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About the Collection
This collection contains UNLV graduate student theses, dissertations, professional papers, and capstone projects from 1956-present. Records produced before 2009 were previously available only in print or microfilm and were digitized by the University Libraries. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title.
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
A Distributed Real-Time Short-Term Solar Irradiation Forecasting Network for Photovoltaic Systems, Michael Adelbert Gacusan
Comparison of Cervical Angle during Different Equipment Removal Techniques Used In Ice Hockey for Suspected Cervical Injuries, Kendell Sarah Galor
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder within Clinically Referred Youth, Breanna Garcia
Having or Serving: Perceptions of HSIs, Rebecca Gates
A Framework to Capture Dynamic Traffic Trends from Historical Sensor Data, Carlos Gaviria
Design, Layout, and Testing of Sige APDs Fabricated in a Bicmos Process, Dane Laurence Gentry
Learning Communities and Early Student Success, Beth Gersten
Implementing Evidenced-Based Tools and Obesity Bias Training when Counseling Overweight and Obese Truck Drivers, Sheryl M. Giordano
Malingering Undetected Successfully: Does Extrinsic Motivation and Coaching Have a Significant Impact?, Jennifer Golanics
Optimization of Useful Hard X-ray Photochemistry, David Lewis Goldberger
Influencing Hawai‘i Hotel Patrons to Use Reef-Safe Sunscreens, Rochelle Good
114 Years in Oblivion: The History and Development of International Flute Festivals in Central America, Dafne Zenice Guevara
Examining the Training Transfer Practice of a Financial Institution: An Action Research Study, Maria Lourdes Lourdes Gutierrez
To Remain Near the "Water Ditch," Paiute Sovereignty and United States Settler Colonialism, Owens Valley, California, 1870-1937, Lee Murray Hanover
Spiritual Roots and Classical Fruits: A Stylistic Analysis and Performance Guide of Selected Spirituals and Art Songs by Jacqueline Hairston, Phillip Lewis Newell Harris
Detector Arrays for Nuclear Security and Safeguards Applications, Jessica Hartman
Postpartum Maternal Mood among Hadza Foragers, Kristen Herlosky
Affinity Points in Variable Frequency Drive – Motor Systems, Christophe Hicks
Clinical Instructors' Cultivation of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students' Pharmacology KSAs, Rieneke Holman
A Cross-cultural Investigation of the Relationship between Customer Demographics and Hotel Room Price Perception, Jinhua Hong
"The Only People Who Can Get AIDS-Are People": The AIDS Crisis in Mainstream Crisis, 1981-1995, Franklin Howard
Investigation of the Cardiovascular Endurance of Dance Majors, Arnold Huang, Ali Ross, Kelsey Taelour, and Geneva Winters
Telelactation and Breastfeeding Outcomes among Low-Income Mothers in Mississippi: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Aaron Thomas Hunt
Examination of Mental Health and Family Relationship in Collegiate Athletes, Julia Hussey
Waiting For Nothing, Jiwoong Hyun
Change Deafness: A Comprehensive Examinations, Vanessa Claire Irsik
Leonardo Balada and Surrealism in Music, Ivan Ivanov
Movement Efficiency Through Autonomy Support, Takehiro Iwatsuki
Supranational Identity Politics: Sovereignism in the EU, Emilio Jacintho
Preliminary Investigation of Tensile Strength and Impact Characterization Of Cementitious Composite Incorporating Carbon Nanotubes, Robabeh Jazaei
Air Pollution Related Asthma Inpatient Hospital Admission in the Las Vegas Valley, Joshua Allen Jensen
The Moderation Effect of BDNF Genotype and Self-Reported Habitual Physical Activity Levels on Age of Onset, Disease Progression, and Postural Instability in Parkinson's, Kyle Johnson, Danielle Salgo, and Jessica Zorn
Expression Of Line-1 In Human Somatic Tissues And The Factors Correlated With Line- 1 Expression, G. M. Jonaid
You're Out! Explaining Non-Criminal Diplomatic Expulsion, Anthony Jordan
Concurrency in Blockchain Based Smartpool with Transactional Memory, Laxmi Kadariya
Novice versus Expert Algebraic Problem-Solving Strategies: An Eye Tracking Approach, Krystal Kamekona-Mendoza
Modeling Impaired Hippocampal Neurogenesis after Radiation Exposure, Kapukotuwa Walawwe Sidath Chathuranga Kapukotuwa
Morphological and Energy Transport Optimization of Spectrally-Selective Solar Absorber Coatings at Mesoscale, Dale Karas
Investigating the Role of Liminality in the Cultural Transition of the Late Eighth Millennium BC on Cyprus, Levi Keach
Effect of BMP Treatment on Periostin Gene Expression in Pre-Osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 Mouse Cells, Vincent Lee Khang
Successful Patient Participation in Acute Hospital Physical Therapy, Jesse Kim, Joseph Fertitta, and Patrick Williams
Reimagining High School Writing: A Multi-Case Examination of the Impact of External Pressures on High School Writing Contexts, Nicole Elizabeth Klimow
Using Design Science Research to Develop a Conceptual Solution for Improving Knowledge Sharing in a Virtual Workspace, Lata Koneru
Power and Authority of Royal Queen Mothers: Juxtaposing the French Queen Regent and the Ottoman Validé Sultan During the Early Modern Period, Reneé N. Langlois
School Bullying: Exploring Juvenile Victimization Trends with the NCVS School Crime Supplement (NCVS-SCS), Matthew Morris Le Claire
Breaking the Language Barrier: Equitable Assessment in General Chemistry, Eshani Lee
