Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Does Wearing Multiple Pairs of Shoes Influence Injury Rates?, Julien Mihy
An Ideological Criticism of The Green New Deal and Media Responses, Corynn Miller
Sexually Transmitted Infections and the 65 and Older Population: Knowledge and Perceived Risk, Alexus Miranda
The Prevalence and Predictors of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse College Students, Hermella Misiker
A Fortified Extension of the AES and Its Implementation, Ashby Mullin
The Art of 'Stick to Sports,' Politics, and Sports Media Industry Studies, Shi-Quan Nettingham
Towards Multi-Modal Data Classification, Henry Ng
Awareness of Apprenticeships among College Students at a Research University in the Western United States: A Fixed-Convergent Mixed Methods Study, Kendra Vanessa O'Connell
Beyond Maidens and Mothers: A Study of Till We Have Faces, Tamar Peterson
Acoustic Sonolysis of Antibiotics in Water, Natalie Pinon
Virtually Invincible: The Impact of Social Media Presentation on Rock Climbing, Lilly Posner
Minimizing Visual Defects through Augmentation of Computer Aided Diamond Rough Planning, Abhijith Prabhu
Factors Affecting Esophageal Tissue Radiation Response, Latisha T. Pryor
Constraining Viscous Protoplanetary Disk Models Using ALMA Kinematic Observations, Ian Rabago
Characterization of Beryllium Ion Complexation in the Presence of Biological Buffers Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, Guillermo Alexander Ramirez
Madres, Hijas, y la Frontera: an Analysis of the Relationship Between Mexican Mothers and Mexican-American Daughters, Arianna Gabriela Razo
Eyewitness Recall and Identification Accuracy: Effects of Stress in an Extreme Haunt and a Haunted House, William Blake Ridgway
Abiotic, Biotic, and Bio-Enhanced Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium, Chloroform and Co-Contaminants Using Nano-Scale Zero Valent Iron in Highly Contaminated Groundwater, Eduardo Robleto Martinez
Depressive Symptoms as a Moderator of Diurnal Trends in Reward Seeking, Erick Albert William Rogers
Respiratory and Perceptual Responses to High Intensity Interval Exercise in Obese Adults, Nicholas Andrew Ross
Sad Water and Sand, Karli Tokala Rouse
Thinking About Thinking: Children’s Awareness and Development of Metacognitive Emotion Regulation, Reilly Rowland
Effects of Wildfire on Plant and Insect Pollinator Communities in the Mojave Desert, Nha Trang Vivian Sam
The Influence of Motivational and Attentional Focus Factors on Throwing Accuracy in Elite Softball Athletes, Jacquelyn Sertic
Transposable Element Expression in Human Embryo Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data, Corinne Sexton
Comparison of Digital Treatment Setups and Final Treatment Outcomes of Class II Division 1 Malocclusions Treated with Premolar Extractions, Sogol Shantiyai
Design and Fabrication of a 6-Bit Current-Mode ADC for Lidar and High-Speed Applications, Jason Silic
The Dynamic Control Platform: Reinventing the Wheel, One Leg at a Time, Angel Javier Solis
The Transformation of Edgar Huntly: An American Awakening, Willie C. Sosa
Menstrual Cycle Changes in Dysregulated Eating Symptoms, Kimberly S. Stevens
Resisting ‘Raid-and-Rescue’: Capturing the Ideograph of Victimhood in Nevada Law A.B. 166, Samantha Thies
The ProcessJ C++ Runtime System and Code Generator, Alexander Christian Thomason
Changing Paradigms: Creating an Apache Borderland Cattle Economy, 1730-1799, Jenni Tifft-Ochoa
Initial Measurements on the Effect of Stress on P- and S-wave Velocities in Olivine, Taryn Traylor
Investigating the Mechanisms Responsible for Cephalosporin Resistance in Clostridioides difficile Strain 630, Lara Anna Turello
Shakespeare’s As You like It and James Cameron’s Avatar: Reharmonizing Society with Nature, Erin Rebecca Turner
Front-End CMOS Transimpedance Amplifiers on a Silicon Photomultiplier Resistant to Fast Neutron Fluence, Mario Valles Montenegro
A Comparison of Lateral Cephalometric and Arch Dimension Changes in Patients with Class II Malocclusions Treated With 2-Premolar and 4-Premolar Extraction Patterns, Melissa Marie Ven Dange
High Pressure Synchrotron XRD, NFS, and NRIXS studies of FeSb2, Melanie Alden White
Memory and Stereotypes for Lesbian/Gay Characters, Amber Rose Williams
Disrupting the Traditional Dating Discourse: Expanding the Romantic Relationship Narrative, Brooke Wolfe
Dark Tetrad Responses to Moral Dilemmas, Kayli Wrenn
Detection of SNPS Associated with Bone Loss Rate by Using Machine Learning Approaches, Avinash Yaganapu
Equivalences of Determinacy Between Levels of the Borel Hierarchy and Long Games, and Some Generalizations, Katherine Aimee Yost
The Impact and Influence of The Diary Of Anne Frank on Middle and High School Students, Norma Jane Zuckerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Restructuring of the Axon Initial Segment in Mouse Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Rachel Ali Rodriguez
The Symbolism of Play Behavior in Child-Centered Play Therapy, Kaitlin Andrewjeski
Petrogenesis of Unusual Occurrence of Amphibole Asbestos in Mohave County, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada, Tomoyo Austin
