-strike, forefoot-strike, and spring-boot running, Jason Thomas Vance
Identification of high "risk" pedestrian locations, Vinod Vasudevan
Selective mutism: Unwilling to speak or scared silent?, Jennifer Lynn Vecchio
Retaining intensive care nurses in Las Vegas: The importance of nurse manager leadership, Megan Vendetti
Dynamic characteristics of metals under elevated temperatures, Hui Wang
An improved MultiAnts-Aodv routing protocol for ad hoc wireless networks, Jun Wang
Cognitive functioning in familial and nonfamilial groups at high-risk for schizophrenia, Erin L Warnick
The relationship between restaurant attribute satisfaction and return intent in theme restaurants, Rachel Dawn Weiss
Depositional history of the Black Mountain conglomerate, Mohave County, Arizona: Sedimentary response to Miocene extension, Michelle Marie Williams
Women recovering in Alcoholics Anonymous: The impact of social bonding, Tina Marie Wininger
Study of Geometric Effects on Local Corrosion Rates for LBE Loop, Chao Wu
Study of geometry effects on local corrosion rates for Lbe loop, Chao Wu
Development of a synthetic route to aminofluorohexenones as precursors for novel caspase inhibitors, Ping Xi
Determination of the physiological responses of female fire fighters while working in the heat, Paulette Marisa Michie Yamada
Creating community through symbolic discourse: An analysis of Jesse Jackson's rhetoric at the Democratic National Conventions, 1984--2000, Lance Michael Young
The design and implementation of an input/output subsystem for a Farsi language search engine, Ronald L Young
Differences in television use between adopted and non-adopted college-aged adults, Christopher Edward Yunker
Distributed dynamic channel allocation in mobile computing system, Qian Zhang
A Vlsi architecture for lifting-based wavelet packet transform in fingerprint image compression, Tao Zhu
The effects of exercise on homocysteine levels in men and women, Tracey Michelle Zuehlsdorff
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Two non-specific indicators of stress: Enamel hypoplasia and Harris lines, Marta Pilar Alfonso Durruty