Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Analysis of two methods of isometric muscle contractions during the anti-G straining maneuver, Lance Lorenzo Annicelli
Calculation involving hydrogen-hydrogen(2) collisional cooling processes for use in astrophysics, David Michael Archer
Tumult Blossoms: Poems, Elyse Rachelle Arring
An economic analysis of women's schooling on fertility and contraceptive use in developing countries: A case study of Tanzania, Ayoub Shaban Ayoub
In the Hearts of Palms, Jennifer Lynn Bania
Cross-sectional Study of Strength in Sharing: Philanthropy in Girl Scouting, Juergen Barbusca
The Impact of the Winter's Doctrine on water allocation to the Gila River Indian Community, Deana P. Benally
Coastal resort development and impacts on shallow water aquifers in southern Baja California, Sur. Mexico, Bud J. Bennenman
The architectural impact of using ground-source heat pumps in commercial buildings in Las Vegas, George Aaron Bergman
A Study of obstacles to use of methane gas produced in landfills for energy, Sharee Lynn Bowdidge
The development and optimization of a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine, Troy M Braithwaite
Genesis and morphology of soil pendants in Quaternary landforms of Pahranagat Valley, Nevada, Amy Lynn Brock
Paradigms of reality in Poe's mad narrative, Tamy Lynn Burnett
The Sex Pistols: Punk rock as protest rhetoric, Cari Elaine Byers
Research protocol for the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): Mirage Click Collection Study, Adrienne M. Cardwell
The influence of denitrification in clarifiers on biological phosphorus removal at CCSD plant, Prithviraj Vasantrao Chavan
Partitioning a given circuit targeting multiple Fpgas, Girish Narayanan Cherussery
Ronald Reagan's 1983 "Evil Empire" speech: A rhetorical analysis, Kirsten Ann Westenskow Clark
Poem, Swim, Forrest Grail Cole
George Herbert's restlessness: Spiritual fulfillment or spiritual estrangement?, AmiJo Comeford
An Economic analysis of the arsenic standard on Nevada, Jill S. Dale
Still, Lynn Margaret Drebes
Delirium in the hospitalized elderly: Clinical indicators found in medical records, Diane M Elmore
The effects of jasmonates on the proliferation of human prostate cancer cell lines in culture, Daniel Emeka Ezekwudo
The establishment of the oligomeric purity and molecular structure for n-methylated bis(8-hydroxyquinoline) zinc (n = 0, 2, 4, and 5), Anna Rose Falkowitz
Large-scale database modeling: Extended Er diagrams and Uml, Tong Feng
Evaluation of methods for determining bulk specific gravity of Hma specimens, Giovanni Icuspit Galacgac
Biological treatment of waste solutions generated from the remediation of perchlorate-contaminated waters, Tina Mary Gingras
Comparative morphometric analysis of the Devil Peak Shasta ground sloth, Nothrotheriops shastensis, Jeffrey L Gromny
Steward's southern Great Basin research validated through obsidian artifact sources, Lynn Ellen Haarklau
Seismic vulnerability assessment of off-ramp structures of the Las Vegas downtown viaduct, Mohammad Ohidul Hasan
Spatial and temporal patterns of visibility in Las Vegas, July 2000--July 2001, Arsineh Najjari Hecobian
The development and management of the Utah Shakespearean Festival: The Bard's light shone on Deseret, Lawrence Douglas Henley
The nightingale sings anew: The appropriation of antiquity in Virginia Woolf's "The Waves", Neta Luree Hoff
The evolution of drug laws in America and the variation in penalties and sentencing in state courts, Robert Christopher Hogenson
Cytokine and neurotransmitter regulation of glial cell production of Il-6; indications for neurodegenerative disorders, Donald Scott Horrell
Analysis of cyclic shallow-water carbonates: Cambrian Highland Peak Formation, eastern Nevada, Robyn Allyn Howley
Distributed synchronizers in network simulator (Ns) software, Wei Huang
Farfalla: A poetry thesis, Vanessa Leigh Huff
Cuba's tourist industry: Parallel economies and social stratification, Marie Nathan Hummel
Addressing helicopter noise impacts in Las Vegas, Nevada within the confines of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act, Jeffrey M. Jacquart
Exploring the Shivwits production zone, Eva Albrecht Jensen
Personal epistemology: Implications for stress in college students, Robyn M Johnson
Loop detection and prevention mechanism in multiprotocol label switching, Vasu Jolly
Mammal and bird trackways in the Miocene Horse Spring Formation, Clark County, Nevada, Michele Marie Jones
A framework for secure applications with QoS, Ajay Kanagala
Salient features of contextual interference and knowledge of results, Morgan Steven Kearney
Attitudes of teachers on inclusion in a private school that is not federally mandated, Tracy L Kelley
Self-stabilizing wormhole routing, Anthony Brandon Kenitzki
CFD study of section characteristics of Formula Mazda race car wings, Walter G Kiffer
Confidence intervals for exposure risk assessment, Mark S Kirkham