Design Optimization and Control of a Fully Actuated Hexrotor UAV for Use in Aerial Manipulation Applications, Jameson Yau Sung Lee
Deep Data Locality on Apache Hadoop, Sungchul Lee
Fundamental Tradeoffs in Estimation of Finite-State Hidden Markov Models, Justin Le
An Examination of Student-Athlete Stress and Risky Alcohol Use, Travis Albert Loughran
Promoting Vocabulary Knoweldge In Inclusive Science Classrooms: Comparison Of Instructional Methods, Matthew Love
Handgrip Fatigue and Forearm Girth in Intermediate Sport Rock Climbers, Grace Antoinette Macdonald
Fathers’ Caregiving in Fragile Families: Variation by Family Contexts, Gender Ideology, Race and Ethnicity, Rachel Teressa Macfarlane
Performance Analysis of Blockchain Platforms, Pradip Singh Maharjan
Biodegradable and Biocompatible Silk Fibroin for Optical Applications, Corey Bryce Malinowski
Outer Space in a Western Place: How Environmental Perceptions of the American West Shaped the Space Race, William Marino
Changes in IGF-1 Levels Post Deer Antler Velvet Supplementation, Nicole Alexandra Marmillo
Working with Constraints: The Merit of Prudence, Matthew Martinez
Institutional Dissonance and Reserved Cooperation: Theory and Evidence from International Environmental Agreements, Erika Komura Masaki
Crystallographic Exploration of Fundamental Technetium Species at Nonambient Conditions, Daniel S. Mast
Cultivating Children: Continuity and Change in African-American Child Labor During the Reconstruction Era, 1863-1877, Alan Mattay
Rapid Methods for Actinide and Strontium-89,90 Determination in Urban Matrices, Sherrod Maxwell
How Instruction, Math Anxiety, and Math Achievement Affect Learning a Novel Math Task: Evidence for Better Instruction, Amy Jane Mcauley
Implementing High-Fidelity Simulation to Meet Undergraduate Clinical Requirements, Tammy Lynn Mccoy
Design Guidelines and Strategies for Thermal Solar Management of Fenestration in the Desert Climate, David Mccredo
Larval-Ant Interactions in the Mojave Desert: Communication Brings Us Together, Alicia Mellor
Variable Transition Time Inverters in a Digital Delay Line with Analog Storage for Processing Fast Signals and Pulses, James Kenton Mellott
Scheduling Two Machines with Dissimilar Costs, Madhurupa Moitra
Concept Interview Assignment to Foster Intentional Learning in Nursing Students, Sarah Mollman
High Speed Fast Transient Digitizer Design and Simulation, Eric Clark Monahan
Effects of Ambient Air Pollution on Asthma-Related Emergency Department Visits within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, Loiren E. Monardes
Why Such Constriction of the Moral Sphere? The Importance of Social Coordination in Croatia’s Ethnic Conflict, Michael Arthur Moncrieff
Digging Biomechanics in Geomyoid Rodents, Alexis Moore Crisp
Linear and Nonlinear Adaptive Attitude Control of Asteroid-Orbiting Spacecraft Using State Feedback and Output Feedback, Nicholas Moya
An Evaluation of Alzheimer's Disease-related Pathology in Two Different Models of Diabetes in Immune-challenged Mice, Andrew Scott Murtishaw
Mental Health Research Productivity of Nasp-Approved School Psychology Programs: 2010-2015, Mala Nash
Interleukin-1 Beta (IL-1β) Gene Polymorphisms in Pre-Treatment Orthodontic Patients Exhibiting Short Root Anomaly (SRA), Satyaprasad Nayak
Science Identity and Underrepresented Minority STEM Organizations, Schetema Nealy
Community College Students’ Perceptions of Their Academic Workload, William Neff
3-D Upper Airway Comparison between Class I and Class II Adults with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Nga Nguyen
Design and Preliminary Evaluation of a Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle for Solar Dish Concentrator Clean Energy Production, Danielle Nobles-Lookingbill
Development of an Evidence-Based Nursing Leadership Fellowship Program Guide, Jennie Noren
Why Musical Groove Makes Us Move: An Electroencephalographic Investigation, Samantha Reina O'connell
Fighting For Fellowship: An Ethnographic Exploration of Mixed Martial Arts Culture in Las Vegas, Brian O'hara
Numerical Study of Biopolymer Implants for Distal Femoral Condyles– Finite Element Simulations, Luke Olsen
The Design, Modeling, and Optimization of a Biomimetic Soft Robot for Fluid Pumping and Thrust Generation Using Electroactive Polymer Actuators, Zakai Jedidiah Olsen
Beyond the Melting Pot: An Anthology of Modern Art Song by Immigrant Composers in America, Kathryn Omune
Assessing the Potential for a Backfire Effect on Citizen Perceptions: A Test of Hot Spot Policing in Las Vegas, Steven Andrew Pace
Numerical Study of Oxidation in Stainless Steel Alloy Ep-823 by Liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic, Rajyalakshmi Palaparty
Human Thermal Comfort in Transition Space, Asawari Anil Pawar
Miocene-Quaternary Deformation along the Central Maynard Lake Fault, Pahranagat Shear Zone, Nevada, Alexander Peck
Educating Perinatal Nurses to Promote Bonding Techniques and Increase Support of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Parents, Kandice Perez
Epistemic Beliefs and the Innovation-Decision Process: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Faculty Classroom Assessment Practice, Sharon G. Peterson
Evaluation of a Continuous Air Monitoring System on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Measurement of Airborne Radioactive Material, Adam Pfannenstein
Transcriptional Silencing and Anti-Silencing of Virulence Genes in the Bacterial Pathogen Shigella Flexneri: VIRB, DNA Supercoiling, and the Histone-Like Nucleoid Structuring Protein, Michael Adam Picker