Microstructural Effects on Photocatalytic Performance in Ag3PO4/Bi2MoO6 Z-Scheme Photocatalyst Systems, Kaleab Mengesha Ayalew
Classification of Vegetation in Aerial Imagery via Neural Network, Gevand Balayan
Mojave Desert Ecosystem Recovery: Potency of Biotic and Abiotic Restoration Methods in Low Elevation Plant Communities, Mary Amanda Balogh
Application of Semi-Hydrophobic Layers to Decrease Bare Soil Evaporation, Jesse Lee Barnes
A Novel Feature Maps Covariance Minimization Approach for Advancing Convolutional Neural Network Performance, Bikram Basnet
Trauma and Its Shadow: The History of Flashbacks, David Becker
Face Affect Perception in Schizophrenia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Lisa Beckman
Machine Learning Approach for Prediction of Bone Mineral Density and Fragility Fracture in Osteoporosis, Bibek Bhattarai
Permutation Flow Shop via Simulated Annealing and NEH, Pooja Bhatt
Meal Duration: Implications for Restaurant Revenue Management, Dale F. Billings
Reduced GABAergic Signaling at the Axon Initial Segment Decreases Vigilance State Transitioning, Austin John Boren
Floating Head Touching Earth, Carrieann Cahall
Storing IOT Data Securely in a Private Ethereum Blockchain, Vinay Kumar Calastry Ramesh
Identifying Risk Factors for Youth Hospitalization in Crisis Settings: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis, Yen-Ling Chen
Sit Crooked and Talk Straight(ish): Exploring Dialectical Tensions in the My Favorite Murder Fandom, Claudia Gricel Chiang-Lopez
Machine Learning Prediction of Primary Tissue Origin of Cancer from Gene Expression Read Counts, Lohitha Chintham Reddy
The Effects of Bone Morphogenic Protein 2 on the Viability and Proliferation of Dental Pulp Stem Cell Isolates, Joseph Cinelli
ProcessJ: The JVMCSP Code Generator, Oswaldo Benjamin Cisneros Merino
Blanche DuBois: A Woman's Journey from Belle Reve through Tarantula Arms to The Elysian Fields, Raluca Daniela Comanelea
Early Contractional History of the Funeral Mountains and its Influence on the Formation of the Funeral Mountains Metamorphic Core Complex, Death Valley, CA, Taylor Douglas Craig
The Search For Home: An Analysis of American-Socialized Filipino American Identity in Literature, Julianna Marie Crame
Managing IOT Data on Hyperledger Blockchain, Akhil David
Uncovering the Women in Ocean’s Eight: Understanding the Trends of the Women’s Movement with the Portrayals of Women in Film, Elyssa Michelle Day
Effects Associated with the Deployment of Autonomous and Connected Vehicles: Insights from Las Vegas, NV, Sarah Dennis
Landscape Scale: Inter- and Intraspecific Variation in Plant Interactions along a Stress Gradient in the Sheep Range of Nevada, Jordan Dowell
Characterizing Compact Game Trees, Andrew Dubose
Building a Music Festival: Understanding Media Industry Lore, Madeline Edgmon
Galena Creek Bridge Structural Health Monitoring Instrumentation and Modeling, Leopold Falkensammer
Numerical Study of Spacer Grid Geometry in a 5 X 5 Nuclear Fuel Rod Bundle, Wan Chuan Fan
The Effects of Sex Role Stereotype Endorsement and Work-Family Conflict on Emerging Adult Aspirations, Andrea Fink-Armold
The Effects of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on the Characteristics of Pluripotent Dental Pulp Stem Cells, Cale Forgues
Public Exposure to Outdoor Bioaerosols in Particulate Matter in Las Vegas: Daily and Seasonal Variations, Karey Renee Fortier
Applied Symmetry for Crystal Structure Prediction, Scott William Fredericks
Super Rapid Crystal Growth and Quench of Monoclinic Bi-II* During Dynamic Compression, Zachary Allen Fussell
Machine Learning Classification of Primary Tissue Origin of Cancer from DNA Methylation Markers, Sravani Gannavarapu Surya Naga
Empirical Justification for Supportive Other Involvement in Collegiate Athletes’ Mental Health Intervention, Elena Gavrilova
Community Exposure to Particulate Matter and Its Impact for Students and Residents Near a Construction Asphalt Plant: A Case Study, Aman Gebremariam Gebreselassie
Examining the Effectiveness of a 4D Schedule and a Virtual Reality Model on a Modular Project: UNLV Solar Decathlon Case, Rajarshi Ghimire
Analysis of Bitcoin Cryptocurrency and Its Mining Techniques, Suman Ghimire
Schools and Crime: An Empirical Analysis of School Safety Measures, Heather Gilmore
Evaluating Parents Sociodemographic Factors and Childhood Vaccine Decisions, Mehret Girmay
Disparities in Administrative Pediatric Asthma Prevalence in Clark County, Aaliyah Goodie
Equation of State of H2O Ice Using Melt-Recrystallization, Zachary Michael Grande
Comparison of Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) and ZVI+Sludge for the Removal of High Levels of Hexavalent Chromium and Chlorate from Waters, Kenneth R. Greenhalgh
Encyclopedia of My Body, Alice Hastings
Torrente and Manjón: The Visionary-Producers of the Latin Fire Follies, Olivia Hernando
Numerical Analysis and Fluid Flow Modeling of Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations, Tahj Hill
Riding My Bike in Paradise with Margaret Fuller: A Phenomenological Study, Nanette Rasband Hilton
High-Pressure High-Temperature Exploration of Phase Boundaries Using Raman Spectroscopy, Jasmine Kashmir Hinton