Domestic violence counseling techniques: Indicators of a change in the philosophy of the movement against domestic violence, Loretta A Klem
Approximation algorithms for multi-facility location, Prashanth Kodela
Female victims of domestic violence and their negotiation for safety, Lisa Rose Kopinski
Lights, audience, profit: The evolution of the Las Vegas spectacle, Jaime Lee Rana Koran
Pricing and eminent domain takings: A case study of residential property in Las Vegas, Nevada, William C Kuhn
Thermochronology and geobarometry of the Granite Mountains, southeast California: Exhumation of a plutonic complex during collapse of the Sevier orogen, Joseph Louis Kula
The Impact of air quality on the selection of a home, Carol Lane
Prostate cancer recognition in ultrasound images, Theodores Dimitrios Lazarakis
Cerium and rhodium substitution in the antiferromagnetic superconductor cerium rhodium indium(5), Brian Edward Light
Self-* distributed query region covering in wireless sensor networks, Preethi Linga
Image-based interactive tools for entering ground truth data, Jun Liu
Lossless audio compression of speech and voice, Yang Liu
Impacts of dust suppressant application in the quality of urban runoff in arid regions, Daniela Figueiredo Loreto
Ecology and growth of Tamias palmeri and testing of a protocol to monitor habitat relationships, Christopher Eric Lowrey
Numerical solutions to Poisson's equation using radial basis functions, Michael David Ludian
On evaluating small-scale variations of hydrologic processes in time and space, Qingguang Lu
Gambling with virtue: The moral ramifications of female gaming in the early novels of Frances Burney, Heather Lynn Lusty
Token economy used to increase performance in solving algebra problems for high school students, Kari Mankes Maes
Framework for a system to model casino development, Benjamin Harold Mammina
The effect of antioxidant vitamins on muscle damage during a 50-mile endurance ride in horses, Danielle Irene Marrone
Variation in decorated Tusayan Gray Ware pottery at the Yamashita-3 site, Kristen D Martine
Large-scale database modeling: Developing XML schema, Zumreta Maslesa
Investigation of clay smear formation in laboratory-prepared layered soil specimens, Glen Edwin Maxwell
Parental perception concerning the use of peak flow meters in the child with asthma, Constance A McMenamin
Using religious discourse to construct reality: President George W Bush and Osama Bin Laden, Lisa Menegatos
Demographics and ecology of an isolated population of the desert pocket mouse, Chaetodipus penicillatus sobrinus, in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Kerstan Dawn Micone
The growth of regionalism in Sub-Saharan Africa, Deogratius Stephen Mshigeni
WwwPrivacygov: A constitutional and legislative review, Stephanie Ann Murphy
Anxiety as an affective factor for adult Korean students learning English as a second language, BoKyung Murray
Determination of mass excavation haul distance and direction by linear optimization, Donald Scott Myers
Defining wedding exhibitors and their wedding exposition return on investment practices, Tracee Lyn Nalewak
Mosquito population dynamics during the establishment phase of a constructed desert wetland, April Newman
Gender differences in cognitive interference with sexual arousal, Sarah Elizabeth Nunnink
From neglected waste to protected space: An administrative history of Mojave National Preserve, Eric Charles Nystrom
Optimized power converters for electrically augmented on-orbit propulsion systems, Lee Michael Olyniec
The measurement of organizational identification and organizational commitment found among the membership of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Philip Clark Oviatt
Development of shop floor control system, Venkatraman Parameswaran
A study of the overall internal dynamic mode of poly(ethylene oxide) in methanol with and without lithium perchlorate, Gregory Charles Piet
A noise detection, noise-motion separation and a cancer recognition theory and algorithm, Alexander Popovich
The effect of mechanical vibration on acute power output in the bench press, Brach John Poston
Parental attitudes towards inclusion of students with disabilities in a private school setting, April Ann Prado
An alternative approach to measuring consumer discrimination in the market for baseball cards, Adam Neil Rabinowitz
Further investigation of mental tris-quinolates using spectroscopy, Asanga Devinda Ranasinghe
GIS for source water assessment and nonpoint source modeling in the Las Vegas Valley, Marcelo Reginato
Using diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis to determine age at death, Jennifer Elizabeth Riddle
United States post Gulf-War policy toward Iraq: A systemic assessment, Amanda Christine Ringelberg
Evidence for Virgin Anasazi presence in the Las Vegas Valley and adjacent areas, Susanne Janine Rowe
Perceptions of quality: The Gap model meets gatekeeping, Karen Renee Roybal